Thanks go out to the brewery for sending me this bottle this week.  When I first found out about this beer coming out, I was cautiously optimistic.  I really love the style, but one of the really redeeming qualities is how drinkable and sessionable they are with the refreshing qualities and the low alcohol.  I was concerned that "Imperializing" the style would cut back at some of what I really loved about the beer.  On the other hand, they could end up enriching the flavors I love too.  Time to find out.

A very small, slightly off white head formed when I poured the beer, as you can see from the picture.  What is now left is just a thin ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.  The body is a light, clean, golden color.

Smelling the brew brings back what I love about the style.  Nice wheat base that just seems to intensify the tartness laying underneath.  Some lactic aromas underneath.  Sour apple.

Flavor echoes what I got on the nose.  Light wheat base rings through the entire time this is on my tongue, intensifying a bit towards the end.  Tartness comes in right from up front, lasting for a couple seconds, before giving way to a bit of sweetness.  Green apple is there, but very light.

This one does drink much easier than you would expect from a 7% beer, but not quite as easily as a typical Berliner Weiss.  I guess that's pretty much what I would expect, though it might drink easier than I expected.

Very drinkable and pleasant beer.  Being a lover of sour beers, and knowing what New Belgium can do with sours, I was hoping there might be a little more tartness here.  It's on for the style, but the higher base seems to have made it a little more muted.  That said, I'm enjoying this thoroughly and will be happily polishing off the bottle.