6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
24 ounce can into lager glass, no can dating. 0170 1459 can code. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense/creamy head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit too fruity corn aromas, but not overwhelming. Okay aromas with pale malt/corn and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, cracker, corn, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of pale malt/corn and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Nicely clean lager flavors; not overly fruity/yeasty. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and spicy alcohol. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is good. A tad rough, but smooth to sip on. Mild increasing warmth of 10.6%, with minimal lingering booze after the finish. Overall this is a solid high gravity malt liquor. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt/corn and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to sip on slowly with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Nicely clean/rich pils malt/grain showcase, with nice earthy hop presence/balance for the style. Not overwhelming on adjuncts. Not quite the jet fuel I expected, it is quite drinkable. A fairly enjoyable offering for what it was.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2019
at 03:12