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Poured on tap into a pint glass. Attractive straw yellow with ample lacing. One of the best-smelling beers I’ve ever had. Great aroma of melon, pineapple, peach, pear. Taste follows the nose. Light and drinkable. Some light malts come through at the end. This is very surprisingly good. The style is too dry and not as juicy, sweet or bitter as I prefer. But I’ll take this any day.

Pale yellow, straw-like; fluffy white head, a bit sticky inside the glass. Aroma melds notes of green sweet grass with a note of citrus; some mellow light grains. Very light grain flavor; cracker; mild spiciness; very low-key hop bitterness; clean. Light body; soft and feathery; crisp and dry throughout.

This is the finest brut IPA I've had. I forget my last one (it was recent, and I liked it), but this one is it! It has a lightness, softness, and delicacy of flavor and mouthfeel that I have not experienced before with this style. I am now a convert to this style if done in such a fine fashion as this one...

Got in a trade with beergoot. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white 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 big peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an excellent Brut IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Nicely soft, not aggressive or overly bitter. Feels like Galaxy, Mosaic, Citra. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great clean pale malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example.