8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

375mL 2023 bottle drunk 8/19/24. Clear, blonde-flaxen-golden. Large, frothy, well-retained, white head. Rustic grains with tons of stone fruit and light pepper. Some herbal hops and nothing crude from the yeast. Just honeyed grains, pepper and gentle, playful fruit for days. About as good or better than any Belgian golden ale I can remember having in quite a while. Just such a clean yeast character yet it's very aromatic. The wonder continues in the mouth with pepper and herbs from the hops and yeast, followed by bright fruity esters and balancing, honey-like malts that dry out perfectly on the finish. Clean, distinctly Belgian. No crude phenols/esters. No alcohol. A real delight. Gonna miss these guys....