On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, flagship light-bodied cream ale barely retains lemony orange zest against dry grassy-hopped barnyard dankness, groat-like cereal grain malting and faint nuttiness. Serve to unwashed masses.
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COMMUNITY BEER WORKS AMAZING LARRY CREAM ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry popcorn-buttered spelt graining gains creamed corn sweetness to contrast mild hop-spiced astringency. Fine for cream ale enthusiasts.
(THIRD STREET) RISE TO THE TOP CREAM ALE
Briskly clean cold spring-watered moderation places corn-sugared pale wheat malts and light hop bittering above honeyed biscuit spine. Sourdough-breaded remnant fortifies the mild back end.
BALLAST POINT CALM BEFORE THE STORM CREAM ALE
On tap at Ambulance, quirky warm-weathered delight brings creamed coffee sensation to light lemony orange tartness and corn-sugared vanilla respite. Winsome cold-brewed Caffe Calabria coffee tones delicately collapse above honeyed wheat base. Faint butterscotch, vanilla and roasted tobacco illusions waver.
GREAT SOUTH BAY JETTY CREAM ALE
On tap at Ambulance, amiable straw-yellowed moderation contrasts maize-dried astringency against corn-sugared sweetness and light honeyed citrus to its soft cereal-grained backend. One of the better cream ales tried in 2015.
CARTON PUMPKIN CREAM ALE SCOBEYVILLE WOOD
On tap at New York Wing Factory, abtruse autumnal moderation combines dry-starched pumpkin roast with orange-oiled candied ginger and pink peppercorns. Orange rot midst nearly upends raw gourd adjunct. Sugar bread spine lightly sweetens the backend to contrast the brief pumpkin-squash finish.
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK FUNNEL CAKE CREAM ALE
Not far removed from Shebeen Cannoli Beer with its powder-sugared cupcake frosting and pastry-like sweetness. But its Nilla wafer waft, lactose-sugared vanilla bean influence and light funnel cake battering only affect the wispy cream soda finish as paltry lemon-dropped orange frontage fades fast above doughy white wheat base.
BOLD CITY KILLER WHALE CREAM ALE
Generic canned moderation stays mustily acrid. Faded yellow-fruited souring combines with wet-papered grain mildewing and buttery sourdough breading for drab dry-bodied dreck. Lemon-limed grassy hops and light German pilsner-like malts pick up slim orange pekoe tea herbage and barren lemongrass snip.
CARTON WISCOVATION
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, crisply citric cream ale utilizes tropical Mosiac hop acidity and pilsner-malted flouring to capture the essence of a zesty-fruited pale ale. Perfumed yellow grapefruit entry picks up brisk orange peel bittering. Advertised milk-buttered adjunct seemingly a non-factor.
CARTON PUMPKIN CREAM ALE – 2013
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, approachable copper-based autumnal hybrid retains buttery vanilla creamed crystal malting to abut vegetal pumpkin meat roast. Advertised orange-oiled pink peppercorn seasoning stays below candied ginger herbage, lemon saffron oiling and sugary gin-rummy ethers (produced by hefty 9% alcohol volume). Vodka-wafted rubbing alcohol waft increases ethanol burn, but supple cream ale never succumbs to acrid liquor-based phenolics.
NARRAGANSETT CREAM ALE
Serviceable pre-prohibition style cream ale (in a can) claims to be staple in Rhode Island during the Sixties. A bit thin, its spritzy citric-spiced grassy hops creep alongside smooth pale-lagered Vienna and caramel malts. Mild lemony orange twist and light vanilla creaming veiled by phenol complacency. White-breaded spine nearly goes limp. But it’s summertime sessionable when chilled.
EMPIRE CREAM ALE
On tap at Birdsall House, smooth nitro-creamed eggshell-headed pleasantry retains cleaner grain-hop profile and gentler reedy hop bittering than less definitive cream ales. Mild tea-like flow mellows into baked breaded bottom while grouty piquancy speckles silken minerality. Arguably the best cream ale marketed in the states. Get onboard!