Plush pinkish-headed, ruby-marooned Belgian-styled red ale loads emphatic sour-candied cherry tartness into dryly berry-fruited, unmalted-wheated Lambic phenols. Medicinal cherry syruping and oaken cherry esters politely herbal spiced as whimsical raspberry-elderberry-boysenberry undertones complete tartly fruited Flanders Red/ Lambic peculiarity.
On tap at Shepherd & Knuckelhead – Haledon, easygoing clear-yellowed Belgian strong ale (unassuming 8.5% ABV) combines mildly creamed Chardonnay buttering, cotton-candied crystal malting, floral-daubed citrus zest and light lemongrass herbage. Tertiary banana, green apple, lemon meringue and champagne grape illusions add further complexity to serene moderation.
