Rich rummy ethanol boozing penetrates white-peppered Belgian yeast funk (reminiscent of Orval/ Saison Dupont) plugged into vodka-smoothed, Cryo-hopped tropical fruiting. Juicy pineapple, zesty lemon, tangy orange, pink grapefruit, mango and cherry burst forth as mild floral spicing and slight wood tones reach honeyed wheat base.
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VEIL SECTOR 5 QUAD
On tap at Ambulance, bold dry-hopped quad retains IPA-like orange powdering, mango tanginess, grapefruit bittering, pineapple zesting and peachy marmalade tartness undercut by fusel alcohol burn (12.5% ABV) impeding buttery caramel malt richness.
JESTER KING CITRUS FROOT DIRECT FARMHOUSE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, lactic saison-styled IPA fermented with cryo-hopped Hamlin and mandarin orange relegates Orangina/Mimosa comparisons and honeysuckled orange blossom perfuming for gin-soaked citrus souring (and cat-pissed ammonia acidity) above raw oats-flaked pale malt neutrality.
STONE VERTICAL EPIC ALE 08-08-08
Lavishly rich amber-hazed tripel/ IPA hybrid guides white peppered floral-spiced Belgian yeast thru effervescent American-hopped citrus zesting and vanilla-creamed banana and clove niceties above cinnamon-toasted cookie dough malting, leaving rum-sugared vodka nip on tannic green grape esters at the durably fulsome finish. Lemon meringue, tangy pineapple, bruised orange, honeyed peach and salted mango illusions spread across epic landscape.
BRAVEN WHITE IPA
Adequate American IPA/ Belgian wit mix nearly lost in nebulous phenolic blur as bubbly lemon-spiced fizziness riddles herbal perfumed floral whim above frail white bread spine. Carbolic citric finish gets a tad soapy, but there’s enough hop resin to reinforce its brisk lemony orange tang.
PLATFORM BUCKET OF GLOVES IPA
On tap at River Of Beer, super-hazed hybridized New England-styled India Pale Ale given Belgian farmhouse yeast that allows tart lemon-peeled spicing and dank earthen rusticity of a saison to spike orange peel sweetness and grapefruit rind bittering of an IPA. Candied pineapple, sugary lemonade and tangy tangerine dangle below next to wavering grassy-hopped astringency and pale wheat malting.
PIPEWORKS GLAUCUS BELGIAN-STYLED IPA
Lovely soft-toned Belgian IPA with sunny amber-yellowed clarity brings easygoing grapefruit-orange peel bittering to herbal hop subtlety, cellared fungi yeast musk and dark floral notions. Salty citrus finish stays brisk.
TIRED HANDS ENVIROTHON
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing oak-fermented Belgian IPA brewed with French pilsner malts and British oats serenading tart yellow grapefruit souring. Herbal hops subtly subsidize sunny citrus continuance of mellow yellow-cleared moderation.
DARK CITY CHARRETTE BELGIAN IPA
On tap at Biggie’s, brusque orange-peeled piney hop bittering and peppery herbal respite contrast candi-sugared Belgian yeast above caramelized rye malting. Floral tea notions and lightly vinous grape esters sit across sweet lemon custard, orange marmalade and white peach tones. Sharp hop bite never relents.
PERENNIAL WHITE IMPALA INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, fine witbier-influenced moderation brings mildly tangy tropical fruiting and tannic grape tartness to light white wheat backdrop of IPA hybrid. Well-balanced grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple, peach, tangerine, mango and nectarine tanginess picks up floral-spiced sweetness and herbal tea nuance at juicy fruited finish.
FLYING DOG TROPICAL BITCH BELGIAN IPA
Lively Belgo-American convergence spreads India Pale Ale-derived citrus zestiness, sharp sugared spicing and wafting floral bouquet atop herbal white-peppered Belgian yeast. Brewed with tangy mango, pineapple and passionfruit adjuncts, its honeyed peach, quince and tangerine subsidies enhance the tropical finish.
SOLEMN OATH BUTTERFLY FLASHMOB BELGIAN IPA
On tap at One Mile House, lively piney citrus perfuming sweetened by candi-sugared Belgian yeast spicing. Orange-peeled mango, peach, tangerine and tangelo tang juicily contrasts gin-soaked lemon rind bittering, zesty yellow grapefruit pucker and dank bark-dried astringency.
