Out West Fresh Coast
Sig Brewing Co.

This is another lighter idea in the fresh hop spectrum. No Hammer of Revenge here. Pours a clear amber with plenty of foam in the Troubadour tulip. Huge aroma of citrus and alfalfa with a whiff of pine. Clear and resiny flavors, some fruit like green apricot. Tangy, some malt, but not sweet. Quite bitter aftertaste and clean all around. From the 16 oz can purchased at Town & Country market. Not dated but tastes fresh.

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a medium golden amber with a two finger white head with good retention and lacing. Aroma of pale malt, citrus, fruit and floral hops, grapefruit, mixed tropical fruit and a touch of dankness. Flavor is pale malt, citrus and fruit hops, lemon, grapefruit, mixed light tropical fruit and some dankness in the finish with a touch of pine. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. This year I get to try a Sig fresh hop and it's a nice one. The hop bill is a bit busy, leaning to the mosaic complexity, but with good citrus character too. A little of everything, including pine and dankness finish things off. Leans West Coast as named. Lots of herbal hop flavors, which are what I hope for in this great time of year. Enjoyable.