8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 12, 2024. Aroma is super fruity and hop forward with lots of passion fruit, guava, gooseberry, lychee and tropical citrus. Lighter dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a hazy, dull, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes to the edges where it lingers. Moderately high lacing and small legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong juicy hop notes. Lots of passion fruit, guava, lychee, gooseberry and tropical citrus. Hints of stone fruit and dank, oily resin notes. Dank hop notes longer a bit into the finish. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a great hazy IPA. A bit sweet in the malt notes, but the hops are on point. This is the exact hop profile, both in flavor and aroma that I enjoy. Such a great expression of New Zealand hops.