Simply smooth streamlined pleasure brings lemony grapefruit tang to light resinous pining and mild oats-flaked base. Brisk Lemondrop and Galaxy hops inform subsidiary mandarin orange, passionfruit, guava and papaya tropicalia, heightening its sassy sweet ‘n sour fruitiness.
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CAROLINA WIGGO! INDIA PALE ALE
One of four flagships brews, copper-bronzed medium-full body proves richer, creamier, ‘maltier’ and darker than typical IPA fare. Brown apple, bosc pear, tangerine and grilled mango fruiting heads to the fore alongside red ale-like toasted caramel spicing, overriding usual grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering as well as mild piney hop musk.
NEW BELGIUM MURAL AGUA FRESCA
On tap at Fishheads – Nags Head, blanched SweeTarts candy likeness gains sour gose-like salinity to contrast lemon shandy-like soda pop sweetness of underwhelming collaboration with Mexico’s Cerveceria Primus. Limey strawberry-watermelon Jolly Rancher illusions stay distant alongside wispy hibiscus and agave adjuncts. Murkily chalked fruiting remains nebulous.
NEW BELGIUM HONEY ORANGE TRIPEL
Sweet honey creaming drapes Seville orange peel tang, herbal-spiced white peppering and musty Belgian yeast cellar funk of respectable hybridized tripel. In the midst, candied pineapple, peach, tangerine and tangelo fruiting engages honeyed orange theme.
BREAKER ABANDONED MINE BARLEYWINE (MERLOT GRAPE MUSK)
Expressive Merlot grape musk provides lightly vinous blue grape esters for vanilla bourbon-infused oak tannins sweetened by caramelized barleymalts. Terse Chardonnay-buttered chestnut, pecan and praline undertones deepen its subtle complexity. Spritzy champagne bubbles add carbolic flare.
CLIMAX RASPBERRY HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Climax, soft-tongued raspberry puree tartness relegates mildly creamed banana-bubblegum sweetness and sour lemon tingle above delicate white wheat spine. Sweet-tart candied raspberry persistence pays off for fruitful hefe.
CLIMAX HOFFMAN HEFEWEIZEN
CLIMAX RASPBERRY BLONDE ALE
On tap at Darby House – Plainfield, tart raspberry insistence given brisk lemon zest as loud carbolic spritz provides crisply clean palate cleanser for valiantly variant blonde ale.
FINBACK SOCIAL FABRIC IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
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.
CORONADO COASTWISE SESSION IPA
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.
LA CUMBRE FIEVRE D’APRICOT SAISON
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.
BALLAST POINT TART PEACH KOLSCH
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.