Brisk Oktoberfest brings musky barnyard graining and dry flaked maize to doughy biscuit spine as lemony floral-spiced herbage plus mild green grape, grapefruit and green apple tartness add murkily fruited aspect.
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BURLINGTON LITTLE WIZARD
On tap at Rebar – Lodi, lightly floral-spiced Simcoe-Chinook hopped pining rubs against dry Idaho 7-hopped fruited tropicalia. Zesty orange-peeled pineapple tang contrasts subtle grapefruit-tangerine rind bittering and white-peppered cannabis blurt.
NAP TIME ROCKLANDIA
Fine mainstream NEIPA collab with Industrial Arts. Quirky lemony orange-peeled grapefruit zesting joins salty guava-mango-papaya tropicalia and wispy cherry swipe over lightly vanilla-creamed oated wheat.
AUTODIDACT GARDEN EYES
On tap at Taphouse 15, impressive puffy white-headed yellow-hazed NEIPA utilizes Citra-Mosaic hops to inform soft-toned orange peel sweetness, yellow grapefruit bittering, peachy pineapple tanginess and lemon meringue tartness given mild juniper-licked pine resin over frothily creamed oated wheat base.
TRILLIUM SUNRISE VALLEY DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, fine 8% ABV Imperial IPA with murky straw yellow glow lets waxy tropical fruiting and light floral spicing ride atop oated wheat creaming. Sedate lemon-peeled white grapefruit and orange pith bittering greets salty pineapple-mango-guava souring of Nelson Sauvin-hopped moderation
TRILLIUM THE RIVERWAY IPA
On tap at Pompton Craft House, stimulating double dry-hopped IPA loads advertised ‘orange sherbet, Meyer lemon and peach’ fruitiness, waxy guava-gooseberry tartness and salted lime bittering atop lightly creamed oats. Zesty tropical fruiting receives mildest recessive pine licks.
WELDWERKS BOOPABLE SNOOT HAZY IPA
On tap at Pompton Craft House, waxy yellow-fruited moderation loads brisk lemony grapefruit-pineapple bittering and ancillary peachy orange-mango-papaya tang atop creamy vanilla-daubed crystal malting.
FOAM YOUTH LAGOON IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, unconventional soft-toned IPA brings floral-perfumed passionfruit, lychee, pineapple and kiwi tropicalia to the fore as white-peppered lemon verbena, salty white grapefruit and gingery saffron pickup modest pine resin.
DEVIL’S PURSE STONEHORSE CITRA IPA
Perfectly streamlined Citra-hopped IPA brings sunshiny lemony yellow grapefruit spicing, salty guava souring, zesty pineapple tang and mandarin orange tartness to the surface in ‘pleasantly light-bodied” fashion. Slightest pine resin dries out at sedate pale malt bottom.
DEVIL’S PURSE POLLOCK RIP IPA
Bright tropical fruited thrust invites dry pine minting and perfumed juniper musk to sharply brisk lemony grapefruit bittering contrasted by peachy orange peeled pineapple sweetness and spunky spiced malt sugaring.
SALTY TURTLE SURF CITY SUNRISE HAZY IPA
Tidy tropical fruited pizzazz! Sunshiny orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tanginess spreads across zesty lemon spritz and mild pine lacquering of lactose NEIPA. Hard-candied center emits slightly soured pineapple, passionfruit, guava, mango and ‘fuji apple’ tartness complementing brisk citrus zing over bready oats and wheat-flaked pilsner malts provide light base.
AQUATIC MR. LAND NEW ENGLAND IPA
Approachable NEIPA with less briny guava-gooseberry souring and more lemony yellow grapefruit sunshine and zippy pineapple tang than typical stylish New Zealand-hopped fare. Prickly lemon seltzer fizz picks up subtle mandarin orange licks and slight vodka whir as mild pine lacquer drapes its frisky fruited frolic.
