I don't want to start off as distracted from reviewing this beer, but I just did a review of the grapefruit version of this beer, and I tend to like fruit beers more than I like West Coast IPAs. The West Coast beers seem to have a little too much pine for my taste, and they never seem to have quite as much flavor as they need to have. That said, a style that starts off as pretty dull should translate to a session pretty well. Sessions aren't supposed to be particularly heavy with flavor, and maybe these two styles will merge spectacularly.
It pours a very vibrant yellow, and it is nearly completely clear through the center with only the most subtle of hazes going on. Fluffy white head leaves significant lacing as it trails down the sides to leave a complete covering in the center of the beer. the aroma is citrus over everything else, and it smells pretty darn good.
First sip shows a bit of that blend that I had been looking for. The citrus is joined with pine, but it's all under a watery umbrella. As a result, the pine is toned down enough to not be much of an issue while the citrus is allowed to spray into the water in a fairly refreshing way. It's a warm summer's day as I write this, and this is a great style of beer for this time of year.
Tip-in is more pine than it is citrus, and the citrus is mostly peels and seeds, but somehow it also winds up being watery. Bitterness seeps into the tongue as the center becomes awash with citrus and pine fighting each other and carbonation pretty much staying out of sight. The finish is more bitterness as nothing but peels and pine cones are left in its wake.
1.5/5