Tart blueberry adjunct almost washed out by sour lemon fizz and phenol hop astringency, picking up mild spicing for its finishing candied berry swagger.
Tag Archives: blueberry ale
SHOCK-TOP BLUEBERRY WHEAT ALE
Cloying blueberry seltzer phenols crawl thru muskily bitterer than sweet blueberry stickiness above pasty pale wheat base.
MOMAC BERKLEY BLUEBERRY PALE WHEAT ALE
On tap at 3 Knots Taphouse – Onancock, phenol Seltzer fizz washes out lemony blueberry influence and wispy white wheat base of purplish pink light body. Smoothly vague.
PINELANDS BLUEBERRY ALE
Updated (2020 version) of brewer’s blueberry blonde lacks sufficient blueberry intensity as vodka-like alcohol burn and corn-liquored ethers rob its essential fruitedness. Tepidly tart blueberry seltzer fizz lingers alongside grainy hop astringency.
SHIP BOTTOM BLUEBERRY BIKINI BOTTOM WHEAT ALE
OXBOW DANCE LANGUAGE BLUEBERRY SAISON DE MIEL
On tap at Ambulance, lemony blueberry bite receives mildly soured buckwheat-honeyed barnyard rusticity and sweetly tart banana quirk for nifty Belgian-styled strong blonde posing as a dry farmhouse ale.
SUSQUEHANNA BLUEBERRY THRILL
(UNIBROUE) EPHEMERE ALES – BLEUET
On tap at Taphouse 15, soft-toned blueberry jam tartness receives lemon-soured curacao orange tang above light white wheat base for slightly deficient amber-pinked moderation. Mild woodruff syruping seems to sweeten blueberry cereal aspect, contrasting its wispy citric-licked pink peppercorn reminder.
PINELANDS BLUEBERRY BLONDE ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, local blueberries provide loud sweet-tart resonance over honeyed wheat base. Blueberry puree insistence picks up dainty peach liqueur and apple cobbler illusions for further sweetening against mild hop astringency.
RIVER RAT BLUEBERRY LEMON WHEAT
On tap at Grumpy Monk, lemon-soured blueberry tartness lacquered by clay-hopped sourdough resilience while light floral herbage, spicy coriander-clove nicety and wispy peach tones whimper. Compares favorably to Sea Dog Blueberry Wheat.
SARANAC BLUEBERRY BLONDE ALE
Initial blueberry compost lacquering and hefty blueberry waft fall off as phenol hop astringency and arid carbolic spritz oppress gluey pastry malt sweetness (and wafting floral perfuming).
ABITA BLUEBERRY WHEAT
Moderate blueberry pie theme rides above light pilsner-malted white wheat spine. Zesty lemon prickle adds fizzy carbolic spritz, but up-front blueberry-juiced essence interfered by phenol hop acridity.