7.4

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

16 ounce can into pint glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly clear golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and compelxity of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing though the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, moderately sticky/resinous, and lightly bready/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a nice American pale ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.