Bottle. Golden in color with a two finger head. Aroma is grains and kind of bland. Taste is well balanced but still kind of bland. Cool bottle though.

12 oz bottle. Pours a fully hazy golden with a white head. Citrusy grassy aroma with honey. Nice citrusy hop edge, some grassy hop, pale and honey-like malt flavors. Wasn’t expecting much, but it’s actually pretty good.

Marshall Stack, NYC tap: pours golden with a white head. Aroma is grains, hops, and a somewhat sugary malt smell. Taste is lightly hoppy. A bit sweet. Not very exciting for a fiftieth anniversary beer.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 7/9/2016. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, wheat, bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, wheat, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/sticky/resinous, and fairly creamy/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very good hoppy blonde ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink. This was quite a bit hoppier than I expected for the style; but had really nice complexity of bright hops and bready malts. A very enjoyable offering.