330ml bottle. Minimally milky, yellow-ish golden colour with average, frothy to macropore, osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Mildly spicy, minimally strawy, pale malty and minimally fruity, hoppy aroma, hints of aniseed, fennel, mandarine, orange. Taste is minimally strawy, pale malty with some residual sweetness, slightly fruity hoppy and mildly spicy, hints of mandarine, orange, aniseed, some fennel, a touch of honey.
Minimally creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to fine, dense, prickly carbonation.
Nice, rather unique composition, refreshing, balanced - enjoyable.

20th March 2023. Monthly Beer Share, Chez Sophie in Shrewsbury; five guys who love beer and talk bollox while drinking. Cheers Mat for the 33cl bottle of this one. Misty light lemon body, white head. Couldn't get passed the aniseed to be honest, my Dad would have liked it but I am not really a Pastis sort of bloke.

330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, March 23. Bought from a French deli in Greenwich market. Pale golden yellow appearance, good white head. Big big aniseed aroma jumping out the glass, delivering a strong aniseed presence to taste alongside herbal sprucey notes. Achieves its purpose well but not one I want to revisit.

33cl bottle from Les Grandes Caves Caprioglio in Nice, France. Head is medium, white, almost good retention. Colour is gold, hazy. Aroma is licorice, herbal, bit caramel, bready. Taste is medium malty base, pastis, licorice, herbal, spicy, young spruce touch, bit too much pastis yet ok for me, enjoyed.

As advertised, there is a good balance between the beer sensations and the Pastis favoring. Yet, it still tastes way too much like pastis for me.