On tap at Growler & Gill, wildflower honey-spiced lemon licks pick up dried ginger herbage and perfumed cologne musk – defying usual Belgian Pale Ale styling. Towards the finish, misty perfume-oiled citrus spritz gains chai tea-spiked oregano and sage nuances.
Moderate white-peppered herbal citrus penetration gains zesty lemon spicing and ancillary yellow grapefruit bittering over mild oats-dried spine. Lively Belgian yeast adds spunk to delicately complex pale ale.
On tap at Mellow Mushroom, soft-toned Belgian pale ale gathers sweet banana-clove-vanilla conflux, lemon meringue tartness, estery grape souring and orange-dried apricot murk to contrast earthen fungi-like herbage and mild white peppering to its biscuit-y malt bottom.
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable Belgian pale ale (brewers’ lighter alcohol version of Burly Monk) retains crisply clean grapefruit-juiced hop-oiling above honeyed malt piquancy, but laid-back herbal hop bittering never fully suffices.
On tap at Taphouse Grille, enticing honey-spiced Belgian pale ale layers creamy vanilla sugaring atop juicy lemon-bruised orange tang and mild white-peppered herbal hop bittering, picking up honeydew, cantaloupe and melon illusions. Sweet fruited piquancy contrasted by fusel alcohol warmth at busy finish.
On tap at Benny’s Beer Barrel, ‘rowdy’ pale ale lets subtle candi-sugared Belgian yeast further sweeten tropical mango-peach-pineapple punch above lacquered pine hop oiling, sedate floral notions and pale rye wheat malts. In the backend, phenol lemon-peeled herbage merges with mildly oxidized astringency. Not as untamed as advertised, but enjoyably fruit-juiced.
Bottled since 2015 and usually reserved for Chimay Trappists, buttery soft-toned Belgian blonde contrasts sweet-honeyed fruiting with salty white-peppered herbage and lemon seltzer fizz. Vanilla-sugared banana, clove and coriander influence picks up subtle mandarin orange, blood orange, golden delicious apple, yellow peach, red currant and lemongrass illusions above peculiar oats-dried sourdough base.
Bustling blonde lets candi-sugared Belgian yeast heighten an array of expressive flavoring. White-peppered herbage contrasts peach-banana daiquiri sweetness, tangy orange bruise, sunshiny pineapple-coconut pina colada tease and mild vanilla creaming above polite pilsner malting.
On tap at Shepherd & Knuckelhead – Haledon, easygoing clear-yellowed Belgian strong ale (unassuming 8.5% ABV) combines mildly creamed Chardonnay buttering, cotton-candied crystal malting, floral-daubed citrus zest and light lemongrass herbage. Tertiary banana, green apple, lemon meringue and champagne grape illusions add further complexity to serene moderation.
Well-balanced bottle conditioned Belgian pale ale shines brightly as sunnily perfumed grapefruit-peeled lemon rind bittering gains fungi-like Belgian yeast musk, white-peppered sea salting and sage-tinged lemongrass herbage to contrast sweet candi-sugared orange peel tang, creamy vanilla sweetness and wispy floral dab. Orange-bruised banana daiquiri sedation caresses subsidiary lemon meringue, mango, peach, pear and honeydew illusions at the dewy cereal-honeyed bottom.
Exhilaratingly zestful tripel-like moderation (with well-disguised 9% ABV) drapes lemon-sugared mandarin orange tang above creamy crystal malting and mild white-peppered hop herbage. In the midst, cotton-candied peach, pineapple and pear fruiting gains sweet vanilla snip and tart banana whim as salty Seltzer spritz crackles on the tongue. A blissful stylistic delight!
Mild lemon-candied tartness, peppy white-peppered lemongrass herbage and sweet pear-apple-banana conflux ride above thin honeyed wheat base. Wispy chamomile tea illusions flutter thru sleepy Belgian golden ale’s herbal citrus continuance.
