7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a bottle dated 2/24/26 into a becher pint
A golden straw color, translucent with a slight haze, two fingers of dense white frothy head the just sticks around. Leaves plenty of tight sticky lacing
Aroma of grapefruit juice, and pith, sweet orange, some peach notes coming in before leading into some dank resinous pine.
The taste mirrors the aroma for the most part, clean malts lay way for a display of citrus forward hops, moving into some dank pine and hunting at tropical notes without getting real pushy. I do pick up the peach again in there
Leans toward a lighter body, soft enough carbonation makes this one like drinking a cloud. Bitterness builds with every drink, starts with a noticable bitterness but by the end of the glass it is a palate wrecker. Finishes on the dry and bitter side. Super sessionable at 7%
Overall an awesome IPA, a staple IPA in the North East and a fine showcase for MBC. If this was the only beer I ever drank I'd be grateful of it.
Taste follows citrus forward