7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark/rye/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, light pepper/pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus peel/grassy bitterness and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, light pepper/pine, caramel, spicy rye, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity yeast, and moderate dark/rye/bready flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and rye spiciness balance,;with zero astringent hop/rye flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a delicious rye DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate dark/rye/bready flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Extremely juicy and lightly dank hops; balanced malts without feeling overly sweet/heavy. Great Mosaic, Simcoe, and Citra hop showcase; along with the Vermont yeast. A very enjoyable offering.