7.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From a 355ml can on 10/1/2020. Pours a clear deep golden with a medium head. Has a clean pine hop aroma. Take a sip and it's quite sweet with a big caramel and biscuit malt background, and lots of citrus fruit. Has a medium to firm pine hope bitterness with some resin coating the tongue. The mouthfeel is slick, the carbonation moderate to average. Actually drink more like an imperial than a standard IPA. But it's actually really nice, with nice balance and quite a bit going on. Definitely the best thing carrying the Malt Shovel label I've had in a long time.