On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, mellow habanero burn deepens in the throat while candied pineapple sweetness struggles for room atop pale-malted caramelization. A zestier pineapple tang would be welcome.
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BIRDSONG JALAPENO PALE ALE
Novel pepper-spiced pale ale allows mild jalapeno burn to infiltrate crisp lemon-limed tanginess and subtle black-peppered earthen musk. A fine moderate-bodied pale ale alternative.
TROPHY WIFE
Dry grain rusticity and musky herbal hops provide ESB-like earthiness for less involving orange-dried tangerine, grapefruit and peach snips. Wispy wheatgrass, hay and rye undertones waver.
ALEWERKS CHESAPEAKE PALE ALE
‘Contemporary’ pale ale boasts higher hop profile (Cascade-Chinook-Centennial-Amarillo) than typical mild mannered stylistic counterparts. Candied citrus tang and floral-spiced pine needling enriched by cookie dough malting. Lemony orange and mango fruiting sharpens its dry hop bite.
BURIAL TWO DOLLARS AMERICAN PALE ALE
Stylishly complex yellow-bodied, pearly-headed, lupulin-powdered pale ale utilizes fulsome herbal fruit-spiced yeast to heighten its bustling flavor profile. Zesty lemon tang picks up zippy yellow grapefruit, mandarin orange and grilled pineapple sass as salt-watered brining increases sage-dabbed white peppering and a nip of gin.
MELVIN HUBERT MPA
Rewardingly crisp MPA (short for Melvin Pale Ale) lets delicate crystal-caramel malt creaming sweeten tart lemon-dropped mango, pineapple and papaya tropicalia above wispily pungent piney hop dankness. Fine mild resonance.
NORTH RIVER LEMON & DILL
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, uniquely sessionable dry-bodied pale ale brings dill-pickled lemon zest to the fore, picking up floral cologne-musked cherry blossom, rose and hibiscus fragrance as well as latent caraway tea remnant and distant green tea bittering. Brisk citric bite never wavers.
PEEKSKILL ROLL ‘EM EASY PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, clean summertime moderation brings mild orange-grapefruit-tangerine tang to modest herbal hop astringency and dry pale malting in crisp manner.
BRIX CITY LITTLE DIPSTER PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mellow moderation’s gently fruited Mosaic hop scheme, light wet-grained herbal musk, distant lemon custard tartness and celery-watered cleansing define modern hop-designed pale ale styling.
(LAKE PLACID) WHITEFACE LODGE LEAN TO ALE
Brewed for nearby lodge by Lake Placid Brewery, amiable Scotch-dried pale ale brings corn-flaked cereal graining and peaty whiskey daub to the surface. Light malt liquor-like grain alcohol wisp stalls.
LONG TRAIL SUMMER ALE
On tap at Sogo, soft well-watered crisping envelops lemon-rotted grapefruit rind bittering and sweet orange-spiced spritz over earthen barnyard acridity. Tart guava, passionfruit and melon subsidies gain herbal respite at rustic finish.
CIGAR CITY INVASION PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, incisive medium-bodied pale ale offers sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and juicy pineapple-peach-mango tropicalia to black-peppered pine hop resin. In the recess, light floral tones lean to the sweet side to contrast distant gooseberry souring. Canned version of pleasant lo-alcohol pale ale brings lemony orange-pineapple-grapefruit-peach tang to resinous piney hop bittering, spicy pale malts and misty floral nuances.
