“Serious hop bite” of zestful grapefruit bittering, sunny lemon spritz and dank pine resin contrast peachy pineapple-mango tang and juicy orange peel sweetness atop pasty honey- malted sweet bread dilution. Closer to a West Coast IPA in some regards due to sharply embittered tropical fruit spicing, pungent pine elevation and lack of New England-styled candied lollipop tartness and oated wheat creaming.
On tap at Ambulance, fruitful dry-hopped hazy IPA with upfront grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, sedate passionfruit-mango-guava souring, tingly lemon curd tartness and buttery Chardonnay wining combine with mild floral-spiced sweetness.
Sessionable grapefruit-forward All Day IPA variant resonates with zestful lemon-juiced grapefruit pith, rind and peel bittering given polite floral-spiced sweetness to contrast light pine oiling.
Easygoing pale ale with IPA-like Mosaic/Idaho 7 hop profile affording floral-daubed citrus bittering and earthen pining over sugary crystal malts. Zesty lemon rind thrust invites polite orange-peeled grapefruit pith bitterness to the fore as grassy hop astringency beckons.
Lacquered orange zesting picks up spicy phenolic coarsening and vodka-like 10.3% ABV alcohol ethers above Belgian candi-sugared pale malts of fruited tripel variant. Sticky orange soda-like midst gains treacly honey sinew.
On tap at Taphouse 15, tartly bone-dry mixed culture Berliner Weisse utilizes perfumy rose hips, chamomile and hibiscus botanicals to galvanize salty lemon lime spritz, light earthy black peppering and mild ammonia whir.
On tap at Taphouse 15, sassy food court-styled strawberry vanilla milkshake posing as thickly textured sour Smoothie. Chewy marshmallow sweetness guards tart strawberry opulence, creamy banana surge and puckered orange concentrate twang above oaty dextrin-starched acidulated malt base. A fabulous strawberry banana creamed trifle.
On tap at Ambulance, oak-aged sour saison (a foraged farmhouse ale) brings vinous white wine esters and tart lime splurge to sourly sweet raspberry adjunct. Lollipop-like raspberry sway picks up Sauvignon Blanc nip with musky tannic leathering.
On tap at River Of Beer, dry champagne-salted fizz prickles mild lemony orange spicing and herbal respite above mineralized pilsner malting.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, crisp springtime golden kolsch with light frothy cream lets salty lemon spicing invite champagne grape spritz and light Tettnang hop herbage to grassy hop astringency over delicate white crackered pilsner malts.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, hazy straw yellowed hefeweizen retains lighter mouthfeel despite stylishly higher 6% ABV. Subtle brown-sugared banana bread sweetness and mild clove spicing allow lemon-soured dried plantain stint and wispy herbal tinge to contrast vanilla wafer flouring at its sourdough bottom.
Brisk English-styled pale ale from Ireland coalesces amber grained cereal malt sweetness, dewy peat mossing and toasted bread crusting, recalling an Irish Red Ale in many aspects. Ascending East Kent Golding hop herbage brings snappy bitterness to slightly caramelized barley roast finish.