8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, floral, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, melon, citrus zest/peel, light pepper, pine, honey, lightly toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent session IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine hops, honey, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful with a great malt body for the ABV. Great juicy, vibrant, and lightly dank hop complexity; nice honey/pale malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. This is a great Amarillo hop showcase.