7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

(473ml ca of DDH version from 4th and 7) Pours very milky pale yellow-gold with an average white head and good lace. Aroma of grapefruit and pale yellow citrus peels and a fair whack of pith, fruit rinds, some tropical florals, cut grass and fresh pine needles with a dank edge. Flavour is nearly bone dry with just a little residual sweetness on the attack; pink grapefruit dominates with lemon quite prominent, pulp and some peel with pithy dryness, slightly lemony-acidic even, crispy crackery cereals and clear minerality, fresh pine needles, a little grassy astringency but no hop burn. Light to medium bodied, smooth but moderately high carbonation. Nice one, the dry west coast-ish vibe is a nice contrast to the other main ON hop wizards. Refreshing even less-than-fresh.