8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
500 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big sour lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, floral, musty funk, light leather, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, floral, musty funk, light leather, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness. Moderate fruity/acidic tartness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, lime, apricot, papaya, guava, mango, berry, pineapple, white wine, green apple, orange peel, pepper, hay, straw, musty funk, wheat, cracker, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from acidity/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately acidic, and lightly grainy/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an insane dry hopped sour ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance fruity/funky/acidic yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced acidity. A really amazing offering all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2016
at 21:04