Beer: Ratings & Reviews

It pours a cloudy golden amber, hinting toward orange, and with a finger of off-white head that sits low in a flash. Lacing is frilly and fine.

The aroma brings a decided grapefruit hop presence to the fore, with lesser notes of pine, and a malt background of caramel and baked bread.

Upon sipping, there's a mild and brief sweetness consisting of caramel and some earthy dough that is undone by a poignant grapefruit and pine resin hop character. A very soft yeast presence yields to a faded mandarin orange malt resurrection before a finish that lingers quite dryly and with a fair mesure of bitterness. It's not objectionable by a long stretch, but it moves rather quickly and in a somewhat shallow manner.

Between light and medium bodied, the malt is a bit creamy, and the hops have a midly oily feel.

As mentioned there's nothing here to dislike, but neither is there anything here to celebrate. While north of mediocre, the flavor kind of zooms by, and without much depth. Still, the crisp endnote makes it reasonably refreshing and drinkable. So as a serial beer, it might not be something I'd rush to in the future, but at least I can say I tried it.