West Coast Ripe by Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR) - IPA
Typical WC citrus flavors upfront with some mild bready sweetness from the malts before a surprisingly strong floral flavor takes over with some piney notes with hints of danknesx in the background. Dry, relatively strong bitterness in the finish. Overall a relatively hoppy WCIPA
Hard Nectar: POG by GOAL. Brewing (San Diego, CA) - Smoothie Sour
Classical POG flavor with enough balancing tartness from the sour. POG flavors got strong as the beer warmed up slightly that it got close to be too fruit dominant. A slightly bit more tartness would have benefited the sour.
Bug Farm by Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX) - Saison
Wonderful funky saison which really gets amped up in an interesting way by the addition of watermelon, rosemary and mint. The flavors go in multiple directions and even though on paper they might seem to clash they work really well together with the saison backbone which includes acidity, notes of bread, grass and yeast.
Northleft by Great Notion Brewing (Portland, OR) - Hazy IPA
Very hazy IPA with tons of tropical flavors covering mango, guava, passionfruit, honeydew, pineapple and orange. Relatively little grassiness and some light malt flavors before a low bitterness finish with still some tropical flavors in the background. Overall strong fruit bomb - perhaps not a beer to drink everyday but from time to time something very enjoyable
