Tropical New Zealand hops bring sharp grapefruit rind bite to zesty navel orange, lemon, pineapple and peach juicing for excellent limited edition 2015 India Pale Ale. Dewy pale malts provide sturdy backbone. Clean, crisp, refreshing.
LOOSE SHOE AMBRIAR ALE
Likable dry-hopped India Pale Ale lightens up on the stylish citric pining so that caramel-spiced toffee sweetness and dewy earthiness gain deeper exposure.
SUNKEN CITY RED CLAY IPA
Vigorous fruited hop sharpness stays crisply clean above floral spiced sweetness, resinous pine bittering and earthen tea rusticity. Tangy grapefruit, pineapple, orange, peach and mango tang reinforced by zesty lemon zing. Crossover IPA for lighter pale ale thirsts.
WILD WOLF PRIMAL INSTINCT INDIA PALE ALE
Straightforward IPA balances citric-bound Cascade hop bittering, mildly resinous pine-oiled tarring and sugary crystal malting. Stylish grapefruit-orange-pineapple-mango tang leads the way. Recessive floral, earthen and herbal nuances stay subtle.
OLD OX ALPHA OX SESSION ALE
Well-rounded moderation contrasts floral-pined citrus hop bittering against light crystal malt sweetness. Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hops create firm wood base for juicy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and white peach tang. Yet another trendily sessionable IPA crafted in 2015.
TIN CANNON TWIN CANNON DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
Rounded Imperial IPA never hits you over the head with heady hop bittering. Instead, honeyed peach, apricot and nectarine tang battles back stylish grapefruit-peeled orange juicing and bitterly hard-wooded Chinook hop resin.
REAVER BEACH HOPTOPUS DOUBLE IPA
Bold dry-hopped ‘lupulin delight’ benefits from sharp citric-hopped bite and sticky resinous pine bittering. Juicy grapefruit and lemon zest get sprayed atop orange-peeled pineapple, nectarine, tangerine, mango and passionfruit tang. Mildly creamed caramel malting grounds its citric-spiced tropical finish.
CHAMPION KILLER KOLSCH
Worthily hybridized Hallertau-hopped kolsch utilizes lagered Vienna malts to redirect stylistic vinous grape esters and salty lemon-limed spicing. Light floral herbage scurries thru refreshing black-peppered citric crisping. Delightful pilsner or pale ale crossover.
CROOKED RUN RED KOLSCH
Casual hybridized flagship offering combines soft-tongued Irish Red Ale-like caramel spicing with citric-soured German kolsch-related pale malting. In the backdrop, dark crystal sugaring contrasts mild lemon-orange tartness and dried fig-date nuances.
STRANGEWAYS WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GOSE GHOST PEPPER
Fine black-peppered version of brettanomyces-soured gose retains sea-salted coriander expectancy and tart lemon pucker while mild jalapeno burn brings some heat. Light rum barrel aging adds residual sugaring to contrast bacterial yeast influx.
ADVENTURE GRAPEFRUIT WHEAT
Infusing tangy grapefruit juice and bitter grapefruit rind into brewers’ Americanized hefeweizen, Backpack Wheat, totally alters flavor profile. Backpack’s lemony orange-peeled banana sweetness gets overrun by hefty grapefruit influence. Like a smoothly pale-lagered Kolsch, mild citrus hop bittering, delicate wheat-dried pilsner malting and wispy green grape esters provide easygoing flow.
STRANGEWAYS LUCKY CHARMS (UBERLIN BERLINER WEISS)
‘Exquisitely peculiar’ hybridized Berliner weiss (a.k.a. Uberlin) really tastes like Lucky Charms cereal with its sugary fruiting riding above tart raspberry woodruff syruping while hiding stylishly sour lactobacillus acidity. Marshmallow-tweaked tropicalia ensues mid-palate as lemony orange, peach, mango, guava and papaya illusions gain prominence. A helluva good gimmick.
