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

Poured up on tap at the brewpub where it exhibits a clear gold body that supports a near white head of foam. The modest aroma offers a bit of spicy hops and some cracker like malts blended into faint citrus. The taste delivers spicy bitter hops with a hodge podge of mostly thin citrus hop candy flavor. The maltiness hits right up front with pleasing layers of light "pale" malts and some cracker malty goodness. This is bitter hop forward with a tasty Pale maltiness to balance. Interest Simcoe brew as it doesn't seem to provide much in the way of classic Simcoe hop flavors.