Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On draught at the brewery, 11/26/2005. Pours a light pale-gold, little bit of hay colored yellow, clear, but not sparklingly so and a large white head sits atop it going nowhere fast. Lacing present as well. Aroma shows wonderful hallertauer grassiness, wet meadows, touches of herbs and a crisp, drying, almost lightly milky yeast and malt combo that evokes thoughts of dry, baked hay, light cheese and then finally touches of citrus. Flavor is full of dry straw-like graininess, more fresh cut grass and a strong yeast crispness that is very dry. Well-attenuated, with only a hint of honey, though not even as creamy as a straight up honey malt. Lightly crusty white bread and baguette with an expansive, but not too expansive carbonation and a smooth texture. No wateriness on end. Hops are fresh and clean, without the soily/nutty character that sometimes can bother the brightness of these beers.