On tap at Ambulance, sunshiny Citra-Mosaic-hopped IPA goes for Orange Crush soda audience as lightly vanilla creamed blood orange and mandarin orange adjuncts (plus tertiary pineapple, grapefruit and tangerine tanginess) bring juicy fruited vibrancy to citric-candied finish of ‘crushable’ soft drink (with well-hidden 8.2% ABV).
On tap at Pompton Craft House, briskly clean New Zealand-hopped IPA lets tangy peachy pineapple-grapefruit-guava conflux, lemony orange peel zesting and floral-daubed pine needling reach mild creamy oats-flaked wheat base. Intense Nectaron hopped tropical fruiting dazzles the tongue.
On tap at Growler & Gill, sturdily staid Midwestern IPA shoots for late ’90s stylizing as dry lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and tingly peach sweetness stay moderate against resinous pine stead over grainy pale malts.
On tap at Ambulance, zestful New England-styled IPA lets yogurt-milked mandarin orange and tangerine tang slide into sourly salted guava-kiwi-papaya tropicalia and advertised ‘strawberry candied’ tartness above heavily oated wheat creaming. On the sly, cucumber-watered navel orange, white/yellow grapefruit and pineapple illusions seep thru.
On tap at Ambulance, bold Citra/Motueka/Galaxy hopped NEIPA (with hidden 10.3% ABV) lets dry grapefruit peeled orange rind bittering pick up lemon meringue tartness, tangy mango salting and latent papaya sweetness over creamy oated wheat base.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, tropical double dry-hopped NEIPA blends grapefruit-peeled Strata-hopped cannabis dankness with lemony Idaho 7-hopped herbal musk, gaining dry pine needling before picking up mild dill-pickled mango, guava and papaya salting.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.