On tap at Beef Trust, sessionable autumn ’17 pale ale (made in collaboration with Philly restaurant Jose Pistola’s) recalls English bitter with its dewy sweetness, mossy earthiness and vegetal acridity. Lemon-rotted orange tartness and resinous pine hop wisp created mostly by Simcoe-Centennial-Cascade hop trio. In the can, lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering stays zestier and tarter above dewy wood-dried soiling.
Veritable peach cobbler’s a ‘classic confection’ featuring inconspicuous vanilla bean bittering, lightly sugared cinnamon-nutmeg-clove spicing and earthen Perle hop astringency while retaining a sharp peach tartness. At the finish, mildly lacquered peach syruping picks up wispy cherry snip above caramelized biscuit bottom.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
