7.9

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

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 6/24/2016. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy pale straw/yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, lime, berry, orange peel, pear, apple, chamomile, peppercorn, light cinnamon/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit peel/spices, and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, berry, orange peel, pear, apple, chamomile, peppercorn, light cinnamon/clove, wheat, cracker, light honey, herbal, floral, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness, yeast spiciness, and citrus peel tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, lime, berry, orange peel, pear, apple, chamomile, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and floral/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit peel/spices, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tart/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very nice witbier. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, fruit peel/spices, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.