7.5

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

Very chunky and hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a very thick, five centimetre tall rich tan head that stays afloat for a long time, over the murky, 95 per cent opaque body. Aroma of stone fruits, apricot, some deep hop pellets with a light bitterness along with a pretty strong biscuity and deep bready maltiness - in the nose, at least. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich stone fruit, apricot, peach and melony flavours dominate, with some big support from the rich yeast and malt flavours here, with some noticeable dry and grassy flavours, but the hops and especially stone fruits - show strongest. Aftertaste shows the rich fruits with apricots and melons adding to the deep, slightly rustic malts to make this rich, full-bodied and full-of-character, with a light hop bitterness and ending with an enjoyable sweetness that rises above the hops, but isn't cloying at all. Overall, rich and pungent, not so easy-drinking, but that's okay, considering the malt, hops and fruit notes here. Nice to try, local-ish and very fresh! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Newport News, Virginia on 20-November-2022 for US$4,29 sampled at my house here in Washington on 05-December-2022.

5

Hazy amber body small foamy white head. Earthy wheat aroma. Earthy wheat flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 5/2/5/2/11 2.5