On tap at Taphouse 15, lacquered peach pasting gains boisterous citrus bittering as sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind spunk reigns over dank piney hop romp, nearly overwhelming initial peach tones and latent mango-nectarine snips.
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SIERRA NEVADA SIDECAR ORANGE IPA
Infused orange peel tang takes immediate control above wood-lacquered hop oiling and grassy herbal astringency. Lovely orange peel zesting soon gains brisk tangerine sweetness and subtle apricot, mango and orange marmalade wisps.
SINGLECUT PUSH PUSH STRUGGLE DDH IPA
Bright yellow grapefruit tang leads the way for easygoing smoothie. Sweet-spiced nectarine, peach, pineapple and mango juicing and candied citrus tartness spark spry grapefruit zesting above mildly creamed vanilla-licked caramel malting. Grassy wood tones provide dry sideswipe to eager double dry-hopped moderation.
KCBC ROBOT FISH INDIA PALE ALE #6
Smoothly easygoing IPA lets juicy grapefruit tang and orange-peeled lemon zest crowd grassy herbal resin. Dry Simcoe-hopped wood tones contrast buttery English pale-malted (Optic) biscuit flouring in soft-toned setting.
BURLINGTON BEER REFLECTED IN SYMMETRY MULTIGRAIN INDIA PALE ALE
Sunny lemon-juiced grapefruit spritz gains light sugar spicing to contrast mild piney hop musk, grassy white-peppered herbage and slight onion snip. Splashy citric serenity enjoined by floral peach, pineapple and mango wisps at delicate finish.
NOTCH DOG & PONY SHOW NEW ENGLAND 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.
BERKSHIRE JALAPENITO PINEAPPLE AND JALAPENO IPA
Fine hybridized IPA lets relegated jalapeno heat bring smoky resonance to sweet pineapple-pureed tang (with a spritzy lemon twist). Subtle chili heat fades soothingly while tropical fruiting ascends.
BEER’D 8 DAYS A WEEK
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.
MAST LANDING DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED TELL TALE PALE ALE
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.
VOODOO INDIA PALE LAGER
On tap at Taphouse 15, honey-dripped IPA fruiting meets dewy pale-malted lager yeast and grassy-hopped pine resin. Bitter orange rind persistence gains zesty orange-tangerine-mango tang. Despite heady 7.8% ABV, ethyl astringency is low.
EAST ROCK BLACK LAGER
Lightly smoked dark chocolate bittering enjoins freeze-dried coffee sourness and distant earthen mossing for silken black-malted schwarzbier. Stylishly OK.
EAST ROCK HOPFEN LAGER
Bavarian-styled hop-forward pale lager offers orange-oiled melon rind dryness and zesty lemon spritz to grassy Noble-hopped astringency above biscuity lager yeast.
