5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Can from CBC Liquors, Westford (probably has some age on it, given the distance from the eclipse last Spring). Opaque orange juice with trace sparkle, some dark floaties, thin head and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is malty-caramel, unfinished wert-y quality, mild lemon. Taste is caramel, weak citrus-lemon, mild diacetyl? Smooth, soft texture and carbonation, finish as taste. With no packaged date, took a risk on this one and lost. Even if brewers don't date their beer (and not sure why they want product on shelves NOT representing it well), beer stores that profess to be knowledgeable, well curated beer should not put old IPA's on shelves representing as fresh.