7.6

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

32 oz growler at the 7/27 DC RateBeer tasting. Clear pinkish amber with off-white head. Aromas of cherries, fruit punch gatorade. Tastes of cherries, lemon lime, tart notes. Light body with a dry finish.

7.8

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

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/7/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious American pale ale! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery. Nice Citra/Azacca profile. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; nice pale/Munich malt backbone for the ABV, with no residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/18/2018. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense white head with poor retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mango, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, mango, oranges, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big mango, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of mango, orange juice, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, mango, oranges, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium -high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately grainy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an awesome fruited Berliner weisse! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, mango, oranges, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Extremely juicy fruits with balanced Lacto complexity, and a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. A perfect sour for summer.

6.1

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

Can at the July DC RB mini-tasting. Poured a light golden yellow color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light sweetness. Herbal. Light stale hops. Touch of bitterness here.

6

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

Growler at the July DC RB mini-tasting. Poured a pinkish color without a whole lot of head to speak of. Aroma was fruity sport drink, sweet sugary notes. Light sea breeze. Flavor was similar, sweet fruity notes. Fruit punch Gatorade.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Howler that I brought to a tasting. This was purely a joke beer and it was a very good joke. I had enough of this to try it again the next day and it was very undrinkable. Of course, right? No one could have expected this to taste like anything but bad and artificial. But the color was ok.

4.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Seriously like Gatorade. Pours pink without much head. Lots of sweetness, some salt. Does the Gatorade make it a gose? I dunno. Sweet, and energy drinkish. Not what anyone wants for a beer. Growler thanks to BeastieFan.

6.9

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

Mostly pine. Some resin and a dusty vibe. Orange pour without much head. Very bitter. Can.

6

Clear gold bod sml wht head. Floral herbal arma. Spicy floral herbal flav. Med bod mod carb. 6/3/6/3/13 3.1

6

Clear pink bod sml wht head. Tart berry ans fruit arma. Tart fruity flav. Med bod mod carb. 7/3/7/3/13 3.3