Another pint at Trailside Tap, Ankeny. Why? Because it turns out the hour before closing on Sunday is happy hour! Hops and apricot right up front at the first sniff. The color can be described as a hazy gold or… oh, all right, apricot juice. So the taste rides along with that impression of fruit, swiftly tempered by an edge of bitterness. Plenty of malt in the mouth. A little further in, some orange juice kicks in, and then yes, there’s that bit of spice from rye malt.

Crowler. Pours a hazy yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has dank citrus and mango with a touch of papaya and sweet grain backing. Flavor has dank citrus, mango and a bit of resin with some tropical fruits backing.