Strong 7% ABV with rocky tan head and copper body provides rummy twang to waxy mango and orange vodka frontage. Lemon orange cake batter enriches caramelized pale malting.

On tap at Hop & Vine Taproom, inaugural Captain Zig recipe is easygoing summertime IPA. Sweet orange peel zesting and dusty floral spicing contrast sour gooseberry-guava salting and lightly embittered grapefruit swipe of briskly tropical Amarillo-Citra-Mosaic-hopped moderation.
On tap at Growler & Gill, sturdily staid Midwestern IPA shoots for late ’90s stylizing as dry lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and tingly peach sweetness stay moderate against resinous pine stead over grainy pale malts.
On tap at Ambulance, sunshiny (New England-slanted) IPA utilizes mild oated wheat creaming to underscore zestful Citra-Simcoe hop combo. Sour lemony yellow grapefruit seeded briskness and sweet orange-peeled pineapple, peach and guava splash given slight earthen pine-toned cannabis skunking.
On tap at River Of Beer, dry blood orange pureed Brew Free variant gains candied lollipop tartness, mild lemon bittering and tangy tangerine snip as lacquered pine resin settles in grassy hop stead.
On tap at Ambulance, fruitful dry-hopped hazy IPA with upfront grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, sedate passionfruit-mango-guava souring, tingly lemon curd tartness and buttery Chardonnay wining combine with mild floral-spiced sweetness.
Sessionable grapefruit-forward All Day IPA variant resonates with zestful lemon-juiced grapefruit pith, rind and peel bittering given polite floral-spiced sweetness to contrast light pine oiling.
On tap at Taphouse 15, Leap Year celebrator’s a dry-hopped, hazy beige yellowed IPA/quad blend marching orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and papaya tanginess thru mossy quad-like cellared fungi then picking up soured lemon rot spot. Strangely, 12% ABV stays calm in zestful Citra-Nelson hop mix.
On tap at Taphouse 15, sunburst lemony grapefruit tang and zesty orange peel briskness rally alongside grassy hop astringency above sugary pale malt bottom of tropical West Coast-styled IPA.
Crisply dry, mildly clouded, beige-paled “session” IPA inspired by rustic saison’s wheat-chaffed barnyard oats lets zesty yellow grapefruit-seeded entry pick up mild mandarin orange, white grape and pineapple subtleties tingling its salty white cracker spine. Nifty dry light body with laidback fruited tropicalia backed by blanched grain flouring.
Refreshingly dry juniper berry bittering guides zestful Mosiac/Idaho 7-hopped IPA as lemony grapefruit peeled orange rind sunshine and candied pineapple tang briskly scour parched pine tones above mild oats creaming.
Sessionable IPA lets zesty lemon pitted grapefruit bittering stay soft alongside peachy mandarin orange licks, salted pineapple-papaya-guava tropicalia, tart passionfruit wisps and subtle blueberry-blackberry hints given delicate resinous pining over dry pale malt base.