Southern Tier 8 Days A Week

Aroma: “A pleasant blend of citrus and floral hops notes mixed with a touch of malt sweetness. Peach and cherry emerge on the end, offering nice complexity.” Flavor: “A medium amount of malt sweetness is well-balanced with an appropriate level of hops character. The sweetness enhances some of the citrus notes, giving it a slight mandarin- orange character with melon. Moderate carbonation, which helps to accentuate the dryness.” Overall: “What starts as a fairly straightforward beer opens up and provides a decent amount of depth with the interplay between a pronounced light malt character and distinct hops.”

Aroma: “Ripe grapefruit, wet moss, pine, light orange pith evenly balanced with a clean malty sweetness. Classic West Coast IPA aroma.” Flavor: “Medium hops bitterness. Very crushable. Clean malt, balanced hops, resin, pine, light sweetness. Finishes nice and dry. The crisp mouthfeel makes it very drinkable.” Overall: “A well-balanced and easy- drinking American IPA. Hops flavor and aroma are balanced and well-pronounced, refreshing, and linger well into finish. Balance with malt is good. One judge said, ‘I want to drink this watching my kids playing soccer and heckling the other team’s kids.’ ”

Aroma: “Assertive orange, grapefruit, and lemon hops. Slightly piney and earthy. Hints of lemongrass, green pepper, and green onion with a background of herbal tea and mint. There’s a touch of bready malt behind the hops.” Flavor: “There’s a lot of hops complexity. Bold citrus with a lemongrass focus. Malt flavors get lost in the shuffle. Light, clean body. Bitter and dry finish with a lingering hops-derived bitterness.” Overall: “More akin to a light-bodied session IPA/dry-hopped pale ale than a golden ale. Still, pleasantly assertive hops aromatics with a bold, hops-forward flavor in a super-light, clean ale. A unique dichotomy of styles.”