Strangely, this can says that Hi-Pitch is their flagship IPA, and I had found that the Lo-Pitch was actually a lot more to my liking. What does that entail for this beer that is based on the former? Well, I kind of assume the Lo-Pitch was ALSO based on it, so maybe Hi-Pitch is better as a base than it is on its own. I dunno. I drink a lot of different beers, and all my ratings are as subjective as you can get, but I'm just doing my best out here.
The color doesn't seem that far off from the Hi-Pitch, as it is a slightly more orange bronze, but I note that here I get a haze rather than the little white bits that are distinguishable from the general haziness. The white head may very well leave lacing as it goes down, but it won't be extraordinary; the patchy top dissipated down to an uneven covering with no lacing left so far. The aroma is sweet, juicy, and tropical.First sip is solid. Most DIPAs are pretty solid, and this is demonstrating that aspect well. The fruit juices are salve that has been smeared on the sides of a lump of fruit meat. Bitterness is here, but it is kept at bay with fruity sweetness, and I am certainly enjoying the beer. Will the swig follow suit?
Tip-in is bitterness alongside a carbonation sizzle with fruit sprits across the top of the mouth. The middle is a layer of carbonation wrapping the fruit meat as sprouts of juice manage to pop off randomly. The finish is where sweetness abates and the bitterness gets a bit dusty for the memory of fruit in the trail-off.
Bottom Line: North Carolina does the DIPA proud.
3.75/5