On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, mildly creamed mango-infused IPA loads lemony grapefruit tang and dank piney hop resin upon malted barley-wheat backbone. Gumball-like candied fruiting rallies at the brisk tropical finish, but the peachy mango influence recedes slightly.
In the can, soft-toned NEIPA exposes lemony grapefruit tang and sweet orange peel zesting to sour pineapple-kiwi-guava tropicalia and juniper-spiked pine lacquering contrasting softly creamed vanilla sweetness.
On tap at Taphouse 15, viscous ultra-creamed opaque beige ‘sour smoothie’ works tart raspberry, blueberry and strawberry adjuncts into fudgy granola- honeyed cocoa nibs and lactose milk-sugared vanilla frosting. Wild berry toaster pastry finish receives curdled yogurt souring. Thickly persuasive hybridized IPA.
On tap at Ambulance, boozy (8.2% ABV) tribute to ’60s Merry Prankster, Ken Kesey, invites vodka-doused orange, pineapple, peach and tangerine tang as well as tart lemon meringue piquancy to dank wildflower-honeyed pale malts. Floral citrus spicing holds steady.
On tap at Ambulance, lemony grapefruit zesting picks up ancillary clementine-tangerine tang and tertiary blood orange tartness embittered slightly by dry pine resin over mildly creamed oated malt sugaring.
On tap at Ambulance, ‘vivid yellow’ lactose-aided moderate-medium body collaboration with nearby District 96 resonates as lime-juiced passionfruit, pineapple and tangerine tanginess plus mild coconut-flaked sweetness reach lightly creamed caramel malt base in clean fashion.
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, zestful orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and peachy tangerine licks gain resinous spruce-tipped pining and grassy hop astringency over caramelized pale malts for dry West Coast-styled IPA one step better than middle-of-the-road pack.
Zestful lemon-candied grapefruit peel and orange rind bittering and pineapple salted mango goodness gain dank wet-leafed resin and grassy floral wisps as liquid nitrogenated hops intensify brisk crisping. Pasty pale malting coats biscuity bottom at clean citrus-spiced finish.
Zesty lemony grapefruit sunshine spikes juniper-licked pine resin and pungent cannabis reminder as yogurt-soured peach, passionfruit and mango salting crests atop mildly creamed caramel malting. Exhilarating.
Briskly sharp lemony grapefruit-peeled pineapple and orange tang embittered by sturdy pine tone dryness contrasting less prominent floral-daubed crystal malt sugaring. Salted gooseberry, guava and passionfruit-inspired Nelson Sauvin hop souring stays subtle (despite promotional moniker) for steadfast hazy IPA.
Vibrant yellow marble-hazed IPA collab with North Carolina’s Resident Culture gleams with dry-hopped Citra-Mosaic tropical fruiting, woody Simcoe hop herbage and dank clay resin. Sunny lemon spritz splatters wispy grapefruit, mandarin orange and clementine tang.
Straight-up piney citrus spicing stays perfectly centrist for scaled down version of brewers’ Lips and Lungs Double IPA. Candi-coated grapefruit-peeled orange rind pleasantry retains light back end bittering reinforced by dry wood tones (and wispy alcohol esters) over a crusty French bread spine.
