Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Ever so lightly hazy orange, copper and bronze coloured body with a deep microfoamed, but thin, just off-white head that fades very quickly to just a thin layer, but leaves a nice lace on the side. Aroma of light cleanser, flowers, grass, pine and a touch of sour candy, all with a touch of both lactose and alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied; Very sweet candy-like flavours dominate at first with a nice slightly tart, soured citrus fruit flavour with some melons noticeable and a touch of hay, with a subdued resinous bite showing some alpha acids, but ending nicely with balanced malts. Aftertaste is still fairly rich with the lactose and sweetness coming through, but the soured and tart citrus fruits, kiwi and papaya [lightly tropical] flavours hit hard. Overall, a very interesting and complex beer, but especially as an IPA. This sort of blends styles and jumps from a New England to a West Coast IPA to a brut then to a 'milkshake', but all-in-all, it's a complex, hoppy, but not bitter beer with great flavours and better complexity. This makes me want to drive a long way out to visit the brewery in the sticks, but until then, I'll try to find more, here in the city. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Ye Old Spirit Shop in Frederick, Maryland on 09-February-2021 for US$5,39, canned on 13-November-2020, 'balanced XII', sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-February-2021.