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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a very hazy, pineapple-orange, with mid-sized cap of white, frothy head that lasts. Aroma is very fruity--tropical and citrus fruits as expected. Flavor is a bit more on the bitter side than the best NE-style IPAs. Not as smooth or sweet as it could be. It has some tropical and citrus notes, but a lot of the pine-spruce hop bitterness in the forefront. Not a bad attempt at the style, but could use some work.