Rolls Rice
Rustic Leaf Brewing Company

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 8/11/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal yeasty notes. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an awesome IPL. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Amarillo, Hallertau. Very vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hops; with a great clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.