Pours cloudy and beige-ish orange, a light wood tone. It’s opaquely hazy, but there was quite a bit of sediment on the bottom, so that may have contributed. The head puffs up aggressively with each pour, which made filling the glass into a bit of a chore. Tons of lacing and good retention. The aroma is pretty much all Sorachi Ace, a difficult to describe mix of herbal and citrus notes. There’s lemongrass, lemon verbena, lemons, grass, peppercorn and earth, but it’s heaviest on the herbs and not terribly juicy, as far as citrus-y hops go. There’s some fresh barley in the background. The taste is dry and bitter. The bitterness doesn’t knock you over the head, but it’s firm and somewhat sharp, as such beers are wont to be - and by that, I mean low abv beers that are dry and hoppy. Very good hop flavor on the tongue. You really get a nice blast of Sorachi Ace’s lemony herbal notes. There’s also a pleasant background of fresh malt sweetness, though, again, the beer is pretty dry. Mouthfeel starts out quite lively, but once the head dies down enough to drink the beer comfortably, the beer has a certain smoothness. It’s fuller than expected. This beer packs a ton of flavor into 2.5% abv. Great showcase for Sorachi Ace, probably the best that I’ve come across. I would love to have this on local store shelves, and considering it survived some time traveling around Europe and a flight back to San Francisco, I would encourage the brewery to consider distribution here. It’s particularly interesting to see some excellent, non Biere de Garde/Saison work come out of France. I would love to try more from this brewery.