On tap at Growler & Gill (and taking its moniker from Robert Plant’s impromptu exclamation at MSG “Stairway To Heaven” performance), dapper juicy-fruited IPA loads yellow grapefruit bittering atop oily hop resin and sweet sugar spice contrast. Engagingly floral-daubed pineapple, peach, papaya and orange tropicalia settles way below tangy grapefruit assault.
On tap at Growler & Gill (and taking its moniker from the opening line of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”), soft-toned IPA brings dynamic sugar-spiced citrus affluence to tamped-down grassy hop bittering and light pine resin. Lemony grapefruit, pineapple, orange, tangerine, peach and citron tang resonates, but not too brightly. Consistently winning flavor profile stays even keel.
On tap at Ambulance, sour milk stout lets soft lemon-rimmed espresso tone seep into dry French oak barrel aging that adds sharp wood tone to lactic brettanomyces yeast funk. Acidic lemon pucker usurps soured coffee roast at delicate finish.
On tap at Coalhouse Pizza, sumptuously sweet-creamed milk chocolate splendor greets supple toffee, vanilla, cocoa and burnt caramel sugaring for indulgent dessert beer. Syrupy chocolate sweetness inundates velvety smooth finish. Perfect for any sweet-toothed chocolate lover.
On tap at Ambulance, velvety chocolate rum-caked bourbon vanilla sweetness picks up lactose milk sugaring in nitro setting. Dried dark cocoa, black chocolate, cacao nibs and espresso illusions lightly embitter Jamaican rum-aged Imperial Stout circa 2016.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, indeterminate hybridized pale lager loads bacterial brettanomyces souring atop subtle hibiscus flowering and wispy black currant nuances. Sour green apple, cherry, lemon and lime tartness as well as vinous green grape tannins usurp mildly pungent lactic acidity. Just needs clearer stylistic definition and deeper resonance.
