On tap at Taphouse 15, dry Imperial IPA retains zestful citrus spicing and peachy mango-banana tartness as well as musky herbal-tinged pine remnant for lightly creamed NEIPA-like oated wheat base. Sunny lemony yellow grapefruit bittering and brisk navel orange, tangerine and clementine tang stay briskly smooth.
Even bitterer and boozier than original Road 2 Ruin, cold fermented hop heightening allows pungent lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness to crowd the vodka-nipped juniper bite leading to its pine tar respite. The doughy base withers below the musky citric intensity contrasted lightly by floral-daubed strawberry, raspberry and cantaloupe reminders.
Sunny lemon zesting, sweet orange peel tang and bitter yellow grapefruit juicing join lesser mango-guava-lychee tropicalia and lacquered wood respite. Lingering citrus bittering gains clean vodka brining.
Uniquely easygoing slightly sour IPA combines New Zealand-sourced hops (Peacharine/ Riwaka) with citric Mosaic hops given nifty Sauvignon Blanc grape skin extraction over buttery baguette toasting. Upfront, mellow lemony yellow grapefruit bittering usurped by subtle peach wine swoon, tingly green mango tang, slight nectarine sweetness and wispy pineapple snip, burying its herbal-tinged pine restraint.
On tap at Ambulance, soft creamy vanilla froth heads smoothly citric dry-hopped IPA. Reserved lemon meringue, mandarin orange, peachy mango and white grapefruit serenity given resinous pine tinge backed by mild oats base.
On tap at Ambulance, bright tropical fruited zestiness spreads thru mild vanilla creamed oats-sugared malting. Sunny lemony grapefruit-peeled navel orange briskness bursts forth, gaining slight crayon waxing and dank pine resin.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, smoothly dry grapefruit-forward Imperial IPA gains mild orange rind bittering, tidy pineapple-tangerine tang and latent floral herbage for musky pine permanence.
Well-balanced hazy yellow sunshined medium body utilizes winning Galaxy/Citra/Mosaic hop conflux as lemony lychee-passionfruit-mango brining, sweet orange peel zesting and waxy pineapple riffs reach creamy oated wheat spunk.
Floral-spiced citrus sweetness contacts limey coconut zesting while contrasting lacquered pine thrust. Rummy fruit cocktail syruping allows peachy pineapple, mandarin orange, mango, grapefruit and pear illusions to surge.
On tap at Ambulance, adjunctive lacquered peach liming and tangerine tang gain mild pine resin over dry pale malts. Tertiary mango, clementine and grapefruit illusions flutter. At the finish, orange-juiced champagne sparkle leaves Mimosa tease.
On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘pillowy’ Imperial IPA retains juicy orange peel sweetness and candied lemon twang for light pine lacquering emboldened by vodka-clean 8.5% ABV boozing that never ransacks citric-spiced approachability.
Conditioned on blueberry puree with moderate lactic acidity, double dry-hopped (Mosaic-El Dorado) Imperial IPA stays tart as candied glaze usurps gin-soaked blueberry frontage as well as tertiary cranberry, boysenberry and crabapple scrum, leaving cinnamon-spiced Graham Cracker base a tad compromised. In deep recess, floral lei and rose pedal nuances wade thru waxy fruited lacquering.
