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

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 20, 2022. Aroma is hop forward with tons of Nelson character. Lots of gooseberry, passion fruit, white wine notes and hints of tropical citrus. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a fairly clear, brilliant, yellow-gold with a medium large, thick, pillowy white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Moderately high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Lots of gooseberry and passion fruit notes with lighter notes of white wine and tropical citrus. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid IPA. I love Nelson hops and this ara is great. Malt profile is there but somewhat light. Alcohol and bitterness are fairly light as well allowing the hops to really shine.