Happy Thanksgiving. This is quite delicious. Smooth, lots of flavor, malt, toast, bread, caramel.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Undated can, a bit old, from tfontana, drunk 11/26/24. Thanks, Tom! Heavily hazy, peachy-brass-maize. Giant, well-retained, white head. Lots of cracker, light pine (no resin), grapefruit skin and soft lemon. Clean with a bit of growing peach-papaya-mango on the end. Very yeasty, very juicy, very malty but with quite good attenuation. Some stronger bitterness than expected for the style, but it's appreciated. Pineapple, peach, papaya. A bit too much overripe fruit for my taste, with a hint of alcohol and a somewhat abrupt, bland, crackery finish. But it's clean and the yeast is charming, giving off all sorts of earth and mineral. I like the dryness and yet the chewy, biscuity malt backbone. I'll give it a bit of credit for being old.

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

Can from Julio's Liquors. Opaque orange juice with nice sparkle, some really nasty large trub chunks, decent head with excellent retention and light lacing. Aroma is pineapple, papaya and a very vague holiday spice/cinnamon. Taste is mellow stone fruit, cantaloupe, soft bread, late tangerine. Smooth, creamy, frothy texture, soft carbonation and crisp, dry finish as taste. Once the initial horror show of trub calms down, this looks nice and aroma and taste are pleasant but neither strong nor with clear identity.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a hazy, orange-gold, with mid-sized head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit, a touch of stone fruit. Flavors follow, with a lingering Juicy Fruit gum note. Soft mouthfeel. Very mild hop bitterness in the finish.

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

Pours a hazy, peach tea color, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus, some tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with some yeasty spice. Mouthfeel seems a bit thin. Mild hop bitterness through the finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can pour from Andover Classic Wines. Cloudy, dark yellow with light sparkle, large head with excellent retention and nice rings of lacing. Aroma is strong grape, florals over citrus. Taste mirrors aroma. Smooth texture, average carbonation and dry finish as taste. Nice. Only slightly less good than The Moon.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can pour from Andover Classic Wines. Opaque orange juice with nice sparkle, foamy head with excellent retention and decent lacing. Aroma is very strong grape, berries, floral over citrus. Taste mirrors aroma with late bread. Smooth, creamy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste. The best Nelson I've had in quite some time.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

16 oz can. Aroma is very mild tangerine peel with bread like malt. Flavor is fruit character with very little pine and or resin notes. Moderate bread malt keeps the hops honest and adds a proper amount of balance. Highly drinkable for me!

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

Lemon, mango. Pours hazy yellow with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Hop tang in the finish. Decent balance. Tap at Snally.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can pour from Redstone Liquors, Stoneham. Opaque orange juice with some dark floaties, tons of sparkle, thin head with good retention and nice lacing. Aroma is strong orange, citrus, tropical fruit. Taste follows aroma with addition of background vague herb and malt. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and mostly malty finish. Likely a bit old at this point but doesn’t seem to suffer.