On tap at Growler & Gill, everchanging tropical fruit punch recipe (’23 version) submits peachy pineapple and mango tanginess to lemony yellow grapefruit bittering, salty lime tartness, slightly sour green grape/guava/lychee combo and subtle white peppered herbage above mildly honeyed oats-flaked Maris Otter malting that contrasts lacquered pine drift.
‘Intricately designed’ moderation with soft citrus spritz prodding floral-spiced chamomile licks and resinous pining above creamily floured wheat bed. Lightly lingered lemon-dried orange rind and grapefruit pith bittering leads the way alongside unassuming mango, pineapple and papaya tanginess and wispy grape-stemmed phenols.
On tap at Schatzi’s – Poughkeepsie, soft pine-lacquered grapefruit-orange rind bittering gains grouty edge as slightly sour mango-guava tartness reaches wispily dank earthiness.
On tap at Taphouse 15, casually creamed cold-brewed Ethiopian coffee roast rises above dewy autumnal hop foliage. Underlying dark chocolate and molasses rye illusions contrast bitter cedar-seared tobacco chaw. A year hence at Pompton Craft House (2022), creamy coffee sugaring picks up adjunctive coconut, cedar and blueberry snips to sweeten its semi-rich profile while wet-leafed lupulin astringency wavers.
On tap at Ambulance, dry coniferous musk spreads across tropical mango-passionfruit-pineapple tang and bitter orange rind segue, gaining perfume-oiled pine needling and wispy garlic-onion pungency above caramelized pale malts (hiding surprising 8.2% ABV). Well-balanced, briskly brusque and stylishly superb!
Juicy orange-peeled grapefruit tang and zesty lemon sunshine gently crest above toasted oats sugaring. Vibrant mango, tangerine, pineapple and peach subsidy increases fruit salad pleasantry. Mild spruce tones further sweeten delightfully brisk summertime moderation, contrasting its subtle resinous piney hop bittering. An easygoing tropical fruit punch.
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable IPA brings floral-perfumed citrus spicing to the fore while pungent pine-dried grassy hop astringency battles back mild oats-flaked Maris Otter malting just above the surface. Zesty orange, tangerine and grapefruit tang gains wispy guava, mango, passionfruit and pineapple tropicalia.
On tap at Taphouse 15, silken nitrogenated vanilla-beaned stout gains dramatic dark-roast coffee intensity and softly creamed black chocolate seduction above subtle hop-charred oats-flaked spine. Tertiary espresso, walnut, dark cocoa and black cherry illusions speckle the tidy mocha density.
Crystalline Maine water provides brisk crisping to fruitful gold-cleared moderate-to-medium body. Vibrant floral-daubed pink grapefruit, mandarin orange, pineapple and mango tanginess gains mild orange-candied lemondrop tartness and spicy respite to contrast resinous piney hop oiling and earthy herb-nipped cannabis dankness. Delicately creamed orange marmalade froth tickles the tongue up-front while its dough-sugared barley-wheat spine pleasantly sweetens the backend. A soft, cushiony splendor.
Amazingly prolific brown-clouded full body goes way beyond simple amber ale tag. Hoppier stylistic profile ignites IPA-like grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, resinous pine nuttiness and mild chocolate raisin sweetness above burnt-breaded barley roast. An Imperial Amber, perhaps?