On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, desirous hybridized saison allows mellow Sichuan peppercorn bittering and tea-like chrysanthemum blossoms to coalesce floral-perfumed citrus zest. Lemony mandarin orange and tangerine tang brightens the dry finish as wispy juniper, chamomile and honeysuckle illusions flutter below.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, fabulous brown-bodied peach version of liquefied swisher cigar drapes dried peach puree syruping atop dank blunt-like cannabis acridity, oats-smoked pale wheat malts and crisp charcoal-fired tobacco roast. Peach blunt likeness picks up subdued black grape, walnut and black chocolate undertones as well.
On tap at Sogo Hibachi Grill, creamy milk-sugared coffee ground intensity gains subtle fennel, licorice and anise undertones as well as lightly embittered yellow grapefruit and lemon rind tartness. Tertiary cinnamon toast, anisette and chocolate biscotti illusions deepen sweet side of “Golden Imperial Coffee Cream Ale” while acidic bitter coffee aftertaste lingers on.
On tap at Ambulance, inventive Valentine’s Day Box of Chocolates with floral-perfumed rose waft lets bittersweet black chocolate roast pick up bruised black cherry tartness. Fine creamy dessert treat for all chocolate lovers.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, bustling full-bodied dark ale gains dark-roast coffee edge over molasses-dried black chocolate syruping, bittersweet dark-fruited sanctuary and teasing vanilla extraction. Ashen wood char and mild plasticine grouting skew its base while tertiary bourbon, black cherry and blackberry nuances run amok alongside latent cola-hazelnut hints.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sinister Russian Imperial distorts sweet brown chocolate setting with hop-charred grain roast and dry-spiced vanilla sweetener for ‘freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream’ sedation. Mild black-malted mocha smokiness, teasing strawberry nip and distant blackberry rip fortify soy-sauced coffee backdrop. Not sure everything’s balanced, but it sure is uniquely qualified to satisfy bolder dark ale imbibers.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mild (4.5% ABV) milk-soured porter brings light-roast smoked coffee grounds to mild lactic yogurt acidity, picking up lemony espresso respite. Sour black grape and black cherry tartness gain vinous white wining over polite black pepper spicing at the charred mocha finish.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, delicate floral-bound cherry blossom tartness and rice-dried salted spicing defeat ‘languid summer doldrums’ with lightly soured citric acidity as sour raspberry, oaken cherry and bitter lemon rind coerce balmy sea salting of light-bodied gose.
On tap at Taphouse 15, rye-spiced moderation gains dry-hopped lemon bittering as wavered floral-perfumed herbal tones drape the pale malt base. Only a touch of rye peaks thru the citric-herbed finish.
On tap at Ambulance, approachable (despite mighty 10% ABV) Imperial IPA with zesty orange peel perfuming and easygoing mango-passionfruit-tangerine tang gains astringent pine musk as wispy grain alcohol burn soothes polite citric finish. Mandarina Bavaria hop profile brings latent blood orange, mandarin orange and clementine influence to the surface.
On tap at River Of Beer, simple moderation works well as a low-alcohol table beer, but its jasmine-flowered grains of paradise adjunct loses luster as white-peppered lemon wisp tingles the tongue ever so gently above light pale malt spicing.
