The can calls this a hazy IPA, and with as dense as the beer appears to be, I'd be inclined to agree. But don't get me wrong; I'm not saying this is a Bearded Iris, juice-like consistency, but light on the other side of the beer simply glows rather than penetrates. The head is prodigious atop this golden amber concoction. Eventually, I managed to get most of the can into my glass, and there is a very large doughnut of dense, sticky foam right in the middle of the glass. Lacing coats the sides about as well as the last wall I put primer on. The aroma is sweet and fruity with grapefruit, mango, tangerine, and lemon. It's a good presentation.First sip subverts expectations. This beer isn't hitting me in the face with the hoppy flavors like I had expected. It's very mellow, and it might even be a little watery. Flavors exist, but they're very muted. The hops that I really expected to be way out front are there, but they're not loud enough to cover up the music being played by the bready malt. It's not a bad sip, I just expected something different.
Tip-in is gentle carbonation sizzle with grapefruit, lemon, and tangerine occupying each other in a very laid-back way. The middle is not watery as I had expected from the sip. Instead, it brings that stiff bread malt coated in the juices of the hops to fill the mouth completely. The finish brings a wave of bitterness with some pine and little bit of flowers for the subdued trail off.
Bottom Tine: This is an excellent beer for drinking properly.
4.75/5
