Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at the brewery, 7/15/22. Mostly clear amber-copper with a medium-sized, fairly-well-retained, off-white head. Light citrus, hints of pine with strong honey and light angel food cake from the malt. Strong spiciness as it warms with lemon and no alcohol or flaw noted. First few sips and I immediately think it's too sweet, but the hops arrive just in time, and not too heavily, balancing nicely. The sweet malt up front, as well, isn't sugary/cloying, but rather rich and dries out on the end. Soft, malty texture with plentiful hop balance. Over the course of the glass, I really come around to liking it quite a bit, deciding it to be very malty, but not too sweet. Clean, hoppy, crisp on the end.