8.5

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

(On tap @ the brewpub, Limoilou, Feb 11/23) Pours very hazy deep gold with a decent white head and good lace. Aroma is wonderfully intense, fuzzy peach candy and ripe peaches if rendered as a cannabis strain thanks to heavy waves of dank leafy NZ vibes, touch vinous and earthy, soft bready malt underneath. Flavour matches the nose, lightly sweet and heavily hopped up front, rich notes of fuzzy peach candy and ripe peaches, a certain peach skin quality too that's softly bitter, a bit of lime zest in the back, heavy leafy Nelson, dank for sure, a bit earthy, not skunky like Citra, smooth lightly bready malt, good yeast fruitiness, not-quite-chalky drydown with light but grippy bitterness, lots of peach and dank leafy stuff in the finish, no hop burn. Medium-bodied, slick to creamy, fairly soft carbonation. After 9e Marche this is another excellent Southern Hemi hop shake from them.