On tap at Triton, washed-out blood orange tartness and lemon-soured yellow grapefruit twang plus subtle pineapple fringe reach brusque resinous hop bittering over sugary pale malting.
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TRILLIUM POCKET PIGEON PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, unconventional New England-styled pale ale undercuts its salty guava-gooseberry souring, tangy orange-juiced pineapple zing and mild yellow grapefruit bittering with arid spelt-starched wheat dextrin. Musky herbal tinge slides thru musty sourly fruited finish.
DEPARTED SOLES PLAYOFF BEERED ENGLISH PALE ALE
On tap at Plank Pizza, unspecific English-styled pale ale lets nebulous orange-oiled dried fruiting nip at dewy fungi molding atop crystal rye malting.
GHOST HARBOR GYPSY TEARS PALE ALE
Tidy lemon-splashed yellow grapefruit and orange peel zesting (neither tangy nor bitter) caresses resinous pine wisps and spicy pale malting of golden hazed (6% ABV) moderation. Another trusty IPA-hopped pale ale.
CONCLAVE BUTCH’S PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, musky orange-dried grapefruit, tangerine and apricot tartness subtly reaches honeyed oats-flaked wheat bottom, picking up musty hop resin.
SEVEN TRIBESMEN SIERRA TANGO NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE
Retaining the bright citrus nature of a dry IPA, brisk pale ale lets piney fruiting run thru musky hop phenols and arid pale malts. Lemony yellow grapefruit stead allows ancillary orange-peeled pineapple, green mango and papaya tropicalia to spread.
OAKFLOWER RING 2 PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry-hopped pale ale utilizes IPA-related Mosaic-Nelson-Simcoe hop conflux to forward freshly squeezed orange juicing, salted pineapple tang white grapefruit bittering and mild peach sweetness above buttery oated wheat.
EQUILIBRIUM C PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, tropical fruited straw yellowed moderation with mildly spiced caramel malt sugaring. Lemony pineapple bittering lingers softly alongside peachy tangerine-nectarine sweetness, mandarin orange pleasantry and ripe banana snip contrasting tannic green grape reminder.
HUDSON VALLEY DIADEM PALE ALE WITH NELSON SAUVIN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, curious Nelson Sauvin-hopped pale ale better defined as a New England IPA-inspired pale ale (than a simple pale ale) since its yogurt-soured yellow and orange fruiting sits atop a creamily wheated oat base. Tart lemon meringue, sweet orange peel, bitter yellow grapefruit, tangy peach and papaya combine with limey Nelson Sauvin-inspired green grape tannins, salted guava and sour gooseberry as citric lemongrass herbage beckons.
NEPENTHE ASTRAL DECAY PALE ALE
Fancier fruited pale ale is well designed IPA derivation. Juicy grapefruit-peeled orange rind zestfulness embraces salty white wining and floral-spiced pineapple, mandarin and peach illusions plus mild gooseberry-guava snips as piney Amarillo-Centennial hop herbage gains mild cannabis resin to contrast bright Citra-Nelson Sauvin hop tropicalia above honey-malted French breading.
SINGLECUT DEAN MAHOGANY PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, ‘classic mash-up’ of red ale-like brown breaded amber graining and pale ale-like floral perfumed orange/ tangerine tang with lemony grapefruit pining of an IPA. Mild red apple, red plum and Bosc pear illusions add further impact, but the flow’s inconsistent.
BULL N BEAR PYRAMID AMERICAN PALE ALE
Sharp grapefruit-peeled orange pith bittering and dry wood tones counter sugary pale malts in zestful tropical IPA-like setting reinforced by spruce-tipped fern minting.
