Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Clear deep golden and light copper coloured body with a relatively nice three centimetre tall off-white and almost light brown coloured head - nice and deep. Aroma of yeast, bread, grass, earth, flowers and some caramelised sugars with a tiny bit of hops and associated bitterness noticeable, in the nose, at least. Light to Medium-bodied; Very bready, yeastie and floral flavours show at first, with a slight nutty and earthy pungency and some citrus fruits here as well that seem to show more of a maltiness than any hop notes here - throughout. Aftertaste is very yeastie, bready, dry, grainy and especially caramelly, with some toffee notes, a bit of hay and a strong earthy, rustic and nutty finish that makes this clearly an 'old school' East Coast IPA that would be one that you though of in the Mid 2000s and haven't really thought of too much since then. Overall, reminds me of the older days, and while this really doesn't have any bitterness from the hops, the yeast, malt and caramel notes show some complexity - nice to try given I was on Pawley's Island a week ago, but I wouldn't buy this one again. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Charleston, South Carolina on 28-December-2021 for US$3,49 sampled at my house here in Washington on 08-January-2022.