7.3

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

Hazy APA by a Scottish craft brewery I never heard of before; I guess the brewery's name refers to the cartoons on their cans. From an organic shop in Aberdeen. Off-white, shred-lacing, medium thick, irregular, opening head on a hazed straw blonde beer, turning more ochre-ish and beige further on, ending up all murky when all the deposit has gone into the glass. Aroma of lime zest, armpit sweat, chamomile tea, green onions, pomelo, sugared cucumber, yarrow, rainwater, diluted lemon juice, diesel, acacia honey. Soft onset, a bit juicy but generally quite clean with a 'green' kind of feel, medium carb, slender body, a bit powdery; herb cracker-like, thin pale maltiness flavoured with dank, grassy and citric hoppiness, adding elements of young mugwort, cucumber, lime peel, lemon zest and green bell pepper. These hops provide a long, pleasantly drying spicy bitterness, more so than expected, but perhaps the term 'hazy' used by the brewery creates expectations of tropical fruit, which was not really present. Atypical for a hazy APA, ending with a slight hopburn, lacking a bit of body and rather 'green' in its hop aromas, this is somewhat (too) straightforward and thin for what it set out to be, though it remains 'correctly' brewed and enjoyable for what it is.

7

Keg at Ship Inn, Stonehaven - slightly misty yellow with a very thin white head. Grassy hop, herby side note, bitter citrus back.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap. Hazy pale gold, white head. Tropical fruit, grapefruit, citrus, melon.

7

can at home... hazy amber... big off white head... soft sweet peach fruit nose.. ligh dry fruit... soft juicy citrus peach fruit

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can at Joe's. Pours hazy yellow, nose is floral, mango, cream, taste is grass, herbs, dry.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours cloudy yellow - gold with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, white peach, yellow plum, melon floury bread, creaminess and some gummy bears. The taste is crisp, firmly dry, touch of bitterness, straw, grassy, green, minerality, floury bread, pithy, soapy citrus and some stone fruit with a dry finish. Light+ body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Not a huge amount to it, but drinkable enough.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of peach and citrus. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.

7

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

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - milky yellow with a big creamy snow white head. Nose - orange and peach. Light resin. Taste - orange, dank melon and resin again. Palate - light bodied, bitter, refreshing finish. Overall - a bit of a hybrid between a NEIPA and West Coast.