On tap at Ambulance, beautifully effervescent India Pale Ale lets bright floral-bound fruit juicing and spicy caramel malting contrast dank piney hop resin. Crisply clean lemon-peeled grapefruit, orange, mango, peach, pineapple and nectarine tang gains mild herbal licks and sweet floral accents over doughy mineral-grained malts. Velvety smooth and highly effervescent moderate-to-medium-bodied nectar of the gods.
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KENT FALLS SUPER SPARKLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, “vibrant” lemony grapefruit, tangerine, orange, pineapple and tang brightens the front end. Well-watered mineral grain crisping and dank piney hop resin reinforce zesty tropical fruiting.
KENT FALLS ORANGE JUICEMAKER IPA
On tap at Ambulance, freshly-squeezed orange juice tang works its way thru mild dry Chinook hop bittering. Candied orange sweetness brings blood orange, orange marmalade, tangerine and tangelo illusions to the fore.
BLUE POINT PROP STOPPER SEAWEED IPA
On tap at Biggie’s – Ramsey, sharp citrus-spiced tang and creamy caramel malting gain seaweed salinity at rousing finish. Lemony grapefruit, pineapple and mango vibrancy glimmers.
NEW BELGIUM JUICY MANDARINA INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, subtly sweet-spiced mandarin orange influence receives mildly creamed wheat malting for sturdily richer toasted bread spine (than usual IPA fare). Mild orange-peeled peach and grapefruit wisps settle below the surface.
DECADENT TROPICAL SMOOTHIE (STRAWBERRY VANILLA)
On tap at Taphouse 15, mild Madagascar vanilla beaning and subtler strawberry creaming casually hidden behind brash piney fruited IPA styling. Sharp orange-peeled grapefruit, peach, papaya and pineapple tang gains zesty lemon spicing above mildly syrupy crystal-caramel malting. Beneath the surface, strawberry vanilla sweetness stays too soft to properly contrast woody citric hop bittering.
BRIX CITY RIGHTEOUS JAMS
On tap at Poor Henry’s, perfectly centrist IPA with frothily creamed head and illuminating golden body retains gentle tropical fruit spicing. Crisply clean-watered grapefruit, orange, pineapple and mango tanginess sits atop sugary crystal malts. Rewarding moderate-to-medium-bodied ‘jam.’
BROTHERTON SPOON FULL OF CITRUS
On tap at Poor Henry’s, moderate lactic acidity gets loaded upon mildly spiced tropical fruiting and light Amarillo hop woodiness. Crisply clean water profile crystallizes lemony grapefruit, mango, peach and orange tang as advertised ‘lemon cookie, lime custard, mango and peach’ illusions rise to the surface.
BOLERO SNORT/ ICARUS I JUST BLUE MYSELF IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, suggestively-named (8.8% ABV) collaboration with Lakewood, NJ’s Icarus integrates mild blueberry tartness with dry-hopped lemony mint freshness as wispy white-peppered heat withers behind.
CONCLAVE MAORI HAKA IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, splendid dry-hopped New Zealand varietal combine for crisply clean tropical fruited restraint. Mildly lemon-soured passionfruit, mandarin orange and grains of paradise tartness retains clean-watered celery crisping as mild hop astringency lingers. Serve to dispirited citric-pined IPA haters as fine alternative.
EVIL TWIN PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, I’M A BIG FAN OF YOUR BEERS IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sweet ‘n sour orange-candied mango, tangerine and grapefruit tang gains mildly creamed crystal malting to contrast sedate pine hops and oats-dried herbal snips.
EVIL TWIN HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing lemon-spiced moderation with helles lager-like biscuit malt base picks up honeyed herbal tea notion. Mod hop bill (Pacific Jade; Mandarina; Kohatu; Mosaic)provides mellow grilled pineapple, guava, papaya and mandarin orange illusions.
