On tap at Stone & Rail, Jameson Irish whiskey-barreled sour blonde ale adds only a pinch of whiskey to mildly acidic Persian lime and lemon adjuncts. Candied citrus tartness gains subtle peach, cider and green grape reminders. A Mojito substitute?
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EXHIBIT A LEITMOTIF OPUS 13 WITH CRANBERRIES
On tap at Ambulance, lactic kettle-soured cranberry pucker brings moderate tartness to pinkish amber-hazed light body. Mild tannic acidity seeps into subtle lemony cranberry piquancy.
CROOKED STAVE NIGHTMARE ON BRETT DARK SOUR ALE – 2016
On tap at Ambulance, low-key dark sour ale aged two years in Leopold Bros. Whiskey barrels retains brettanomyces-bound balsamic vinegaring, tart oaken cherry pucker and mild lemon musk, but whiskey influence is negligible. Slight charcoal graze inundates sharp vinous sourness and horse-blanketed barnyard acridity by indirectly providing charred mocha remnant. Subtly complex.
PARADOX ACTUAL SIZE – OAK-AGED SOUR ALE WITH KIWI & TOASTED COCONUT
On tap at Ambulance, vinous green grape tartness overwhelms toasted coconut and kiwi adjuncts for highly acidic oak-aged golden ale. Sour white wining gains modest peach, guava and mango illusions, but its coconut-kiwi tropicalia fails to take hold.
REVOLUTION FREEDOM OF SPEACH SESSION SOUR W/ PEACHES
Sessionable kettle-soured peach moderation with plain Greek yogurt adjunct maintains lightly vinous green grape acidity and oaken vanilla resonance, staying sharp on the tongue. Delicate sweet-tart peach spritz nearly overwhelmed by lemon-limed souring at the citric-wined finish.
TRVE HIEROPHANT
On tap at Ambulance, feisty clear amber-yellowed sour pale ale (an awkwardly defined mixed culture ‘biere de garde’) retains moderate lactic acidity for salty lemon-limed perfume musk and tannic grape-skinned tartness. Sour yogurt finish completes well-calibrated wild ale.
ALLAGASH FARM TO FACE ALE WITH PEACHES
On tap at Tapastre, eye-squinting white peach acidity inundates lactobacillus-soured pale ale (fermented in stainless steel). Lactic house yeast deepens peach sourness as well as vinous white wining and green apple tartness.
STILLWATER ACTION BRONSON’S 7000
On tap at Poor Henry’s, pungent dry-hopped sour ale utilizes lightly vinous Muscat grapes and acidic brettanomyces yeast to enhance lemony grapefruit tartness over straw-dried barnyard acridity. Tertiary guava, passionfruit and gooseberry illusions filter thru.
UPLAND CHERRY LAMBIC AGED IN OAK BARRELS
On tap at Taphouse 15, salt-licked sour lambic with eye-grabbing pinkish rose hue brings lemon-limed acidity and oaken vanilla tannins to tart Montmorency cherry resolve. Aggressive Belgian kriek!
CAMBRIDGE HENDRIX SOUR ALE AGED IN GIN BARRELS
On tap at Ambulance, mild gin influence barely registers alongside crispy cucumber watering and salty lemon-limed Berliner Weiss respite. Musky botanical snips increase gin-soaked peppercorn herbage, but tepid pale malt spine falters. A true acquired taste that’s wholly original despite limited appeal.
FORTNIGHT OFF WITH HER RED RASPBERRY SOUR ALE
Rosy amber-cleared moderation retains sharp-edged red raspberry souring alongside vinous green grape esters. Tart raspberry continuance receives recessive lemon spritz and wispy floral aspect. Worth pursuing.
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CAPTAIN LAWRENCE HOPS N’ ROSES AGED IN OAK BARRELS
On tap at Growler & Gill, politely oak barreled wild ale utilizes mild rose hips, elderflower and hibiscus adjuncts to engage lightly vinous red wining, tart lemon snicker and musky honeysuckle trickle. Tertiary floral-daubed herbal tea illusions sneak thru winy tannins.