On tap at Barcade – Jersey City, affluent candi-sugared dark chocolate sweetness inundates plummy black cherry tang above oak-toasted pumpernickel base. Burnt caramel, toffee and coconut illusions contrast earthen barnyard-dried hop char.
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SMUTTYNOSE COILY
On tap at Barcade – Jersey City, thrillingly ‘harmonious’ 2016 Smuttynose/ Barcade collaboration arguably the best saison ever devised. Luscious candi-sugared vanilla bean sweetness uploaded alongside tingly cinnamon spicing and wispy Italian plum adjunct provides beautiful contrast to stylish citric tartness. Tangy grapefruit, orange and tangerine briskness outdo lemon meringue and lime sorbet tartness above crystalline water base.
SMUTTYNOSE SMUTTLABS: EAST COAST COMMON
On tap at Barcade – Jersey City, warm-fermented and dry-hopped San Francisco-styled pale lager (2016 offshoot of earlier Stoneface Brewing collaboration) links caramelized oats sugaring with light floral spicing while contrasting moderate citric-hopped bittering and nutty pine resin. At the finish, lemony grapefruit tartness ascends, bringing crisp closure.
SMUTTYNOSE HAYSEED
Sessionable summer saison (sub-categorized as a Belgian grisette) stays gentle on the tongue as billowy pearl head crackles over its pale yellow body. Rustic barnyard-dried ‘hayseed’ minerality, wild oats graining and floral-spiced herbage reign alongside white-peppered lemon zest. Spritzy carbolic fizz crackles with lemony yellow grapefruit, passionfruit and lime souring. On tap at Ambulance, light springtime grisette (a milder Belgian saison) retains dried lemon musk and barnyard-like hay rusticity. Gently salted carbolic fizz soothes out astringent citric acidity.