On tap at Seven Lakes Station, smoothly creamed medium body lets sunny dry-hopped yellow grapefruit and navel orange tang lead the way above mildly dank piney hop bittering. Laid-back pineapple, mango, peach and banana fruiting adds to summertime feel.
On tap at Fishheads – Nags Head, juicily tropical fruited IPA stays sessionable as tangy grapefruit, orange, peach, pineapple and mango piquancy calmly rises above mild resinous pine dankness and wispy grassy hop astringency. Floral-spiced citrus finish retains zesty summertime briskness.
The essence of dry-spiced apricot steps forth for soured saison hybrid. Tart apricot juicing stays prominent, picking up mildly acidic green grape tannins over dank cellar musk and musty barnyard leathering. Tertiary peach, mandarin orange, tangerine and lemon illusions waver.
On tap at Growlers To Go – Duck, hybridized kolsch allows tart peach essence to expand above light pilsner malting. Lemon-soured peach tang gains mildly vinous green grape esters and slight vanilla extract bittering. In the recess, strawberry rhubarb tartness elevates piquant peach regalia.
Staid Belgian blonde never catches fire as candi-sugared banana-clove sweetness fades as fast as its negligible orange-spiced piquancy and soured lemon snag. Mild herbal hop astringency contrasts wispy wheat wafer sweetness.
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, cheap lemonade sugaring rises above barren white wheat base. Light lemon-limed carbolic spritz picks up herbal snip. An unrealized soda-like summertime beverage.
Superbly expressive light lager keeps it simple. Utilizing a soft German pilsner malt base, its sunshiny lemon zest and juicy grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering suit a feathery IPA. And its fuzzy carbolic fluff provides the lightest creaming imaginable. Subtle grassy hop bittering contrasts crackery white breading.
Moderate bourbon-aged Imperial Stout (circa 2018) lets tart black cherry-bruised sherry, port and burgundy wining softly whisk away mild black chocolate/ vanilla combo. Delicate whiskey tones absorb winey provocation as well as dank grape-raisin-apricot musk and dank earthen bottom.
On tap at River Of Beer, dry medium-full body invites dapper Costa Rican dark-roast coffee bittering to the fore above earthen walnut-dried molasses oats base – recalling, at times, an Irish Stout with its black-malted dark chocolate malting.
Mimicking a lime-juiced Kentucky mule cocktail from its sweet bourbon serenity to its ginger-leafed vodka smear and agave-teased tequila whim. Fresh-squeezed lime juicing stays pertinent while cologne-perfumed bourbon aging fades. An exquisite golden ale-based elixir from one of America’s best experimental brewers.
On tap at River Of Beer, local blueberries provide loud sweet-tart resonance over honeyed wheat base. Blueberry puree insistence picks up dainty peach liqueur and apple cobbler illusions for further sweetening against mild hop astringency.
On tap at River Of Beer, fabulous milk-sugared coffee breakfast treat re-envisions celebrated Regular Coffee Cream Ale. Almond-pasted marzipan sweetens the load way more than unspecific cherry adjunct, delightfully embellishing German chocolate-caked cappuccino, caramel latte and vanilla latte illusions. Hard to distinguish from original, but truly a taste sensation for creamed coffee imbibers.
