7.4

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

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, pepper, pine, cracker, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/pine/earthy hops with moderate pale malt and fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, pepper, pine, cracker, bread, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of piney/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon/orange peel, pepper, pine, cracker, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops with moderate pale malt and fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice English IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops with moderate pale malt and fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.