7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 7/2015. Pours hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon peel, green apple, pear, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, light herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of lemon/apple, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon peel, green apple, pear, light pepper, wheat, cracker, light honey, light herbal/grass, and yeast earthiness. Minimal herbal bitterness/yeast spiciness and slight wheat/apple tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon peel, green apple, pear, wheat, cracker, light honey, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good balance and solid robustness of lemon/apple, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness after the finish as well. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and slightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.4%. Overall this is a very solid apple shandy. All around good balance and solid robustness of lemon/apple, pale malt, and light earthy hop/yeast ester flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2015
at 20:37