Santé

Clear golden and fairly light copper coloured body with a thick, large, four to five centimetre tall, microfoamed yet soapy-ish tan head. Aroma of pungent, dry herbal, candy-like fruity and sweet notes with some spiced pears and slight citrusey components, but the hops are still here, as well. Medium-bodied; Fairly crisp and dry flavours at first show up with a slight peach, peach and apple flavour, but soon after are the deeper notes, some herbal aspects, a bit of perfume and some soft sweetness all with a good deal of malt and of course, proper balance of hops. Aftertaste is clean, dry, floral and very full-flavoured, especially considering how light, airy and dry this is - the malt is definitely there, but this drinks pretty easily. Overall, a nice beer to sample and fits in fairly well for the style, but missing that added component of Belgian yeast, which is nonexistent here (as it does show up or is a key component, at least of other beers like Flying Dog Raging Bitch, etc). This one was good to try and a nice option for a Belgian-ish IPA. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Gettysburg Beer Mart in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 12-May-2021 for US$4,49, canned on 14-August-2020 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 15-July-2021.

16oz can. A year old from the store. Tastes faded, not really in good shape. Stale doughy malts, estery yeast. Probably better fresh.

Can (8/6/20) pour from the Lazy Dog Beer Shoppe. Appearance is hazy golden orange (lots of fine pulpy particulates) with tons of sparkle, fizzy ephemeral cap of white head and no lacing. Aroma is Belgian yeast and wheat, mild fruity esters. Taste is strong Belgian yeast, lemony citrus, banana, wheat, earth. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft-to-lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, more Belgian influence than IPA but that may be due to some hop degradation due to age. Carbonation stings a little. Still enjoyable.

16 ounce can. Medium gold color. Large frothy beige head. Yeasty sweet malt aroma. Flavor is bready malt, sharp citrus and peppery hops. Long bitter finish and aftertaste.

Can at home. Orange pour and one finger white head. Nose is candy orange and yeast. Tastes of oranges, rock candy, honey dew, honey, yeast, florals. Slick palate. No bitterness