Freak Parade

Freak Parade hits you with this feral, almost unruly fruit character—like someone dumped a blend of tropical and stone fruit into the kettle and let it do whatever it wanted. There's a sticky, almost syrupy mouthfeel that makes it feel heavier than 8.2% should, and the bitterness doesn't really land clean; it blurs into the fruit rather than cutting through it. It's the kind of beer that feels handmade in the best and messiest way possible.

Other Half Green Diamonds

Green Diamonds is what happens when you respect the hop schedule like a sonnet follows meter. The citrus and melon notes are crisp and delineated—you can actually taste where one ends and another begins. The finish is dry without being sharp, and there's this elegant restraint that lets you taste individual components rather than a fruit smoothie. It drinks like a Double IPA that's been edited down to only the essential lines.