On tap at Growler & Gill, inspiring lactose-sugared IPA relays vanilla milkshake sweetness to stylish orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine and peach juiciness plus mild piney hop resin. Delicate coconut-toasted white tea influence induces perfumed shaving cream waft that slightly redirects its Creamsickle-like vanilla-sugared orange tanginess. A fine dessert-related IPA hybrid.
‘Summery’ IPA renders mellow blood orange-pureed tartness for lemony orange rind bitterness and brisk grapefruit-peeled tangerine, pineapple and peach tang. Light piney hop astringency beckons (alongside possible chamomile tea wisp) as zesty lemon-wedged blood orange adjunct lingers softly.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, tropical-fruited New England-styled IPA takes advantage of citric-dried Zythos hop influence. Tart lemon-dropped grapefruit, mandarin orange, passionfruit and melon tones pick up grassy astringency. Summery aspirations.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dryly tropical bovine-named hybrid (in collaboration with Jersey’s Bolero Snort) utilizes lychee-pureed lemon zest to perk up peppery cologne-perfumed spicing to its sweet wheat spine. Smoothly clean dry-fruited finish breaks out tertiary white grape, strawberry, guava, passionfruit, pear and peach tones to backup tart kaffir-limed lychee seduction.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, juicily tropical double-dry hopped IPA as expressive as its ancient moniker regales zesty citrus entry with floral-daubed piney flourishes contrasting honeyed groat sugaring. Tangy pineapple, grapefruit, peach, mango, tangerine and orange cluster consumes fulsome medium body.
On tap at The Spot Pizza Grill, unerring straw-hazed New England-styled IPA utilizes fruit-spiced Jarrylo hops in crisp, clean setting. Orange-caked lemon zest gains tart momentum alongside less permanent berry-mango-pineapple triage. Light wood tones add minor astringency to contrast sugary cereal-grained malting.
Celebrating North Carolina’s long leaf pine with ‘crisp amber-hued’ IPA. Pine-sapped coniferous freshness seeps into juniper-snipped grapefruit peel bittering, reluctant crystal malt sweetness and mild pineapple-mango tang. Clean mountain water provides crystalline flow. Piney affluence drops off substantially by dry citric finish.
Dry streamlined West Coast-styled IPA brings stylish grapefruit-orange-pineapple tang to mildly embittered piney hops and dank earthen musk above biscuit pale malting. Candy-spiced citrus continuance sweetens at the finish.
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned moderation (in collaboration with nearby Barrier Brewing) leaves delicate lemony grapefruit-peeled mandarin orange influence and mild Sauvignon Blanc grape-like esters upon grassy hop stead above delicately spiced pale malt sugaring.
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry Hallertau Blanc hop influence brings light white grape, gooseberry and grapefruit illusions to the surface. Tingly champagne-licked lemon spritz adds carbolic pep. Herbal restraint and dried flower snip stay recessive.
Likably sessionable moderation brings mild-mannered floral citrus hops to the fore. Lemony yellow grapefruit tang and orange rind bittering recede as dank herbal musk and whispery pine resin contrast light malt sugaring.
Middle of the road flagship IPA with quickly eroding lemon zesting and wavering juniper-tipped piney hops needs better resonance. Instead, grapefruit-peeled lemon rind bittering flails, musty tangerine-apricot respite falters and peppery floral spicing evaporates, leaving an inconsistent, undeveloped moderate-to-medium body (brewed at nearby Sierra Blanca).
