Forest Bathing DDH
Outer Range Brewing Co

This is a new beer to me, and technically I'm reviewing it on a Sunday evening (tomorrow is Memorial Day, meaning I don't have to work; essential employees during COVID-19, go!), so it should probably be a beer I submit to NBS, but I've been totally dominating that thread today for whatever reason, so I guess I'll write a proper review for this one. ORBC has done some pretty good IPAs, mostly of the hazy variety, and I have been a fan for the most part. DDH Forest Bathing features Citra and Simcoe hops, which is a combo that makes me feel right at home.

Pour here is surprisingly copper-y, with a darker-than-expected hue that bears very little light-penetration... hazy as hell, essentially-opaque, and topped with a crown of eggshell-white suds measuring about a finger-and-a-half at the highest point. As this head dissipates, it leaves solid, consistent lace and displays pretty nice legs. A good looking brew, to be sure.

The nose is spicy and herbal... grassy and pine-y with some superbly well-rounded notes of grapefruit, pomelo, and tangerine that really bring out the essence of Simcoe and Citra. This combo is way more intensely green than expected. I don't know how fresh this can is because the brewery doesn't tell me (shame, although some research within social media says it came out at the end of April), but regardless, I am impressed by the nuances present. Dank passion fruit and papaya play well with the super-bright citrus notes and moderately-grassy elements that Simcoe brings to the table.

Flavors of piney herbs and freshly-zested citrus make way in the mid-palate for some bright mango and tangelo elements that transition to a touch of mango and papaya. This is a very nicely-detailed beer with some very specific flavors brought on by the Simcoe and Citra... I'm getting dense woodsy pine and tangerine with a hit of passion fruit and maybe even pineapple toward the end of each sip. The feel, though, is quite specifically "New England"-ish, all yeasty and estery with a lingering aspect that brings to mind some stone fruit and other unnamed citrus. This is great stuff, actually, and I pity the fact that it may get lost among a lot of other New England IPAs because it's not actually from there. Definitely grab it if you can!