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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can (19351 at bottom) pour into nonic pint glass from The Beeracks. Appearance is opaque light brown-dark yellow with minimal sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width white foamy head with fair retention and trace leggy lacing. Aroma is mild-to-moderately strong sweet and tart fruit, melon, grape, yeast, hint of herb. Taste is moderate herb, champagne-like yeast (like a brut IPA), background cracker malts, late faint lemony citrus. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, frothy texture, lively carbonation and crisp, dry finish. Overall, taste not as interesting as the aroma, though is somewhat different. Neither aroma nor taste is all that strong, which maybe makes sense for 4.0 ABV. A bit too carbonated. Decent for a crusher but leaves hints of what could be so much more.