8

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

(355ml can c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours hazy pale orange with a big dense white head that leaves lace. Notes of tart juicy citrus at the core along with candied pineapple, rich suffusion of chai spices like cardamom and cinnamon, subtle nutty earthiness (almonds?), tingling ginger, nice current of sweetness running through from the vanilla and lactose, finishing dry and lightly tart with some subtle hoppy bitterness and lingering spices. Medium bodied, nice fine carbonation. A crazy experiment that somehow worked, with a subtle DIPA core and a really nice balance among the crazy adjuncts. When they get it right, HHoE really does the wacky beer concept to a T.