8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled on 5/21/2015. Pours hazy golden orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big lemon, orange, pear, apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, wheat, biscuit, honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, pear, apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, wheat, biscuit, honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange, pear, apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, wheat, biscuit, honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity and robustness of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt sweetness; with a great yeast/malt balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is a fantastic hefeweizen style! All around awesome complexity, balance, and robustness of fruity/earthy yeast and bready malt sweetness; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.