Little Willow - First Ascent 7%

Can shared at mini-tasting. Hazy yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is lightly malts, tropical fruits. Flavor is malts, tropical fruit hoppy, decently hop bitterness lingering. Fruity hop bitters. Not bad. I like it. 6-7,5-7-8-7,5

Aroma is oranges and lemon milkshakey, with a tiny hint of malty hops. the milk part seems to be ever so slightly tart. not really my thing. After a while and some warmth exotic fruits also show up in the aroma. mangoes, peaches, pear.
flavor is better. a bit more herbal hoppy and the milk has gone away. notes of grapefruit, oranges, pine, faint crisp slightly nutty perhaps malts, in fact a very well rounded strong ipa with a great balance between bitterness and hoppy more juicy notes. The malty base is super crisp and showcases the hops well. I am very surprised at the excellence of the flavor given the fairly uninspiring aroma. Great beer just don't smell it first.