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NEWPORT STORM RHODE ISLAND BLUEBERRY

Luxuriously perfumed blueberry waft inundates pearly-headed golden straw-bodied fruit ale that’s arguably better than New England’s berry-flavored competitors from Bar Harbor, Sea Dog, or Coddington’s. Sweet candied blueberry essence captured above gently hop-fizzed caramelized cereal malts, biscuit-y wheat, and cornbread. Seltzer-watered blackberry-strawberry nuance teases dry finish.

REISSDORF KOLSCH ALE

Murky fruit-wafted sourdough pungency overrides delicate sweet-spiced fizziness and floral-herbed restiveness softening easygoing pale-bodied moderation. Lemony apricot and banana trifle receives phenol hop restitution. Not far removed from a summer ale with its perky citrus spritz and passive wheat backdrop. Fine all-purpose brew for light-bodied thirsts.