Estuary
Slack Tide Brewing Co.

Really good beer . Definitely worth the trip to the brewery to get some good fresh beer if your vacationing on the shore .... clean tasting with a nice light bitter ending and a little bit of booziness That works really well .

 

 

On draught at the brewery. It has a classic NE IPA appearance: a turbid, dirty gold color with a thin, milk-white had and sheen of creamy lacing inside the glass. The smell is rather subdued with notes of lemon, grapefruit, and mild floral hops. As the glass warms, there is a whiff of sweeter fruit and vanilla. Its taste, however, really pops. It opens grapefruit-forward with lemon peel, tangerine, and sweet tropical fruit notes that become more evident as the ale is sipped. There is also a base of sweet malt. The blend of Citra, Simcoe, and El Dorado hops are flavorful and provide a bitter bite that balances the sweetness of the malt and tropical fruit. The result is a delicious. This ale is creamy and viscous with pleasant carbonation, and the 8% ABV gives it substance without overpowering. Overall, Estuary is terrific. It's an understated but highly pleasurable NE IPA. It's one of the best I've had brewed in New Jersey. I hope Slack Tide cans it.