6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle with no best before date stamped (there is a box for it). Pours with a murky, deep golden orange hued body with a small off-white head with average retention and some lace. Extremely fruity and floral aroma. Tons of tropical hops, passion fruit, goose berry, grassy, marmalade, papaya. Medium malt character that comes across a bit sticky. A bit tea like. Hard to determine esters with all the fruity hops on the nose. Floral honey notes. Dried tangerine. Flavors are sweet off the bat. Tons of caramel malt favors, tea, toffee, marmalade. Hop character takes a back seat to the extremely sweet malt profile. Medium bitterness, tropical fruit, resin, pungent hop character. Fuller carbonation, heavy body for a pale ale. Lasting bitterness and possibly a mild hop astringency. Very nice nose, but the flavor and palate are dominated by heavy sweetness, making the process of drinking more arduous than it should be.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2012
at 17:23