Tropical fruited yeast fungus gains white-peppered Saaz hop astringency for feisty moderate-medium body. Tart lemondrop-candied sugar coating shields modest grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, serene mango-papaya-guava niche, acidulated malt souring and musky herbal spicing.

On tap at Poor Henry’s, welcome novelty (crafted in conjunction with home brewer Juli Goldenberg and Monkey Paw Brewing)  loads beet-juiced carrot cake entry with vanilla icing for adventurous 8.5% ABV Belgian-styled pale ale. Sweet honeyed malts contrast lively Saaz hop sharpness as brisk-watered vodka plasticity provides light alcohol burn to adjunctive dried cinnamon grounding and golden raisin snip. Sweet carrot caking picks up lemon meringue, banana, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew and pear nuances by the lightly creamed fruit-spiced finish.

From 2015 limited series, 20th Anniversary edition is merely OK Belgian-styled Strong Ale. Mild candi-sugared Belgian yeast gains local maple syruping, light pilsner malting, herbal honey tea sweetness and misty floral waft. Find Allagash ales from older ‘tribute series’ for more fun.

Politely rounded moderation receives peppery herbal streak to reinforce lemon-seeded orange tang and leathery barnyard-dried grassy hop astringency. Clean mineral water crisping overrides minimal phenol acridity. Perfumed orange blossom honey slipstream and light basil-thyme seasoning regale bittersweet citric tones to French breaded bottom.

Sessionable Belgian-inspired American pale ale is a hopped-up version of brewers’ sweeter flagship offering, Blonde Hunny. Raw-honeyed citric dryness overrides subtle candi-sugared Belgian yeast spicing. Persistent tangerine tang lingers above lemony mandarin orange and Valencia orange juicing as salty lemongrass herbage gains strength.

Cellar-aged over several years, Belgian ale gained mustily vinous white-wined acidity and green grape esters to contrast ginger-spiced cider sweetness. Mild alcohol burn fades above dry Chardonnay sedation, tart lemon acridity and honeyed pale malting. (2007 version shown below)

Broad-ranging sessionable Belgian pale ale (4.9% ABV) caresses white-peppered yellow fruiting with piquant honeyed herbage and hay-dried farmhouse acridity. Effervescent lemon zest, mild grapefruit tartness and tannic yellow grape esters enjoin sweet orange peel tang to contrast floral-dusted pink peppercorn, sage, rosemary,  fennel and cilantro seasoning. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast spicing sweetens the engaging flavor profile.

Pleasurable honey-spiced Belgian pale ale picks up scurried citric tang over sugared wheat malting. Lemony pineapple, orange and peach juicing plus subtle white grape esters gain mild black peppering. While initial canned version lacked stylistic brevity and relied too much on glutenous raw-honeyed astringency to reinforce expectant citric rush, lemon-rotted herbal nip, light peach compote snip, delicate yellow grapefruit clip and soft-spiced hop fizz,  improved 2015 bottled selection sweetens the mix exponentially.

Soft-toned Belgian-styled light body needs clearer stylistic definition. Mild yellow-fruited spicing sweetens above pallid barley-wheat malting and sourdough yeast, but distant candi-sugared quince influence and latent herbal nip flutter by aimlessly.

Incomplete Belgian-inspired moderation needs deeper flavor profile to work as “barrel-aged American-hopped experimental” hybrid. Well-watered minerality soothes white-peppered Belgian yeast spicing, dry farmhouse-like barnyard funk, wild oats rusticity and grassy hay astringency. Coriander-spiced orange tang, subtle lemon zest fizzle, sugared rum tease and light herbal notions could be pushed forward in the mix. Lightly charred White Oak bourbon influence lacks resolve.

Expressive medium body intricately blends brisk citric hop tang into peppery Belgian yeast spicing, toasted biscuit malts and herbal nuances while its bold 8% ABV brings adequate vodka-gin boozing. Beneath lemon-candied Valencia orange, tangerine, clementine and marmalade fruiting lies the soft malted wheat (whiskey) spine.