On tap at Seven Lakes Station, admirable flagship hefe features louder hop spicing and richer body than typical stylistic fare. Sweet banana-clove entry gains zesty lemon-orange tang and herbal cologne notion above Graham Cracker-like wheat spine.
CHIMAY DOREE
Bottled since 2015 and usually reserved for Chimay Trappists, buttery soft-toned Belgian blonde contrasts sweet-honeyed fruiting with salty white-peppered herbage and lemon seltzer fizz. Vanilla-sugared banana, clove and coriander influence picks up subtle mandarin orange, blood orange, golden delicious apple, yellow peach, red currant and lemongrass illusions above peculiar oats-dried sourdough base.
EMPIRE EAST COAST AMBER ALE
On tap at George Keeley’s, robust English-styled amber ale needs more distinct flavor profile. Instead, wavering fig-dried apricot tartness, dewy earthen wood stead, musty cellar musk, wet-grained hop murk and nutty toffee reminder never fully cohere.
SAND CITY STORMBORN BLONDE
Bustling blonde lets candi-sugared Belgian yeast heighten an array of expressive flavoring. White-peppered herbage contrasts peach-banana daiquiri sweetness, tangy orange bruise, sunshiny pineapple-coconut pina colada tease and mild vanilla creaming above polite pilsner malting.
RAMSTEIN BLONDE HEFE-WEIZEN
Sharpest and most acidic Blonde on the market. Tart lemon pucker infiltrates stylish banana-clove conflux, wavered green apple souring and lightly vinous green grape esters. Limey lemon-seeded bittering and pungent pepper piquancy linger over white wheat spine.
LAGUNITAS FUSION 39: AMERICAN PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical fruit melange ripens above moderate resinous hop astringency and sugar-spiced pale malting of limited edition spring seasonal. Zesty tangerine-peeled grapefruit and lemon adjuncts gain ancillary orange, mango, papaya and guava goodness.
BAMBERGER MAHR’S UNGESPUNDET HEFETUB
On tap at George Keeley’s, dry golden-bronzed Bavarian zwickel brings musty orange-dried tartness, mild raw-honeyed acridity and herbal Hallertau hop bittering to dewy earthen-grained rye breading.
LAGUNITAS LAGUNATOR LAGER
On tap at Bronx Alehouse, stylishly complex off-dry amber-browned dunkel bock retains brown-sugared molasses breading and nutty cocoa malting. Latent citrus souring lags, but sharp hop bite lingers.
SMUTTYNOSE PINNEPED SPECIAL VIENNA LAGER
On tap at Bronx Alehouse, understated lightly-kilned Vienna malting brings sweet grained ambiance to mild toasted nuttiness, frugal dried fruiting and light fungi earthiness.
GLENMERE LITTLE MACHETE LAGER
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, enigmatic amber lager brings orange-dried tartness to earthen compost midst and spicy floral hop astringency in nebulous fashion.
OXBOW GRIZACCA SAISON
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, citrus-laden dry-hopped ‘grisette’ retains stylishly clean flavor profile as zesty lemon and orange tartness picks up sour peach-pineapple-papaya wisps and musky horse-blanketed rusticity above musty mineral grain salting.
CARTON HANGJU
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, desirous hybridized saison allows mellow Sichuan peppercorn bittering and tea-like chrysanthemum blossoms to coalesce floral-perfumed citrus zest. Lemony mandarin orange and tangerine tang brightens the dry finish as wispy juniper, chamomile and honeysuckle illusions flutter below.
