6.8

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

500ml can. Opalescent, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Weak, citrusy fruity hoppy, and slightly leafy, herbal-spicy, minimally floral aroma, pale malty background, hints of lemon, tea, bergamot, hibiscus, Earl Grey tea. Taste is leafy, herbal-spicy, slightly citrusy fruity hoppy and spicy, pale malty, notes of tea, bergamot, a touch of hibiscus, rosehip, lemon, salty cracker; lingering "Earl Grey" finish.
Oily-watery texture, smooth, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Earl Grey dominated, widely disguised hop flavours, robust malty basis; exactly what it wants to be (i.e. an Earl Grey IPA), with emphasis on "Earl Grey", not "IPA", thus a bit, well, not monotonous but one-sided - OK.