Appearance: Dark chestnut with light ruby highlights and bright bronze when held to a light. No sediment to speak of at all. Pours a tightly carbonated, sustaining, light beige/vanilla bean ice cream 2 finger head. Sticky lacing grips the glass. 8.0/10
Body: On the lighter side of full with assertive carbonation balancing the slightly viscous nature of the fresh hop oils. 8.2/10
Nose: Christmas tree farm hops with resin to boot. A douse of citrus, brown sugar, baked bread malt, pepper, lemon, orange rind, fresh lupulid invasion on the olfactories. 8.7/10
Taste: Lemony hops touch down on an—initially—malt-less runway. Bitter and soft citrus quickly fade into slightly sweet, biscuity malt. To be honest, it’s underwhelming.
Overall: 8/10
Comment: The nose and body are all spot-on for the style and definitely above-average. The problem is, the taste just falls flat and barely pays homage to the alluring nose.
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