On tap at Taphouse 15, ‘sweet and sour candied’ limey watermelon tartness expands atop fluffy marshmallow-sweetened wheated oats base. At the finish lemon-peeled lime souring puckers thru lactic acidity of Sweety-Tart candied Gummy Bear knockoff.
3 STARS FUNKERDOME SOCIETY #3 (2019)
Well-balanced, complex, flat-headed, limited edition sour ale integrates green grape esters, white wine vinegaring, lemon lime souring, hard cider sharpness, oaken cherry dryness and leathery barnyard acridity that linger alongside moderate brettanomyces acidity.
ROOT + BRANCH ARANCIA FRESCA
O tap at Taphouse 15, refreshingly tart aluminum yellow-cleared gose plies Palestinian sweet lime and mandarin orange to briny coriander-spiced oated wheat base. Sea-salted lemon peel insistence regales mildly acidic lime pucker as wispy orange, grapefruit and tangelo spritz aids bright citric zesting.
EQUILIBRIUM KEEPING MEMORIES SOLERA FOEDER FARMHOUSE ALE
Dry straw cleared foeder-aged farmhouse ale plies oaken vanilla tannins to lime-juiced lemon zesting, vinous white-wined green grape esters and tart green apple scurry secured by modest brettanomyces-like acidity.
SOUTHERN GRIST BROCONUT NEW ENGLAND IPA
Perfectly integrating almond-glazed coconut toasting with lingered grapefruit-embittered pineapple zesting, salty mango tang and sour guava-gooseberry tartness in creamy marshmallow-fluffed vanilla froth. Juicy Citra-Azacca hop briskness charges up sweet coconut adjunct as ambrosia salad, fruit cake, fruit tart pie, lemon cookie, pineapple coconut bar and Pina Colada illusions flourish.
OTHER HALF DOUBLE MOSAIC DREAM IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, briskly zestful double dry-hopped Imperial lets sunshiny grapefruit-peeled lemon liming and spritzy orange rind bittering leave juicy citrus imprint upon salty pine resin and sweet floral spicing peppering its dry pale malting. Tertiary mango, passionfruit, tangerine and peach misting adds depth to spectral lupulin powdered Mosaic hop template. Highly recommended.
BURLINGTON BEER INTANGIBLE TIDES TRIPLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, variant Citra/Mosiac-hopped Imperial IPA supersizes Uncanny Valley flagship. Zestful yellow grapefruit-juiced orange rind bittering and cannabis-drenched piney hop dryness encounter peachy mango, papaya and pineapple tropicalia – picking up slight vodka whim at the citrus-spiced finish.
BURLINGTON BEER BLUE DREAM DOUBLE IPA
Persuasive cannabis-oiled Blue Dream terpenes add sticky spruce-tipped lupulin powdering to zestful orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and tangelo effervescence plus salty lemon fizz and modest juniper-like bittering as creamy vanilla froth sweetens the backend. Pungent piney hop continuance and slight sandalwood perfuming then zaps sunshiny citric wonderment.
TWIN ELEPHANT FOGGIEST NOTION INDIA PALE ALE (NITRO)
On tap at Taphouse 15, lovely lactose-bound IPA brings bright lemon peel zesting to peachy pineapple tang, sour lemondrop tartness, yellow grapefruit rind bittering and salty mango quip in lightly milk-sugared nitrogenated version. Mild juniper-embittered herbage slips thru while barley-flaked pilsner malting underscores brisk sunshiny tropical fruiting.
HEAVY REEL DROWNING CLOWN DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, easygoing Mosaic hop affair brings candied grapefruit-orange-pineapple tanginess and mild lemon curd souring to salted pine resin above sugary pale malts.
HEAVY REEL KORNSTACHE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, soft-toned cornstarch-linked NEIPA remits sedate lemony grapefruit-peeled pineapple, navel orange and guava tropicalia in creamy oated wheat setting. Tartly tangy citrus continuance picks up subtle floral-spiced herbage.
HEAVY REEL / BERLIN STAINLESS SURFER NEIPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, bright yellow grapefruit-forward entry picks up lemon-pitted orange rind bittering as briskly clean sugary pineapple spicing contrasts sour guava-gooseberry-passionfruit surge and dry herbal tinge over oated wheat creaming for worthy Jersey collab.