On tap at Grumpy Monk, brisk fresh-watered piney grapefruit entry gains moderate orange-peeled lemon rind bittering, resinous hemp-oiled hop dankness and mild herbal dusting.
LONERIDER SWEET JOSIE BROWN ALE
Pitting glazed hazelnut sweetness and caramel-burnt chocolate malting against hop-charred walnut bittering and recessive cocoa dryness, pleasant brown ale gets anchored by earthen grains. Tertiary pecan, cocoa, coffee and Baker’s chocolate illusions flutter.
LONERIDER HOPPY KI YAY INDIA PALE ALE
Rich cookie dough-spiced caramel malting contrasts dry-hopped pink and yellow grapefruit tang, gaining sharp woody bitterness along the way. Tangy orange, pineapple, grapefruit and mango tropicalia brightens the hop-headed path.
BLACKBERRY FARM GARDEN SHED IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry medium-bodied India Pale Ale seeps mild citrus spicing and distant herbal hop grouting into bready pale malt backbone. Light Citra hop bitterness affects shifty orange-tangerine tang.
COAST HOP ART INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Grumpy Monk, mildly creamed caramel malting offers delicate nitro feel to soft-toned orange, peach and tangerine fruiting as well as sneaky lemon-seeded black currant bittering. Zesty citrus-spiced finish gains lingered piney hop astringency.
HI-WIRE HI-PITCH MOSAIC IPA
Rich cookie dough malt sweetness invades stylish orange-peeled grapefruit tang, mild piney hop bittering and muskily lingered alcohol astringency. Lemony tangerine, pineapple and peach illusions as well as dainty brown pear and melon snips add further resilience to colorful Mosaic hop-bound medium body.
NO DA PAR 4 SESSION IPA
Going just a tad beyond IPA styling, sessionable pale body relies on green tea-like herbal lemon quality and lighter oats base instead of strictly plied piney citric bittering and richer pale malting. Mild grassy floral undertones and wispy orange-tangerine tang complete the score.
FOUR SAINTS TRIAD ALLIANCE TRIPEL
On tap at Coastal Craft Beverage, respectable fruit-spiced tripel lets funky fungi-herbed yeast affect semi-sweet lemon meringue, orange marmalade, mandarin orange, tangerine and apricot illusions above its beet-sugared crystal malt base. Mild cider-soured green grape esters provide contrast.
HAW RIVER ST. BENEDICT’S BREAKFAST DUBBEL
Mocha-endowed dubbel hybrid lets massive flavor profile battle indefinitely for blurrily mixed full-bodied breakfast fodder. Dubbel-like caramelized raisin, sugarplum and dark cherry spicing confronts heavily armed fresh-roast coffee, cocoa nibs and dark chocolate richness above oats-flaked rye malting. Light bourbon sweetness contrasts bitter hop-charred tobacco chaw acridity below dried fruited mocha salvo. Confusingly confounding yet idiosyncratically supple.
(HAW RIVER) NEWLIN’S ORIGINAL BELGIAN OATMEAL PALE
Moderate white-peppered herbal citrus penetration gains zesty lemon spicing and ancillary yellow grapefruit bittering over mild oats-dried spine. Lively Belgian yeast adds spunk to delicately complex pale ale.
TROPHY WIFE
Dry grain rusticity and musky herbal hops provide ESB-like earthiness for less involving orange-dried tangerine, grapefruit and peach snips. Wispy wheatgrass, hay and rye undertones waver.
TROPHY HUSBAND SAISON
Tart lemon-limed yellow grapefruit entry gains mandarin orange tang to contrast musty barnyard funk, gingered lemongrass herbage and gentle peppery snip. Semi-dry finish epitomizes the Belgian farmhouse style well.
