7.2

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

Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is opaque yellow-orange (like tangerine juice), minimal sparkle at the edges of the glass, 2-finger foamy off-white head (after vigorous pour) with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is mix of fruit and tropical fruit (hard to pick out without the help of the description, but the specifics are there), citrus and grainy backbone. Taste is fruit with piney balance higher in the mix but not terribly bitter, late cracker malt. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied, thin texture, average carbonation, mild numbing of the lips, and dry finish as taste with mild pleasant alcohol warmth at the very end. Overall, not the easiest flavors to distinguish. Aroma is more interesting than taste. A little thin compared to others in the NHVIPA series, to my recollection. Not my favorite of the series but decent.