7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 10/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of mango, melon, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of mango, passion fruit, lemon, citrus/pine hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big mango, melon, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mango, melon, lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, grapefruit, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of mango, passion fruit, lemon, citrus/pine hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected 4.9%. Overall this is a very good fruited session IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of mango, passion fruit, lemon, citrus/pine hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the moderately bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery feeling for the ABV. Well balanced juicy fruits and dank citrus/piney hop flavors; with a solid pale malt backbone. Some over carbonation, but it helped with the drinkability overall. A very enjoyable offering.