On tap at Plank Pizza, fair helles lager lets sweet corned oats pick up mild perfume spicing and grassy Noble hop herbage but cheap malt liquor swerve nearly ruins floury grain base.
CARTON THIS TOWN HELLES LAGER
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CARTON DROWNED IN COFFEE IMPERIAL CREAM ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, luscious dark amber cream ale variant based on Affogato Italian coffee with vanilla ice cream then aged in bourbon. Dark-roast coffee continuance gains mild espresso milking and black chocolate respite to counter sweetly creamed coffee theme. Recommended.
CARTON CONUNDRUM CANDY IPA
Unique soft-toned Juicy Juice collab with Heavy Reel. Lemony yuzu tartness, spiced mandarin orange, bittersweet white grapefruit, tangy white peach and floral pomelo daubs create a tropical citrus candied center as mild watermelon, cantaloupe and cherry illusions emerge alongside refreshing eucalyptus minting above oats-dried white wheated pilsner malts.
CARTON CAFE DE HORCHATA IMPERIAL CREAM ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, less creamily vigorous than more distinctly rich Carton cream ale variants. Dry rice milking doesn’t coax enough flavonoids outta mild vanilla coffee adjunct and restrained cinnamon spicing, letting semi-sharp lemony hop bittering bide time for slight whiskey back penetrating rice-milked cinnamon coffee finish of Mexican horchata confection.
CARTON COSTATOR HOP-LESS DOPPELBOCK
On tap at Cloverleaf, Balinator dopplebock variant utilizes raw green Costa Rican coffee beans in lieu of hops. Milk-sugared coffee sweetness gains candied toffee spicing, mild peated dewiness, distant dried fruiting and buttery chestnut waver.
CARTON ST. KITTS COFFEE IMPERIAL CREAM ALE
Another superfine Regular coffee variant. Creamy milk-sugared coffee sweetness invites coconut rum spicing to the party as mild molasses brandy licks enter the serene coffee fray. Caramel latte, coconut coffee, cappuccino and oak-toasted bourbon vanilla illusions intensify rich java-sugared finish.
CARTON XI+ (2022)
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxurious eleventh anniversary barleywine blends creamily caramelized wheat wined dextrin with Grand Marnier-liqueured cherry cognac sugaring in brown-sugared rum barrel. Distant cinnamon coffee, vanilla and marshmallow illusions add extra dessert topping to sumptuous nightcap.
CARTON FRUSTA ITALIAN PILSNER
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry golden cleared Italian-styled Bohemian pilsner brings herbal Magnum hops, lemony green grape-soured Hallertau Blanc hops and nifty floral bouquet to musky corn husk leavening delicate bread crusted Vienna-Carafoam malting.
CARTON WILL IT NOG PASTRY CREAM ALE
On tap at The Office – Ridgewood, lightly vanilla-creamed whipped cream fluff spiced-up by subtle nutmeg-cinnamon sweetness for understated eggnog-inspired pastry cream ale. Try it in powdered sugar-rimmed glass.
CARTON PUNCH LAST TRIPLE FRUIT PUNCH IPA
On tap at Beef Trust, tropical fruit punch brings tangy pineapple, mango and strawberry adjuncts to musky floral-perfumed respite above pasty oats-flaked white wheat malt base. Wispy orange, tangerine and mandarin illusions waver.
CARTON BIC CZECH PILSNER
On tap at Taphouse 15, mild herbal grain musk picks up floral perfume-daubed orange spritz for worthily sessionable pilsner-Vienna malted moderation.
CARTON COMFORTABLY BITTER IMPERIAL WEST COAST INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Plank Pizza, dry lemon-embittered orange rind tartness zings resinous Chinook-Simcoe-hopped pine tones as barley-flaked Marris Otter malting sweetens the back end of medium-bodied West Coast-styled IPA. Sharp citric bittering will please hop-heads.
