7.2

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

Canned 10/27/21, drunk 11/21/21. Moderately hazy canteloupe with a frothy, white head showing good retention. A bit dirty in the nose, earthy and such with weird minerals, the canned pineapple telltale of sabro and maybe a touch of melon, pine and tangerine. In the mouth it's pretty mild, low in flavor, some bland texture showing through, very dry with a rather soft, but not as sumptuous as I'd like malt texture. That said, it's only 5.3% so should give it some leeway. Pretty interesting flavors and not all ruined by punchy/twangy, gross canned pineapple, nor is it heavily/sharply piney from the El Dorado. Some pine, mango, papaya, melon and more honey with warming, getting softer and more approachable. I think this is a very well-made beer, perhaps just not in love with these hops (though they're done pretty admirably).