On tap at Ambulance, smooth nitro-infused witbier retains softly frothed eclair creaminess for delicate orange-peeled coriander sweetness and tart lemon zip given mild celery-watered fungi musk that fades above placid pilsner-malted acidulated wheat.
Effervescent lemon spritz leaves banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness in the midst as white grape esters enter the easygoing summertime fray. Honeyed white wheat spine tingled.
Orange-rotted lemon lime spunk contrasts rummy pineapple-candied tangerine sweetness above peaty compost soiling. At the dry finish, raspy citrus hop spicing flows.
Straightforward pale ale with tangy orange, apple and pear fruiting picks up light floral perfuming and slight grassy hop astringency above pasty cereal-grained pale malts.
Demure rye malting just rich enough to anchor fudgy dark toffee and maple molasses sweetness contrasting hop-charred black chocolate bittering of bulky porter. Slight soy milking and black licorice onrush may seem offbeat, but ultimately, its sweet finish is not unlike a Sugar Daddy candy bar.
In the can, dark roast coffee consumes front end of mocha-derived Belgian blonde. Its delicate pilsner-malted yellow fruit spicing maintains a fungi-cellared Belgian blonde influence, bringing lemon rind bittering (and mild limey pucker) to black coffee stead as espresso crema, dark chocolate and cafe latte remnants add to seductive java joust.
Easydrinking pale golden flatheaded cream ale with celery-watered crisping plies hop-dried grassy earthiness to champagne-dried green grape esters and mild herbage over rice-sugared white breaded pilsner malts.
Tidy red ale/ hazy IPA blend forwards straight-up lemony orange, apple and peach tanginess to mild grapefruit-peeled piney Chinook hops (of an IPA) with lightly spiced toasted amber graining (of a red ale).
Smooth easygoing pale wheat flagship lets cucumber-watered lemony orange rot and sparkling champagne effervescence merge atop white wheat spine for mild summertime refresher.
Briskly dry raw-honeyed lemon puree souring picks up tart orange oiling, green grape tannins, green mango salting and bitter lime peel splurge atop bready pilsner malt base of spritzy German-styled lemon-juiced summertime fun.
Dry Bohemian pilsner with musky grain husk, barnyard straw astringency and herbal hop earthiness given musty fungi dewiness as spritzy lemony orange Seltzer fizz and dark floral whims reach corn sugared bottom. Heady lil pils.
TIVOLI, NEW YORK
In the tiny Hudson Valley village of Tivoli, LASTING JOY BREWERY opened in June 2022. “Down on a winding farm road,” this nifty mod farm-to-table pub utilizes mostly locally grown ingredients at its cozy greenish shingled barnhouse. Glass-enclosed metal Industrial benched tables and a warm couch surround the bar and brewtanks are stored to the right.
Lasting Joy’s centralized slate topped octagon-shaped bar features a gorgeous tiled turnstile draught board serving beery fountain drinks. Outside, Adirondack chaired firepits add further seating.
Mocktails, cider, wine and snacks were available alongside Lasting Joy’s highly approachable suds. My wife and I grab seats at the bar noontime on a sunny Friday, November 2024 to enjoy all ten varied home brews.
Rustic Czech-styled pilsner, Two Rivers, combined dry mineral graining with grassy Saaz hop herbage, leaving saw-dusted barnyard hay, rye and alfalfa snips.
A dryer Vienna Lager, ILOVIT contrasted its leafy hop astringency and apple-skinned dried fruiting with mild chestnut-roasted caramelization.
Dewy raw-honeyed marzen lager, Leafs Peeper, sunk leafy hop oiling and earthen truffle fungi into red-orange fruiting.
Gingery cinnamon sticks and brown-sugared nutmeg, clove and thyme seasoning led pumpkin pied Hudson Harvest Pumpkin Ale, leaving a honeyed wheat crust.
Soft-toned oak-aged sour blonde ale, Sophomore Slump, let buttery Chardonnay wining and honey mead sweetness contrast sharply acidic white wine vinegaring as its tart peach adjunct hid apricot and tangerine snips.
Honey mead-inspired Belgian wheat ale, Beekeeper’s Bliss, picked up cotton-candied butterscotch sweetness and botanical orange blossom backup.
Citric pine-embittered hazy IPA, Clouds Over Clermont, utilized woody Saaz hops, melon-like Cashmere hops and earthily floral Mackinac hops to engage its sharp citrus thrust.
Murkily tan nickel-hued Brut IPA, Pick Your Own Grape, let Concord grape tannins pick up enzymic champagne-sparkled white wining and mild orange oiling for its green hop earthiness.
Nearly as good as a beechwood-seared German smoked helles, Smoke Follows Beauty brought stylish Band-aid astringency to salami-pastrami cured meatiness and sweet smoked barley malting.
Wintry dark ale, Pie Chai Porter, plied sweet chai tea to pine nut, gingerbread, nutmeg and peppermint incense illusions above dark chocolate base.