On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, lemon-wedged orange zesting remits sunshiny resilience for mildly white wheat malted moderation.
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1718 PRETTY WORK KOLSCH
Off-dry pale yellowed moderation placates brisk lemon wedging with peppery lemongrass spicing over soft white bread base.
FRENCH BROAD RIVER GATEWAY KOLSCH
Easygoing dry light body brings lemon-oiled Saaz/Perle hop herbage to French breaded wheaty pilsner malting, picking up slight skunked grassiness. Better than decent.
LOST COLONY KILL DEVIL SCOTCH ALE
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, dewy peat sweetness, chocolate truffle fungi and caraway-seeded pumpernickel breading reap benefits for crisply clean Scotch-dried wee heavy.
THREE FLOYDS ZOMBIE ICE
Debuting in 2023, strong Citra hopped pale ale (8.5% ABV) is a bolder Zombie Dust offshoot retaining lush tropical fruiting but only a modicum of original’s honey roasted barley crisping. Bittersweet orange-peeled yellow grapefruit zesting gains lacquered pine insistence and mild black peppered herbage as creamy vanilla froth girds plush orange marmalade, pineapple cake, lemon candy, mango and tangerine insistence fueled by crystalline ethyl alcohol esters.
TIRED HANDS MODERN GULPIE LIGHT LAGER
On tap at Triton – Long Beach Island, muskily dry grained fortitude sops up briny lemon sting, herbal Hallertau hop spot and honeyed pale malt gluing for above average, aluminum yellowed, cold conditioned light lager.
RED OAK HUMMIN’ BIRD GOLDEN LAGER
“Cold aged” pale straw helles lager retains amber grained pilsner malting for herbal spiced Noble hops and slight nut breading. A tidy moderation.
SOUTHERN PINES CAROLINA CLARA MEXICAN LAGER
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, flagship generic-canned clear yellowed Mexican lager stays mild and soft-toned as dry lime sequence picks up agave-licked tequila salting wronged by pasty cardboard snag.
CAROLINA COSTERO MEXICAN LAGER
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, dry summery light-bodied Mex lager offers modest lemon oiling and mild black peppered herbage to corn-flaked white breading. Sessionable fare better with lime squeeze.
TOMS RIVER PAX ROMANA
Piney yellow grapefruit bittering stays moderate as floral-spiced perfuming and musky pilsner malting bottoms sharply IPA-fruited Italian/German-styled bohemian pilsner.
SARANAC HONEY PILS
Dry Clover honeyed pilsner malting underscored by mild lemon spritz as gruff phenol spicing and musky hop astringency strike its buttered biscuit base before turning cardboardy.
MASON JAR SLACK TIDE PILSNER
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, brisk straw cleared Bavarian styled pilsner relies on mild musky mineral graining and floral-daubed Noble hop herbal spicing and peppery nip to pacify lighter summertime thirsts. Stylishly bold for a dry German pilsner, staying soft toned as fizzy lemon spritz tickles musty barnyard graining at finish.
