6.6

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

On tap at Sideward, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is strange — must be the shiso leaf — with a pronounced herbal character along with the piney and citrusy hops. Flavour is fairly bitter, with citrusy, earthy hops, a little pine, and a dry, herbal character from the shiso. Odd idea to put that in an IPA. It sort of works, in that the base beer must be good and the adjunct doesn't destroy it. But not sure I'm convinced this is a good idea.