“Dank” pine resin drapes floral-spiced yellow grapefruit bittering and mild orange peel tang. Sharp citrus hop bite lingers as sour mango-guava tartness stays safely beneath.
“Dank” pine resin drapes floral-spiced yellow grapefruit bittering and mild orange peel tang. Sharp citrus hop bite lingers as sour mango-guava tartness stays safely beneath.
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.
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.

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.
On tap at The Oath, harmonious golden-hazed moderation lets tangy lemony grapefruit-orange juicing pick up musky herbal hop sedation. Hard-candied citrus continuance gains sour edge above mild pale malt sugaring.
On tap at Growler & Gill, sessionably soft-toned IPA brings candied pineapple, grapefruit and orange tartness to musty rye-malted pilsner oats. Nelson Sauvin hops add ancillary green grape tannins and wispy peach-mango-tangerine tanginess to excellent moderation.
Briskly assertive medium-to-full body placates perfumed grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering with pine-needled hop resin and wispy onion-chive respite. Zesty citric-bound Mosaic hops balance woody Amarillo varietal while distant sweet-spiced pineapple, peach and mango illusions provide tangy contrast.
On tap at Captain Lawrence, punctual grapefruit rind bittering and dry wooden earthiness contrast lightly sweet pilsner-oats malting of brusque lupulin-powdered Galaxy-hopped medium body. Continuous grapefruit briskness picks up subsidiary peach, pineapple, orange, tangerine and mango illusions as well as latent fresh-grass astringency.