Fresh on Fresh 2023
Bearded Iris Brewing

Look:
Pours a slightly orange hue of straw yellow with a dense, pillowy off white head of pinhole size, bubbly foam that laces the glass only slightly.

Aroma:
Big nose to this. Tangerine, orange gummy candy, pineapple puree. Tangy but not excessively tropical, balanced out by moderate woody, resinous undertones of spruce and pine.

Taste:
Pie crust / graham cracker like maltiness upfront complimented by orange gelato and pineapple puree. Some nice notes of oily, bright, citrusy bitter grapefruit pith and even some notes of apricot skins. On the finish, long notes of slightly skunky, overripe guava.

Feel:
Light-mid weight with high carbonation and effervescence. Not creamy or thick but with a moderate body.

Overall:
Nothing too crazy but definitely a solid wet hopped NEIPA. I like the use of of hop variety here, although I'm not sure if the majority of the wet hop bill is composed of either Azacca or Citra. Definitely getting more notes of Azacca on the nose and flavor, although you can certainly tell this is also hopped with Citra, as there is that nice bitter grapefruit skin and apricot bite to the beer. I happen to really enjoy beers wet hopped with Citra, for that exact reason, I really think you get a wonderful apricot and grapefruit flavor.