On tap at Growler & Gill, sturdily staid Midwestern IPA shoots for late ’90s stylizing as dry lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and tingly peach sweetness stay moderate against resinous pine stead over grainy pale malts.
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CATSKILL HAINES FALLS SOUR ALE WITH CHERRY
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, mild red cherry juicing and zesty lime prickle add only faded tartness to spritzy lemon fizz of moderately acidic scarlet red-hued sour ale.
CATSKILL JOHN O’ THE BIRDS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, hazy straw yellowed hefeweizen retains lighter mouthfeel despite stylishly higher 6% ABV. Subtle brown-sugared banana bread sweetness and mild clove spicing allow lemon-soured dried plantain stint and wispy herbal tinge to contrast vanilla wafer flouring at its sourdough bottom.
CATSKILL RATFACE MACDOUGALL DOUBLE IPA
Soft-toned lemony orange zesting picks up spritzy grapefruit zing, mild papaya-passionfruit souring and light citric vodka spark, relegating any piney bittering.
CATSKILL BREWERY
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NEW YORK
Established in 2014 and occupying a large maroon carriage house with raccoon-faced grain silo, CATSKILL BREWERY resides at the Sullivan County hamlet of Livingston Manor. A commemorative Woodstock birdie celebrates the rural mountainous surroundings where the ’69 music and arts fare exploded a few miles south.
A six-seat aluminum-topped serving station pours beer emanating from the windowed silver brew tanks and round wooden casks on the left. The cross-barred high ceiling, paneled wood backdrop, barreled tables with steel-wood seating and aluminum-topped side seating spread thru the pristine barn house. A huge TV hangs from the front wall.
An aluminum -topped back deck with wood picnic tables, hung-up canoe and Adirondack chairs provided outdoor comfort.
My wife and visited Catskill Brewery during September ’23 to quaff seven previously untried, well-rounded, efficient beers – four of ’em of the IPA variety.
Spritzy lemon and peppery Saaz hop herbage dotted Ball Lightning Czech Pils, leaving delicate floral spicing and honeyed tea daubs upon its mild oated wheat pilsner malts.
Bittersweet orange oil pasting and leafy hop astringency scurried thru moderate-bodied Octoberfest, Barkaboom Marzen, leaving caramelized amber grain sweetness and chestnut-hazelnut snips in the dust.
Toasted amber grains and dry Noble hop herbage coalesced for lightly caramel spiced German-styled red ale, Little Quarry Franconian Rotbier.
As for the India Pale Ales, sessionable sunny yellowed Grass Wagon gave its dainty Citra-Mosaic-hopped grapefruit peel, orange rind, pineapple and mango licks a light wintry pining above earthy pale malts.
Soft-toned gold-hazed New England IPA, Devil’s Path, let tart guava and green grape esters plus bitter yellow grapefruit and sweet orange peel settle above oated wheat creaming, picking up tertiary lemon meringue, lime gelatin and pineapple chiffon whims.
Hybridized farmhouse IPA, Onteora Mountain, retained a sour lemony orange lollipop tartness and brisk white grapefruit zesting over saison-like barnyard leathering.
Meanwhile, cryo-hopped Rusk Mountain NEIPA, spackled its lemony herbal misting with dry wood tones and dryer pale malts.Â
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CATSKILL DEVIL’S PATH IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, hazy straw IPA soaks salty grapefruit zesting, bruised lemon souring, limey guava bittering and candied peach tartness with waxy crayon-like hop lacquering seeped into resinous pine spine.
CATSKILL BALL LIGHTNING PILSNER
On tap at Growler & Gill, whole cone Saaz hops heighten herbal mineral graining of leathery hay-dried Czech pils. Mild orange peel spicing and salty green grape tannins lean towards sessionable NEIPA side.
CATSKILL JOHN O’ THE BIRDS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, mild vanilla creaming rises above straw-cleared hefe as banana-clove sweetness contrasts light lemon-soured plantain tartness, wispy green grape tannins and herbal whims above sourdough French breading.
CATSKILL FREAK TRACTOR SOUR (MODEL #14)
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, zesty grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering gains mild white-peppered herbage, wavered piney respite and earthen barnyard desiccation over honeyed pale malts (for latent followup to 2015’s Model #1). Wispy brettanomyces yeast souring stays subtle despite wild ale styling.
CATSKILL WITBIER
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, raspy wit benefits from lightly creamed Belgian yeast candi-sugaring, sweet banana-bubblegum-clove rampage and lively coriander-spiced orange peel spunk. In the backdrop, lemony white-peppered herbage seeps into sharp grapefruit bittering and tangy peach-pear-melon reminders.
CATSKILL GRAND CRU
On tap at Ambulance, sour wine-barreled grand cru pits tart lemon zesting against vinous green grape subtlety and sharp cider bite. Easygoing fare with lightly acidic nature.
CATSKILL NIGHTSHINE BLACK LAGER
On tap at A Better Place, seamless schwarzbier utilizes dehusked black malts to set up chalky black chocolate malting and ashen cocoa-dried bittering for nutty hop char. Blackened mocha richness gains latent black grape, black currant and Blackstrap molasses illusions.
