Never A Straight Answer
Cigar City Brewing

Pours a hazy, ultimately cloudy, appearance; semi-clear tangerine hue; thick, dense, frothy head, long-lasting. Very nice smell; citrus and oats; tangerine and orange elements. Fine, mellow flavor; muted juicy citrus notes; cantaloupe; very subdued bitterness; biscuit and oat malt backbone. Medium-heavy mouthfeel; soft with a liquid velvet sensation; semi-juicy.

Overall, this is a very nice hazy double India pale ale. Nuance and subtlety are the key defining qualities of this beer. Everything seems really balanced with nothing screaming overkill. The taste seems a tad flat overall, not tasteless or anything like that, just somewhat uninspired. Perhaps this is the age of the beer. For a double dry-hopped double India pale ale, this is quite approachable but also seems really modest for the brewing technique. One certainly gleans the underpinnings of the beer: the citrus, the bitterness, the heft and juiciness, yet these factors never get into your face, either. And this is the beauty of the beer: nuance (although I suspect a version of this at two weeks or so of age would really deliver a better overall taste impression). Anyway, I do like this hazy. It is not as harsh or brash as many, although I do wish there was just a tad more oomph to the overall flavor.

ABV: 7.9%; pouring temperature: 50.1 °F; canning info: purchased at the brewery 02/28/26
Source: beer trade via the esteemable @DoctorZombies

Pours a semi hazy, deep gold with some clarity; OK cap Retention; solid ring; some soapy lace. Aroma is grassy citrus, melon, and peach. Taste follows nose with mild grapefruit peel bitterness. Medium light body; moderate minus carbonation; no astringency; slightly dry feel. Overall, a solid hazy lite, one I’d gladly drink again.