Lakefront Brewery Tom

Today I have Tom from Lakefront Brewery in my glass.  Wait, that came out wrong.  Today I have Lakefront Brewery's Tom in my glass.  Uhh...Tom is the fifteenth beer in Lakefront's "My Turn" series where a random Lakefront employee gets to decide what they're brewing as a one-off bottling.  Tom is a sweet, Citra hopped IPA bottled at an easy going 6% which makes him, I mean it, very approachable.  For the time being Tom is a good alternative if you can't find or afford Zombie Dust or Pseudosue, but you'll have to act fast since it is a one-time deal.  Oh yeah, I should probably describe how it tastes or something.  Tom is light and crisp with some good juicy Citra flava.  Give it a shot if you like your IPAs sweet and tasty.

Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA

Today, I have Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA in my glass.  This one is bursting with ripe, almost rotten fruit flavor, like a fruit plate that's been left out too long.  I think that's the Mosaic hops talking; they can get a little funky.  This one is good, if a bit light on the tongue.  Probably lends itself best to hot summer days.  It pours out a rich copper color, little head but strong retention.  Not overly bitter, too funky to be sweet, good hop showing with a malty finish.  Lingers fruity in the mouth: peach and mango.  Others love this beer, but to me it feels like the crazy cousin who seems nice, and you can't quite put your finger on what's exactly wrong, but something is off and it's unignorable (just as unignorable is unignorably not a word).  If you've been waiting for a beer to perfectly marry the sensibilities of sweet Citra hops with funky Mosaic hops, then Fresh Squeezed might be your jam.