Our Mutual Friend Brewing The Fizz

“Aroma suggests mango, dank papaya, peaches, pears, melon, faint plum; some sweet grain stands firm. In the flavor, that firm malt takes second chair to mango, grapefruit, pine, and resiny hash. Medium-high bitterness. Some spicy alcohol carries into the aftertaste; grapefruit pith and pine linger with sweet biscuit malt. A bit too soft.”

Extremely floral and herbal hops come through then evaporate, for a nice nose that finishes with light baked bread. Hints of raw grain and green apple in the flavor, but nailing the drinkable light lager character. Crisp, light, refreshing. Lemony on the tongue that ends with a nice clean finish. Checks all the boxes.

“Moderate diesel-and-resin hop aroma, with light tropical hints and a bit of bready malt. Golden and bright, with a head that retains well—great body and carbonation. In the mouth, the hops shift more into resinous pine, paired with a smooth, round, and slowly building bitterness, while the malt evokes biscuit and pie crust. The aroma carries through to the flavor, with rounded garlic and diesel, resin, light pineapple, and mango hop flavors, buoyed by a moderate malt sweetness that keeps things in balance. Finishes mostly dry, hops in sync with malt and bitterness, as they carry into the aftertaste and fade off at just the right time. Very pleasant.”