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.
SOUTH 40 BLACKBERRY BLOSSOMS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Triton, tart blackberry adjunct gains mild sour lemon salting, musky cellar funk and hay-dried earthiness that overtake stylishly (washed-out) banana-clove sweetness over weak wheat wafer base.
FIRESTONE WALKER CALI SQUEEZE BLOOD ORANGE
On tap at Ambulance, spritzy amber rust-hued hybrid hefe allows tart blood orange adjunct to nearly nullify stylish cotton-candied banana and clove sweetness as slight lemonade sweetness creeps thru.
ROSS VELERO NEGRO MEXICAN-STYLE DARK ALE
Roasted cocoa seeds given slightest sea-salted lime adjunct as dry grained legume nuttiness and dewy peat come aboard for easygoing Mexican-styled dark lager.
HACKENSACK HULA SKIRT COCONUT BLONDE ALE
On tap at Pompton Craft House, toasted coconut sweetness receives creamy vanilla froth as tangy pineapple zesting and lemon meringue tartness tingle tropical summertime moderation.
LUCKY HARE GLEN ALE
Sessionable straw clear blonde ale plies zesty lemon twist to mildly spiced herbage over crisp barley-roasted cracked corn base simplistic dry pilsners sometimes utilize.
DROWNED LANDS BROOK & REED PALE LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, “Classical” aluminum yellowed pale lager brings spicy lemon sweetness and floral Hallertau hop herbage to bready pilsner malting in fine stylistic fashion.
