On tap at District Tap House NYC, reliable hybridized medium body lets sharp citric-pined hop bite of India Pale Ale battle back tart orange-peeled coriander spicing of Belgian witbier. Tangy grapefruit, orange, tangerine, peach and yellow grape surge contrasts coniferous piney hop bittering above sticky cotton-candied honeyed wheat spine. Lost in the shuffle is wit-like mandarin orange piquancy and pilsner malting.
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INTERBORO MAD FAT! MONEY INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, worthy collaboration with Long Island’s Barrier Brewing (described as ‘tropical citrus bomb’) brings bitter orange rind, sour grapefruit pith, zesty lemon licks and sweet pineapple-mango-peach illusions to musky compost dankness, mild piney hop dryness and rustic herbal notions above dry pale malting.
THREE 3’S SS AZZ IF IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, lightly lingered citrus zestiness gains “spicy mango” influence and resinous Simcoe Lupulin hop-powdered bittering above delicate wheat-oats spine for sessionable India Pale Ale.
CONCLAVE CHOSIN IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, zesty orange-peeled grapefruit rind briskness enlivens tidy medium-bodied IPA. Fruitful Citra-Eldorado hops gain piney subtlety above pilsner-oats malting.
ICARUS WAIKIKAMUKAU
On tap at Poor Henry’s, zesty New Zealand-inspired dry-hopped IPA boasts resilient “tropical juiciness.” Mildly creamed crystal malting backs up bright grapefruit, orange, pineapple, peach, tangerine, mango and guava tang as well as sweet floral spicing and mildly resinous hop phenols. Heavenly.
EVIL TWIN SOUL MADE INDIA PALE ALE
Bright grapefruit tang leads the way for splendid tropical-fruited medium body, picking up sharp lemon souring and mild earthen pining to contrast underlying candy-spiced malt sugaring. Orange-peeled pineapple, mango, papaya and peach glaze its grapefruit-forward surface.
SOUTHERN TIER NU SKOOL IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘traditional English India Pale Ale’ lets tropical Mosaic hops infiltrate dewy earthiness, creamy pale malting and herbal nuances. But its distant pineapple, mango and orange illusions should be brought forth more to improve its multi-tiered English mosaic.
BARRIER REVERSE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, pleasant straightforward IPA with moderate citric-juiced piney hop bitterness lets mildly creamed crystal malt spicing sweeten the backend. Lemony grapefruit tang receives tertiary pineapple, mango and papaya tropicalia.
FINBACK TRILATERAL IPA
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, candied pineapple sugaring plus orange-peeled mango, pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine and peach tang add juicy fruiting to mildly bitter piney hop briskness. Efficient.
COMMON ROOTS BETA
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, effervescent citrus gleam heightened by moderate Galaxy-Citra-Columbus hop bittering in crisp, clean, pale malt setting. Floral-dried lemony grapefruit tartness and mild orange tang land in grassy dry-wooded field.
ROGUE PROMISE GONE AW-RYE IPA
Proprietary homegrown rye receives slightly sharp floral-fruited spicing above delicate piney hop temperance. Glass-sugared cookie dough yeast enriches rye spicing as zesty lemon-licked grapefruit and orange peel bittering contrasts mellow peach, tangerine and pineapple tang.
YARDS GOLDEN HOP IPA
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, fluffily cream-headed moderate-to-medium body delivers citrus-spiced Mosaic-Cascade hop zestiness and mild wood-dried Amarillo-Columbus hop bittering to biscuit wheat-honeyed English pale malting. Witheringly lemon-dropped mandarin orange, tangerine, pineapple and mango tang needs more punch.