What Our Editors Thought
"Very light color. Earthy tropical aroma with a reserved dank top note. Clean and concise body with a compelling wide-range hop flavor that spans mango and kiwi on the top to deeper earthy herbal notes in the low end, and a curious minty freshness in the finish."
What Our Panel Thought
"Light golden pour with a fluffy white head. Lingering citrus and stone fruit aromas. Resinous pine and citrus notes followed by some tropical guava aromas. Bright and zippy across the palate with nice carbonation bringing the citrus hop notes forward. Somewhat sweaty tropical notes mixing in. Solid malt foundation. Tight and compact finish with predominately citrus notes coming forward with a soft and soothing bitterness and expressed finesse. Well-balanced throughout with a clean finish."
What the Brewers Say
Bright Wave brings big citrus rind, notes of ripened berry, and a delightful underlying dankness into a wave of hop flavor and aromas. Our take on a modern West Coast Style IPA is lean, clean, dry and fully saturated with balanced hop bitterness and expressive hop flavor.