First sip is lip-smacking crisp. The hops are heavy, and the bite of bitterness is like a sweet embrace that I've been missing for a while. The hops are citrus and floral. Hell, I think there may be pine in there doing its strange piney thing as well. The effect is pretty powerful, but it is refreshing as well.
Tip-in is biscuit malt and more pine than either of the other hops. The middle is very smooth as the citrus takes hold and raises the malt to thick bread levels in a swell. Then, the finish abruptly slaps some bitterness on your tongue with the floral hops trailing off in the wind.
Bottom Line: Certainly an interesting beer. I'd have another.
3.5/5