On tap at Growler To Go – Kitty Hawk, beach-inspired fruited sour ale knocks off pina colada cocktail with its lemon limed pineapple salting contrasting toasted coconut sweetness in a moderately acidic setting.
WESTBROOK BEACH UMBRELLA PINA COLADA
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DEWEY SECRET MACHINE PONTOON PUNCH
Summery tropical vibe of fruited kettle sour variant enjoins freshly diced pineapple tanginess with toasted coconut sweetness and salty lemon licks to kick up Pina Colada-like cocktail reminder. Tertiary guava souring, red cherry sweetness and mandarin orange snip merge beneath.
THIMBLE ISLAND RUBY TART BLONDE ALE
Mild kettle-soured blonde ale with natural grapefruit flavoring and briny lemon tartness retains light vinous green grape acidity. Puckered lemony grapefruit bittering stays subtle as wispy mandarin orange spritz crackles.
FLYING MACHINE PLUCK
Flattish gose-styled sour ale with lightly brined raspberry-candied blackberry adjunct given pink sea salted coriander spicing. Tart berry finish needs deeper penetration.
TRADITION RED WILLIE IRISH RED ALE
On tap at Onlet Taphouse, dewy peat anchored flagship Irish Red, acquiring roasted tobacco crisping, raw molasses bittering and mild caramel candied confection.
FUNGUYS GATEWAY BELGIAN TRIPEL
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, heightened 9.5% ABV brings boozy esters to candi-sugared banana, lemon meringue and orange cake sweetness embraced by herbal white-peppered cellar fungi.
CAPSTAN SOLO VOYAGE SINGLE BELGIAN BLONDE
On tap at Casual Pint – VB, sweetly spiced banana entry welcomes dried plantain starching as gently oncoming white peppered herbage and green grape esters contrast light Belgian candi-sugared syruping.
BLOWING ROCK KOLSCH
On tap at Growler To Go – Kitty Hawk, spritzy lemon fizz and sour white grape esters pick up grassy astringency over white breaded pilsner malting of dry moderate-bodied kolsch.
PISGAH BLUEBERRY WHEAT
On tap at Growler To Go – Kitty Hawk, year-round fruited wheat ale snipes bittersweet blueberry blossom adjunct with tart lemon wisp. Soapy blueberry bubblegum midst fades above pallid white wheat base.
GIZMO DEEP BLUE BLUEBERRY SAISON
Thin fruited saison variant needs more pronounced lacquered blueberry tartness to upstage lemon-wedged floral spicing and white peppered herbage riddled by acrid straw-like barnyard astringency.
BILL’S MUNGO BERRY BLONDE
Tart raspberry puree entry picks up fizzy lemon crackle as floral-daubed blueberry, strawberry and blackberry daubs add candied Sweet-Tart fruit punch to dry pilsner malting.
NOST LADY
On tap at Casual Pint – VB, understated hefeweizen slides bubblegum candied sweetness into faded lemon-fizzed banana and clove easement, picking up mild apricot, apple and peach snips on the way to its fragile sourdough spine.