12oz bottle, Best before Jan ’06. Consumed on 12/7/05. Pours a pretty near true golden, with light copper hues. Two-finger white-head initially with plenty of vigorous carbonation rising. Very clear (hey, it’s shipyard after all).
Smells of flowery, dry, lightly sweaty hops. Maybe EKGs. Hint of vanilla-cream and light honey. Pale grains are soft and creamy in the nose. For as fresh as this is, I’m impressed with the very low, almost undetectable amount of diacetyl in the nose. Head slowly recedes to cover, with little to no lacing.
Flavor is very hoppy (relatively speaking), with a strong barley grain backing and touches of honey. Quite complex in the hop profile. Begins flowery, lightly herbal, turning in to a straw/grass sort of dry spiciness. Carbonation is high and peppery, but the body is not thin and a honeyish, sticky malt holds it together and battles the carbonation. Really interesting hop profile and the honey-vanilla complements the dry, grassy, straw-like hops. I’m impressed, for once, with a recent Shipyard product! No alcohol apparency. Could stand more hops and malt, but as is, the balance is achieved well.

Draft. Maltier flavor, but somewhat balanced (if you like malt). It lacks complexity and finished a bit watery.

Draft. Very light color and taste. Good aroma for a lighter beer. High carbonation. Decent hops that are slightly fruity. The best beer they had and one that surprised me. I didn't get the lemon in mine as mentioned by others.