Draft sample at Midwest Brewers’ Fest. Citrusy, orangey smell, not a hop orange, but a nice citrus cream ale ester. Nice golden base beer color, thin ring of foam. Just a little more gold to it than your average light beer. Very light drinking beer, but there is malty substance. Not sticky, but going down very nicely. Light refreshing summer beer, quite tasty.

Bottle, at Encore Liquid Lounge in the Loop. Fruity nose, but different than the usual wit nose. Hazy yellow color, the bottle pour bubbles can’t keep up, leaving a thin scrum of bubbles. But the taste is a big, big surprise: Not a hint of passion fruit, but a slap on the back. Makes for a different kind of fruity tartness. Some lime works in midway through, or sweetened key lime. And the spice? My fall back guess is cilantro or sage. After a summer parade of mild light wits and kölsches, this is a refreshing splash in the face.

On tap at Map Room, Chicago. Pours a transparent, bright gold with a thin, cloudy white head. Aroma is grassy, some wet malts, light lemon, crackers, some flowers. Flavor is very nice, lightly zesty, lemons, lightly malty, some white bread, a little honey. Medium bodied, zesty, dry finish. One of the better Golden ales I’ve had.

Enjoyed on tap at Fountainhead in Chicago, IL after going to some old dudes retirement party in a ritzy suburban country club. Appearance pretty cloudy, bright yellow with thin but rich white head that sticks to the glass.
Aroma is really unique, citrus hops with a very apparent and pungent passion fruit, very ’south of the border’ for sure. Taste really kicks you with the face with fruitiness, not really in a bad way, just unusual to me as the guava really does come through. Up front I’m not into it at all, the finish is nice though with good bitterness and it finishes crisp. For a wit, not really getting any spice/yeast, just fruit. There is a juiciness to it for sure, haven’t experienced a beer like this which is a plus, but I know now that its not really my thing. Glad I experienced it.