On tap at Taphouse 15, herbaceous luster nearly buries early banana-clove-coriander expectancy as lemon-peeled orange zesting ascends. At Pompton Craft House ’24, richer banana-clove luster, lighter lemon zesting and slight rummy sugaring reached creamier sourdough base.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing IPA (with suspect New England styling) lets lightly creamed crystal malting anchor lemony orange, pineapple and mango tropicalia sharpened slightly by dank herb-roasted pine tones. Woody Simcoe hops contrast fruity Mosaic/Citra hops.
On tap at Draught Industries, Sour Patch Kid-like kettle sour brings candied raspberry, lemon, lime and orange tartness to the fore as sugared pink grapefruit tang beckons, retaining mildly salted acidity.
On tap at Taphouse 15, lactic milk stout infuses light-roast coffee nuttiness with subtle maple-syruped bacon sweetness and swerved peanut-salted coconut toasting for fine dessert fodder. But filmy chocolate pudding-skinned surface lacks creamy resilience.
Sunny gold-hazed NEIPA brings steadily mellow lemon-limed grapefruit bittering and modest orange-peeled pineapple-passionfruit-clementine tang to pine lacquered grassy hop astringency above dainty crystal malt sugaring.
On tap at Beef Trust, balanced tropical fruited medium body retains lightly creamed oated wheat malting as delicate pineapple, coconut, melon, peach and tangerine sweetness contrasts piney hop resin indubitably.
Approachably unassuming pale golden-hazed milkshake IPA brings waxy grapefruit-orange-pineapple salting, zesty lemon liming and toasted coconut shavings to mildly creamed milk-sugared pina colada cocktail reminder.
On tap at Growler & Gill, sumptuously dry Citra-hopped Imperial IPA valiantly coalesces tropical fruit juicing with lactic yogurt-like souring. Lemony sugar-spiced orange-grapefruit-pineapple tanginess contrasts grassy hop musk and mild pine tones while sourly tart redcurrant-glazed melon rind, guava, papaya, gooseberry and mango illusions leave protruding imprint.
On tap at Ambulance, sweet peachy vanilla milkshake entry of super-hazed bronze-clouded medium body overshadowed by sharp lemon-seeded grapefruit rind and orange peel bittering (as well as resinous pine tones) by its zesty mango-blitzed citric-juiced finish.
On tap at Ambulance, busily hybridized bronze-hazed “triple” IPA brings sharp grapefruit-peeled orange pith bittering to cucumber-watered watermelon rind adjunct. Dry pale malt foundation firmly grounds bitter citrus-influenced watermelon frontage and subtle mango-guava-kiwi tropicalia. Possibly the most adventurous and rich watermelon-fronted fruit ale circa 2018.
