The Herbalist

Can, from the brewery. Pours hazy dark yellow with a very small frothy off-white head that dissipates fast, citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste, pineapple flavor, faint mint, thin body, long citrus peel finish. Decent NEIPA

16 oz. received in a trade with tfontana. Thanks Tom!! Aroma shows me soft pine, wheat herb and malt. Flavor leans on the old school West Coast hop characters. Pine, herb, floral. There’s a little bit of fruit mixed in with these flavors but nothing distinguishable. The balance is pretty good.

Can (21109--so 4/19/21) pour. It's an opaque dark yellow (with light brown tinge), tons of effervescent sparkle to thin cap of off-white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is dank pine balanced with lemon/orange citrus, apricot and mild herb. Taste is predominantly sweet over tart citrus with nondescript fruit salad and dankness felt more in the bitterness than flavor. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with thin, frothy texture, soft carbonation and crisp finish as taste with lingering yeast and bitterness. Overall, some nice, bright flavors for the start of spring in a traditional IPA. Fine but not a standout.