The very golden beer doesn't sport much of a head, and it consequently doesn't leave any lacing. The aroma is beer. I mean, this is what I traditionally think of as a beer smell. If you took the low-end American macro-brew lagers and mixed them with all the mid-range Canadian beers, you would wind up with almost this exact smell. It's light grain in a heavy, yeast-tinged malt with a whiff of hops. It's not bad that it smells like this, but I'm trying to give you, dear reader, the idea.First sip is much more than I expected. The yeast is right out front with the grains and sweet, honey malt in tow. It's a deep beer that is filled with wishes and dreams. I know I already said it had sweet malt, but I can't express the honey smoothness and sweetness that it has after that yeast; it's more interesting than you may think.
Tip-in is orange rind followed up by the yeast while carbonation sizzles around it. The middle gets tightened with more yeast, thick grains, and a bit of hops; it's smooth right in the middle, but I get the sense of a slightly skunked beer (I check the date on the can, and this is pretty fresh). The finish is flowers and yeast with the grains flapping in the breeze.
Bottom Line: Good enough.
2.5/5
