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

Süffiger, muffig hopfiger Beginn. Leichte Süße, milde Herbe, naja.. 10/8/7/7//6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Taproom 27, pours a clear copper with a small beige head. Aroma is very malty, with sweet caramel malt and more subdued resinous hops. Flavour is along the same lines, being very malty and sweet, with lots of caramel malt dominating. The resinous hops take a back seat and fail to provide the hoppy robustness you want from the style. Not great for the style, but it's not a bad beer.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

PET growler. Cloudy red, creamy sticky beige head. Some nice sticky lollipops and pine upfront, but not for long. You can catch some lemony notes, but after a while it’s mostly bready and doughy, with light hints of tart green fruit. The malts base is a nice balance of caramel, subtle ripe fruit and bread/cake, with nothing standing out. But... when you expect a good hoppy kick, all you get is harsh boozy and gluey bitterness, that would pass for a mitsne/mocne, if it wasn’t for the smooth creamy top-fermenting mouthfeel. As a DIPA it’s pretty much a failure.