7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Bert’s First delivery from a newcomer to the NH beer scene. Pours a crystal clear deep golden/ amber color with a huge frothy and bubbly milky white head that persists forever leaving lots of sticky lace on the way down the glass. Aromas of bready and caramel maltiness with plenty of grapefruit, citrus, and pine to counter. Very light almost Belgian like yeasty phenols round out the aroma. The flavor is quite malty with some bready brown sugar and caramel malts offset with a firm earthy pine hop flavor. Light to moderate level of hop bitterness. Medium body with a moderate level of carbonation and a slick resinous mouthfeel. Nice brew, a bit rough around the edges but quaffable just the same. Could benefit from a bit less crystal maltiness and more late hopping.