Où, Quand, Comment : Bouteille 500ml, dégustée le 7/11/2013.
Visuel : Couleur : dorée-orangée. Apparence : voilée.
Arôme : Houblon fruité (agrumes, léger fruits tropicaux), floral, légèrement épicé et herbeux, céréales, traces de caramel.
Goût : Entrée de bouche : Goût moyennement amer de houblon fruité (agrumes, léger-moyen fruits tropicaux), floral, légèrement herbeux aux notes citriques, présent toute la gorgée. Un support de grains de céréales croustillants est également présent avec un léger goût de pain ainsi que des traces de caramel.
En bouche : Corps : mince-moyen. Effervescence : moyenne. Texture : très légèrement crémeuse. Finale : moyenne et un peu sèche, composée d’une légère-moyenne amertume de houblon fruité, herbeux aux notes florales et épicées.

Bottle from Kappy‘s in Sudbury, MA. Cloudy golden, hoppy aroma, medium body. Session beer worthy, slightly fruity hops taste with pleasant finish.

Bottle shared by some generous person at the Beerhive
Hazy yellow with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma is floral and maple. Taste of grapefruit, floral and citrus
Nice, easy drinking

Keg pour at NH Brewfest. Appearance is a very pale yellow (sort of like a urine sample), no sparkle, tiny head with attractive lacing. Aroma is spruce/pine. Taste has mellow spruce/pine but medium bitter is what comes through more than anything else. Palate is medium bodied with average texture, lively carbonation, and bitter finish. Overall, similar to Maine’s Mo and Zoe, this trends to the more bitter side (IPA side) of the sweet/bitter balance without a lot of discernible malt so is not a true favorite of mine but those that like that will love this.

Draught and bottles from debut, most recently on draught at Lonestar, 7/11/15
Next in the "Why the Hell havent I rated this yet??" series, we have a fine beer that I really think helps push the bitterness envelope for American pale ales, yet still remains quite drinkable, crisp and with enough actual hop flavor to still get enjoyment from. I’ve always enjoyed this one, but this most recent draught experience was even better than usual. The beer was sparklingly clear, had a good, citrusy-floral nose with light tangerine, nectarine, lemon and orange and only a bare smattering of light malts in the background. No alcohol and minimal, if any, resin.
The flavor is where this one shines best, I think. Utterly dry, wonderfully attenuated and full of fresh citrus flavors piled atop moderate dextrins that add body and help balance, without adding any unnecessary sweetness. Strong bitterness goes right up to the brink of my tolerance, though I’m sure many will find it tame in comparison to many IPAs. There’s a healthy dose of light pine mixing with grapefruit but it doesn’t really stick to the palate and bog it down. I was able to suck down four of these things at lunch with no problem at all. Very good and put MBC on the map for good reason. There is a moderate amount of astringency from the high attenuation and heavy bitterness, but it’s not too problematic and is really the only detractor I can find with this beer.

Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle, bottled on April 7, 2015 poured into a glass. Hazy light yellow with medium bright white head. Aroma is fresh citrus, medium body, medium soft carbonation, and good small bubble lacing. Taste is fresh citrus, some herbal hops, and hints of mint. Easy to drink and thirst quenching.

Bottle, 50cl. A hazy, pale yellowish golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma is rather citrusy, with some flowers and citrus zest. It’s dry and medium to full-bodied, with a soft carbonation. The flavor has citrus zest and flowers dominating, but there’s also a herbal, peppery touch that first made me think this beer were made with a saison yeast. Quite bitter, both initially and in the long, dry finish. Unusual result considering the hop use, but I like it. It’s tasteful, refreshing and quenching. 150609