High Clouds & Haze
Wise Man Brewing

 

 

On draft at Dram and Draught Greensboro. Fantastic NEIPA. Pours very hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color. Great head retention and soapy lacing down the glass. Aromas and flavors of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, coconut, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, floral, grass. Light-medium pine, citrus rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Medium carbonation and body. Balanced creamy/bready malts, sticky hops, and some resin/rinds in the mouthfeel. Light-moderate increasing drying resins, no astringency. Very smooth and nicely soft. Minimal warming 6.3% or hop burn. Fantastic Citra, sabro, loral profile. Very juicy, vibrant, dank hops with a nice malt backbone. Loved it. Spot on style example.

 

 

 

What is cool about the name is it does look simultaneously cloudy and hazy in the yellow body with a finger of white foam and plenty of lacing. Zesty orange and lemon with notes of soft peach, juicy nectarine, full papaya, melon rind, and floral hops. Taste builds on the contrasting fruity flavors with some pineapple and lime added, sneaky complex, but artfully light on the palate. Feel is juicy then dry, light then floral, sharp with hop textures but soft in between. Lots to like about this neipa, even if the flavoring is not intense