7

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Ever so slightly hazy, beautiful pink grapefruit and orange coloured body with a relatively thin, single centimetre tall off-white head that is microfoamed, just way too short. Aroma of grass, grapefruit, hay, very subtle malt and not much else - a touch of bitterness and astringency from the hops. Light-bodied; Dry, very citrusey flavours with the grapefruit showing first, with a lot of grass and piney hops as well, and there is a touch of sweetness that comes from the fruits, but those grapefruit notes are basically only reserved for the bitterness. Aftertaste shows some light grass and hay, a touch of malts and very fragrant floral elements, but as the name implies - this is all about the grapefruits, with a lot of dryness and some alcohol, but quite bitter throughout. Overall, a nice grapefruit-based IPA that I wish had more malt for support and a touch more complexity, but for the style, pretty spot-on and enjoyable for an IPA-lover, at least! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Wegman's in Woodbridge, Virginia on 18-April-2020 for US$1,87 sampled on the same day, 18-April-2020 at my house here in Washington.

7.2

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

Can (3/5/20) pour from Harvest Market, Bedford (R.I.P.). Appearance is clear light brown-yellow with light, lazy sparkle, finger-width foamy off-white head with fair retention and light lacing. Aroma is strong fruit (apricot), caramel sweetness, pine (pine fades as it warms). Taste is a mirror of aroma, though pine hangs around a bit more. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, soft carbonation and sweet finish as taste. Overall, kind of a retro (2014?) experience with malt high in the mix (as advertised) and a surprising lack of expected characteristics from those hops. That being said, there's nothing wrong with it and I haven't had anything like it in quite some time so it is sort of a welcome change.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16 oz. can shared by tfontana, proper social distancing at 14 feet away on my back porch. Aroma is apricot, sweet malt, yeast. Flavor is a direct duplicate. Malt is more dominant and hops. On the sweet side.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Citrus and lots of malt. Amber pour. Good balance. Light bitter end. Tap at Caps game.

7

Creamy

7.1

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

12 oz bottle from Halftime. Golden pour, slightly cloudy, imitial bubbly head fades to flat. Still fairly active carbonation. Aroma is light savory, coriander, wheat. Taste leads with the savory notes, coriander, clove, a nice mildly sweet wheat base underneath.

7.8

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

Corked bottle. Rosé color. Cherry, vanilla, oak and marzipan in the aroma. Sweetish sour flavor. Cherry, oqak. vanilla, lemon and marzipan. Thinnish, but pleasant, well rounded and very drinkable.

7.2

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

Can at home in NH - picked up in MA. Pours totally clear gold with a small, frothy white head. Has a fun, forward grapefruit character, with a bit of pale malt besides, some rindy bitterness, pith. Light bodied with average carbonation. Pretty well balanced in the finish, more fresh grapefruit juice, rind, dry pale malts. Good for what it is.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Pours dark amber with a thick white head. Heavy carbonation. Aroma of sweet malt. Taste is similar to that of an IPA with a complex variety of hops on the tongue. Palate is again similar to that of an IPA but with a distinctly malty aftertaste. Not bad.

7.5

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

750ml bottle thanks to Toby pours out straw color topped with a white head. Nose is nice big tropical fruit oak sour tartness and some spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit kick of tartness and barrel.