On tap at Seven Lakes Station, mellowly soured pale ale utilizes Huell Melon hops to provide pivotal melon rind, muscat grape, prickly pear and candied lemon tartness for upfront grapefruit rind bittering, wood-dried Amarillo hops and mellow mandarin orange tease. Closer to a sour IPA, perhaps.
On tap at Taphouse 15, ‘crushable’ pale ale stays dry as woody Simcoe-Amarillo hops saturate sunnily citric Cascade hops. Mellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering gains spritzy lemon twist over grainy pale malt bed.
Vibrant super-hazed yellow amber pale ale hybrid brings lactose and coconut adjuncts to the fore alongside vanilla-sweetened peach, pineapple, strawberry and mango goodness. Toasted coconut sugaring and tropical fruiting contrast mildly lactic yogurt souring to its soft oats-flaked wheat base.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, summery citrus splendor shines brightly as tart lemon-candied blood orange adjunct gains lively pink grapefruit influence and subtle Sauvignon Blanc souring above light pale malting.
Frail skinny-canned aluminum yellowed dry body with delicate white webbed lace stays unassumingly vapid. Meager corn-starched lemon licks, wispy mandarin orange smidge and distant vegetal nuance remain barren over white-breaded pilsner malting.
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, sharply assertive Citra-hopped golden ale coats lightly embittered grapefruit-peeled orange rind zesting and spicy pale malting with dry wood-lacquered herbal notions above mild wheat-oats spine. A bolder pale ale.
Glowing yellow-hazed New England-styled pale ale (sans piney IPA resin) brings floral citric-spiced banana sweetness to spritzy lemon zest and light herbal snip for easygoing drinkability. Tangy orange, tangerine and pineapple juicing counters grassy hay astringency at brisk pale malt-sugared finish.
Heady Citra-hopped pale ale gathers floral orange-peeled grapefruit tang and dank wood tones for dry cereal-grained pale malt setting, leaving honeyed Graham Cracker sweetness upon tingly citric-spiced finish. Lemony mango, guava, tangerine and pineapple illusions add subtle touch.
Casually unassuming and likably straightforward, dry-hopped moderation never goes out of its way to be anything other than a world class pale ale. Sunny yellow grapefruit tang, zesty lemon spritz, brisk navel orange sweetness and pale malt spicing contrast dank pine resin in crisply clean mineral water setting. Mild peach, mango, tangerine and guava tropicalia provides further depth.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, heftier version of brewers’ renowned Boat Beer (masking heightened 8.4% ABV) emboldened by plentiful IPA-like citrus fruiting, grainier pale malt spine and powdered lupulin oils (instead of hop pellets). Lemony grapefruit zest and ancillary guava-papaya tartness grazed by resinous hemp dankness and delicate lemongrass herbage above doughy dry malting. Sunshiny summertime fare with a solid hop-grained redemption.
On tap at Hoover’s, dry pine-lacquered tropical fruiting of a straightforward India Pale Ale given mild pale malt sugaring to contrast latent green tea herbage. Mild floral bouquet affects bright yellow grapefruit tang and bitter orange rind follow-thru of Citra-Moteuka-Ekuanot-hopped medium body.
On tap at Growler & Gill, lively grapefruit-peeled orange tang maintains bitter lemon-juiced retention. Zesty citrus continuance gains moderate floral herbage over dry pale malts.
