6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at the brewery. Pours a mostly clear, rich amber with a frothy, off-white foam head. Nose holds some dry melon, light wood and toasty malts. Medium sweet flavor with toasty sugars, loads of ripe citrus, mild melon and grapefruit, faint pine, some sweet and toasty bread. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish, lightly dry with toasty bread, toasty dark sugars, and ripened citrus fruits. As a beer it’s fine, kind of like an old school British IPA. As a modern IPA (i.e. hop-forward with a bit more resinous bitterness and fresh citrus) it’s just so so. The dryness in the finish definitely saves this beer a bit.