On tap at Ambulance, sunshiny Citra-Mosaic-hopped IPA goes for Orange Crush soda audience as lightly vanilla creamed blood orange and mandarin orange adjuncts (plus tertiary pineapple, grapefruit and tangerine tanginess) bring juicy fruited vibrancy to citric-candied finish of ‘crushable’ soft drink (with well-hidden 8.2% ABV).
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, luxuriously rich Banana’s Foster entry welcomes bourbon vanilla sugaring and creamy Reese’s peanut buttering as brandied Invisible Force Colombian coffee tones deepen resolve of sweet dessert nightcap. At the glorious finish, caramelized chocolate syrup drapes peanut-buttered banana bruise plus tertiary smoked molasses, cappuccino and macchiato snips.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, lemony Zamba/ Meridian hop blend heightened by ultra-dry wood tones saturating abrupt yellow grapefruit rind bittering and floral cologne musk. Not unlike some early ’90s citrus-pined West Coast IPA’s.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, assertive double dry-hopped NEIPA (despite Imperial handle) offers milky yogurt souring to tangy pineapple, mandarin orange, guava and papaya tropicalia as well as crayon-waxed lemon liming above creamy oated wheat base. Mild pine resin seeps thru fruitily bittersweet buttery froth.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, winningly straightforward dry-hopped Citra-Mosaic-Eldorado combo emits hard-candied lemony orange tartness, crayon-like pineapple-papaya-passionfruit waxing and peachy mango tang as well as resinous pine tones above lightly creamed oats.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, dry-hopped moderate-to-medium body brings lemon-soured grapefruit and mango tropicalia to lacquered pine tones and slight herbage above gluey pale malts.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, lemony pineapple and grapefruit zesting (Motueka hops) settles alongside salty guava and green grape souring (Kohatu/Nelson Sauvin hops) tempered by lacquered floral-tinged pine needling.
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamily rich nightcap drapes mild Invisible Force coffee roast with coconut-toasted dark cocoa resonance and spiced vanilla beaning. Delicate peanut butter adjunct nearly lost in the molasses-sapped Mounds Bar finish.
On tap at Growler & Gill, rich banana-chipped black chocolate syruping drapes coffee-stained peanut buttering to the Graham Cracker honeyed spine of rich dessert stout. Creamy Kahlua, cappuccino and macchiato illusions deepen chocolate-covered banana scheme.
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry-hopped Citra-Mosaic sunshine scours waxy crayon-like yellow grapefruit, navel orange and pineapple seduction plus delicate honeyed peach sugaring above dewy pale malting.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, standard Citra-Cascade-Simcoe hop profile allows zesty lemon, grapefruit and pineapple spree to infiltrate salty pine-licked herbage of soft-toned beige yellowed IPA. Subtle crystal malt creaming underscores tangy citrus-spiced finish.
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean dry-hopped pilsner metes out mild citrus spicing of a sessionable IPA to doughy biscuit malt spine and herbal drift of a bohemian Czech lager. Polite grapefruit, green grape and mandarin orange subtleties stayed wispy.
