On tap at Ambulance, sunshiny (New England-slanted) IPA utilizes mild oated wheat creaming to underscore zestful Citra-Simcoe hop combo. Sour lemony yellow grapefruit seeded briskness and sweet orange-peeled pineapple, peach and guava splash given slight earthen pine-toned cannabis skunking.
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TROEGS GRAFFITI HIGHWAY IPA
Tidily conventional, soft-toned, straw-hazed IPA lets mild lemony grapefruit rind bittering, light juniper bite and piney hop resin contrast juicily orange-peeled pineapple and mango tang to lollipop-candied citrus finish. In the distance, buttery Chardonnay, lemon tart, tangelo, melon and mandarin orange subtleties flutter.
LIQUID STATE LIQUID CRUSH NEW ENGLAND IPA
Resilient NEIPA combines lemon zested yellow grapefruit with tangy orange peel sweetness, salty guava souring and peachy pineapple zip given surging pine lacquering above less prominent milky oated wheat base.
LIQUID STATE PINK BOOTS HAZY IPA
Streamlined hazy amber yellowed NEIPA goes the easy stylistic route as tangy orange-peeled yellow/ white grapefruit zesting, briny guava-pineapple-mango souring and laidback mandarin orange swipe gather across pine needled minting above mild oated creaming.
SHEBEEN PUMPKIN SPICE CANNOLI
Richly well-orchestrated pumpkin pureed cannoli pastry knockoff maintains sugar dough-powdered sweetness as sharp cinnamon-clove-nutmeg spicing digs into vanilla-creamed pumpkin coffee onrush, picking up wispy red apple bruise, orange peel twist and glazed hazelnut swag. To partially counter all the lovely sweetness, meaty squash-roasted gourd earthiness and slight herbage enter the fray. May overwhelm more restrictive palates.
YARDS SUMMER CRUSH
On tap at Triton, easygoing orange and lime zested pale wheat ale picks up spry lemon spritz and teensy floral saffron musk above substantial floury sourdough yeast buttering.
CHECKERSPOT UNDER THE OVER KOLSCH
Salt-licked lemon souring coats grassy hopped floral herbage above mineral grained pilsner malting, picking up mild earthiness.
SHOCK-TOP BLUEBERRY WHEAT ALE
Cloying blueberry seltzer phenols crawl thru muskily bitterer than sweet blueberry stickiness above pasty pale wheat base.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. MANGO WHEAT ALE
Pulpy mango tang bursts forth with juicy sweet-tart fruitiness. Ripe mango continuance gains mild lemon spritz and distant guava-papaya-passionfruit illusions over lacquered honey wheat bottom.
ITHACA MANGO SOUR
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, salted mango puree penetrates lemon-juiced green grape acidity and sour guava-passionfruit snips of white wheat-backed Berliner Weisse. Needs more upfront luster.
LONG LIVE HOLA FANTASMA BERLINER WEISSE
On tap at Ambulance, fermented with tart blood orange, pineapple and strawberry adjuncts, brisk hybridized Berliner weisse lets dry lime-peeled brining add sour surge as distant watermelon rind and oaken vanilla illusions flutter.
TRADITION HANG TEN GOSE
Distinct Hawaiian vibe lifts variant gose beyond earthly delight as juicy mango, guava, passionfruit and pineapple tanginess receives brisk sea-salted lemon liming in acidulated pale malt setting. Lively Cascade hop citrus spree heightens jaunty tropical fruiting as tertiary watermelon rind, oaken vanilla and white peach illusions seep thru.
