Briskly adjunctive pureed boysenberry, raspberry and cherry tartness stays firm as blueberry pomegranate waxing, lemony lollipop licks and cranberry souring add to moderately acidic berry mix in casual milk-sugared vanilla setting.
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TOX CHIPS & DIP
Overwhelmingly assertive hot peppered collab with Little House Brewing retains true tortilla-chipped, green pepper-spiced, mango salsa likeness minus the tomato sauce. Sea-salted mango souring receives mildly acidic Margarita-like lemon zested key lime bittering and unripe orange snip (plus woody pencil shavings) pervaded incessantly by dry green chili peppering. Suited for hot pepper lovers.
MORTALIS ECHIDNA
On tap at Taphouse 15, vibrant pastry-like Smoothie lets marshmallow creamed vanilla sugaring sweeten coconut-toasted pineapple zesting and salty mango-kiwi-guava tropicalia given chewy banana resolve as well as tart orange concentrate juicing. Fruitfully well-balanced summertime delight.
MORTALIS ELEA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, steadfast Citra/Nelson-hopped NEIPA plies lemon zestfulness to candied pineapple, salted mango, sour guava and tangy peach as piney hop bittering contrasts sugary pale malting and oated wheat creaming.
SLOOP (NO) GREEN BEER
On tap at Growler & Gill, easygoing hazy golden moderation pushes yellow grapefruit tang softly forward as misty orange peel sweetness, limey lemon zesting and peachy pineapple-mango tropicalia stay subtle alongside resinous pine bittering. Lacking oated wheat creaming of most NEIPA’s.
JAILBREAK SPECIAL LADY FRIEND HAZY IPA
Juicily refreshing Mosaic-hopped NEIPA with advertised candied pineapple and blueberry fruiting spiraling thru yellow and pink grapefruit, sweet orange peel, salted mango and tangy tangerine as lemony spritz prickles white wheated oats flaked creaming.
OAKFLOWER LEAP BEER QUADRUPLE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, Leap Year celebrator’s a dry-hopped, hazy beige yellowed IPA/quad blend marching orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and papaya tanginess thru mossy quad-like cellared fungi then picking up soured lemon rot spot. Strangely, 12% ABV stays calm in zestful Citra-Nelson hop mix.
OAKFLOWER HAMLIN WEST COAST IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, sunburst lemony grapefruit tang and zesty orange peel briskness rally alongside grassy hop astringency above sugary pale malt bottom of tropical West Coast-styled IPA.
HUDSON VALLEY GEMHEART SOUR IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, lightly milk-sugared sour IPA utilizes Citra and Nelson hops to activate black currant, lemon puree and herbal Rooibos tea adjuncts atop oated raw wheat dryness. Candied lemony orange lollipop tartness, sweet-tart strawberry swizzle and desolate pomegranate-cranberry souring add mild acidity to lemony currant frontage.
ROOT + BRANCH TOTAL APOCALYPSE OF THE HEART SOUR INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, perky sour IPA brings milk-sugared blueberry and peach sweetness to mouth-puckering guava, mango and passionfruit pureed tartness as well as mildly salted cat-pissed green grape vinegaring over lightly creamed oated wheat base.
ROUND TABLE DR. J DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry coppery moderate-medium body lets streamlined grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang pick up tertiary white peach, tangerine and guava licks as mild piney bittering sets in over desiccated pale malting.
STONE FEAR MOVIE LIONS DOUBLE IPA
Blending Mosaic hop tropical punch with floral-perfumed Loral hop pepperiness, dry West Coast-dominant moderation seeps lemony orange peeled grapefruit tanginess and peachy pineapple snips into earthen pine resin as boozy (8.5% ABV) vodka musk envelops streamlined citrus spicing over parched pale malting.
