Draught at King's Head, 12/29/17.
Light haze to this pale, brass-tinted, golden ale with a small, white head showing moderate-to-low retention.
Strong saaz in the nose shows dusty, leafy, green hop notes of pepper, dried herb and light grass. Big fruity esters provide the good stuff; pear, apple and a very light touch of pineapple. White pepper and big nectarine skin sits on the finish. Clean, snappy and with interesting, rustic and grainy notes but not overly cerealic. Low on the citrus element overall and importanly, very low on clove with no bubble gum or banana.
In the mouth it's soft, with a malty texture and engaging, tight carbonation. Good dryness with lightly nutty/biscuity malts and big fruity esters and floral hops lingering on the end. Maltiness really makes this special, with light specialty malts providing complexity without over-drying the texture. Dry, snappy finish with yellow fruit skin-like notes (apple, nectarine, pear). Excellent surprise and encouraged to try more!

Draft at The Kings Head, Portland, ME. Orange / Amber color. Aroma shows hay, cereal, and musty yeast. Flavor starts faintly sweet and moderate yeast presence then finishes lightly sweet and a touch of musty basement.

Palate is lighter side of medium body and ends a tad sweet. Still nicely drinkable overall and I look forward to sampling more from this Brewer.