On tap at Pompton Craft House, easygoing pale wheat ale with mild lemon-candied grapefruit tartness contrasting spritzy orange peel sweetness as wispy currant and juniper berry snips flutter.

Mildly creamed vanilla spicing hits milk chocolatey coffee midst and delicate oats-sugared base as vapid vodka-nipped hop astringency drags down initial vanilla-chocolate dessert appeal.
Fabulous cocoa nibs and marshmallow-induced stout stays richly vanilla creamed as brown chocolate syrup drapes fudgy molasses gingersnap Brownie likeness and sweet bourbon follow thru. Slight black peppering contrasts latent black cherry wisps beneath chewy marshmallow-squared cocoa protuberance. Recommended.
Ambitious triple-hopped NEIPA caresses tangy Citra-hopped orange, clementine and tangerine sweetness with tart Nelson Sauvin-hopped mango, papaya and passionfruit tropicalia and limey Vic Secret-hopped lemon zesting above honeyed wheat spine. Dank pine resin secures the bitter back end.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, creamy vanilla sugaring coats peachy mango tang, orange-peeled yellow grapefruit bittering, salty guava-gooseberry souring and perfumed herbal spicing while lacquered pine contrasts honeyed pale malting below surface.
Intensely rich and creamily viscous stout places pistachio adjunct in chewy marshmallow-sugared dark chocolate syruping. Pine-sapped hop char lingers aggressively against chocolate pistachio fudging, ancillary hazelnut-glazed pecan, acorn and walnut illusions and mild bourbon vanilla subtleties.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, pureed navel orange, blood orange, tangerine and tangelo juiciness seeps thru viscous cotton-candied marshmallow sugaring like a confectionery creamsickle. Tart citrus insistence and sweet vanilla creaming pervade sweet sticky thing.
On tap at Beef Trust, lemony grapefruit-juiced mango, guava, pineapple, peach and papaya tropicalia spreads thru floral-perfumed spicing, resinous pine tones and mild vanilla creaming in clean icy setting.
On tap at Growler & Gill, stronger ‘Holiday Edition’ (9% ABV) of Baby Kittens heightens bitter grapefruit zesting, lemon-limed guava souring, tangy peach sweetness and pureed mango influence as well as waxy orange-candied tartness above honeyed pastry dough malting. Dry pine lacquering seeps beneath the citrus-spiced surface. In the can, crayon-waxed lemon meringue tartness, orange marmalade tanginess and pineapple vodka luster reach creamily sugared oated wheat base.
On tap at Jealous Monk, crushable hazy golden bronzed Citra-Mosaic-hopped pale ale collaboration with nearby Willimantic retains easygoing grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang above grassy pine resin and spicy crystal malts. A softer, less bitter India Pale Ale.
Syrupy cocoa nibs and roasted peanuts join tart strawberry adjunct for rich PB&J-like stout collaboration with Fat Orange Cat. Nutty burnt toast bittering underscores berry-jellied mocha treacle of creamy vegemite dessert.
On tap at Beef Trust, fluffy white-headed, pastel orange-bodied NEIPA brings sunshiny grapefruit-peeled mango-pineapple-peach-tangerine tang and lemon-limed guava souring to the fore as piney hop oiling delivers proper bittering.