Sunshiny soft-toned IPA benefits from stimulating stylistic approachability, sweetening vibrant floral-pined Mosaic/Citra hop tropicalia with mellow sugar-spiced honey malt creaming. Sharp yellow grapefruit pith lead-in picks up sweet orange peel zest as well as juicy mango, peach, pineapple, guava, papaya, honeydew and tangerine tang, gaining ‘dank spruce’ tones at its lustrous floral fruited finish. An absolute gem.
On tap at Ambulance, gleaming ‘hopped-up’ version of Eastern Standard IPA packs juicily fruited 9.3% ABV wallop as tropical cocktail sweetness and honeyed crystal malts battle back dank resinous pine bittering. Orange marmalade, lemon meringue, pineapple, grapefruit, mango and papaya illusions brighten the surface alongside the wafting floral bouquet.
On tap at Craft House, sharp citrus hop bittering outdoes advertised rye-spiced malting as floral-perfumed sweetness contrasts piney bark-dried astringency, mild plastique groat and yellow grapefruit tang.
Light pilsner-related floral-fruited Australian hop provides easygoing lemon-candied peach and plum tones above buttery rye-spiced malting to its gentle biscuit spine. Wispy phenol alcohol astringency (8% ABV) dots delicate fruited plain.
Uncertain mint-leafed blonde ale arrives just in time for 2016 Kentucky Derby. “Luscious” mint spicing gets lost alongside wavering honeysuckle-draped bourbon licks. Spearmint-candied freshness recedes as subtle nectar, banana and melon sweetness weakens below lemon-dropped herbal tea midst. Latent pine nut, fern and peppermint nuances wisp by dissolved mint-sugared cocktail finish.
Sweet orange-candied sugaring, tangy mango-papaya-peach-nectarine tropicalia and wispy floral wafts square off against sharp orange-peeled bittering and piney hop resin. Walks the line between glossily slick and mustily dry.
Persuasively combining Belgian-styled witbier with hoppy American pale ale and prominent herbaceous overtones, well-balanced moderation deserves exalted status. Black-peppered thyme, rosemary, sage and fern herbage rumbles across lemon-seeded bittering and zesty mandarin orange tang above wheat-sugared oats spine. Lightly lingering resinous hop bite reinforces floral-bound citrus nature and raw-honeyed black tea respite.
Thin blonde goes down easy as mild grassy hop bittering and light pine prickle contrast subtle grapefruit-orange-pineapple-mango-tangerine tang and zesty lemon splurge. Dank raw-grained rye malting settles below the surface.
On tap at Craft House, stylistically sweeter saison leans on sugar-spiced crystal malts more than conforming dry citric souring, rustic barnyard funk and herbal hop dewiness. Easygoing appeal furthered by soft-tongued Seltzer spritz, coriander-backed lemony orange tang and mild lemongrass snips for appealing moderate body.
