7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft at the brewery, 10.17.18. Moderate haze, blonde golden. White head to ring. Juicy and yet dry Vic Secret. The malts dont augment but its still full-on tangerine meyer lemon. Cracker and fruity ester strong on the back-end. In the mouth its beautifully zesty, lightly vegetal mandarin and blood orange. Gains juice with warming. Very cracker heavy and highly attenuated which would often be a problem, exposing husk and astringent hop character. But here it just feels sort of spicy and dry, with a ton of mandarin and moderate bubble gum. I'd still take more juice and softness, but its a light, very dry pale ale so it's reasonable on the extreme dryness.