Tidy banana-bubblegum-clove sweetness picks up tart Lemondrop-hopped lemon rot and light herbal sneak over clover-honeyed wheat breading.
OLDE MECKINBURG HORNETS NEST HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, fair clouded golden hefe needs sweeter banana-clove tandem, creamier honeyed wheat malting and niftier sugar cookie respite to fight back less fulfilling herb-dried lemon spritz undermining its stylish depth. Restraint sourdough breading falters.
TARBORO OH HEF YEAH! HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, dry orange oiling desiccates vanilla-creamed banana and clove sweetness atop treacly honeyed wheat malting.
FLYING FISH MANGO SMOOTHIE WHEAT ALE
On tap at Triton – Long Beach Island, powdered mango candied tartness spreads atop wheat-honeyed oats flaking at dainty pilsner malt base. Tangy mango pureed guava, passionfruit and papaya tropicalia could be more upfront and Smoothie adage is misleading, but easygoing summertime appeal lingers.
SARANAC RUBY RED ALE
Lemon-seeded ruby red grapefruit tartness spreads delicately across washed-out white wheat base. Fizzy ruby red grapefruit continuance nabs bittersweet yellow and white grapefruit nuances and tiny floral daubs as well. Just a tad thin.
1718 SUN DAYS ORANGE ZEST WHEAT ALE
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, lemon-wedged orange zesting remits sunshiny resilience for mildly white wheat malted moderation.
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.
