On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, orange-oiled cider sharpness and sour creamed walnut dryness top biscuit-buttered amber grain base. A tad uneven and stylishly nebulous.
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DIEU DU CIEL ROSEE D’HIBISCUS
On tap at Ambulance, ‘delicate witbier’ with gentle hibiscus adjunct seeping into subtle orange-peeled coriander spicing and floral lemondrop herbage above wispy white wheat base just a tad too reluctant for perfection.
(STEENBERG) BAPTIST WIT-BLANCHE
Dryer stylistically as lemony orange peel tang, mild coriander spicing and wispy plantain tartness fade slowly alongside mild vanilla creaming contrasted by slight fungi musk above raw-honeyed white wheat base. Smoothly affable.
BONESAW LE PETIT DEMON BELGIAN STYLE BLONDE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, smoothly off-dry Belgian pale ale lets slightly sour lemon musk contrast gentle banana-clove sweetness and tart plantain-guava-gooseberry subtleties.
CATSKILL JOHN O’ THE BIRDS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, mild vanilla creaming rises above straw-cleared hefe as banana-clove sweetness contrasts light lemon-soured plantain tartness, wispy green grape tannins and herbal whims above sourdough French breading.
J. WAKEFIELD DFPF BERLINER WEISSE
On tap at Ambulance, highly rated Berliner Weisse retains briny dragonfruit and passionfruit influence joined by lemon-candied gooseberry, raspberry and oaken cherry tartness plus modest lactose acidity over dainty pilsner malt bed. Yogurt-soured woodruff syruping gains vinous white wine tannins at the mouth puckering dragonfruit-passionfruit-addled finish.
SINGLECUT HOP SOUNDS KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, ‘crushable dry-hopped kolsch’ retains brisk lemon sunshine to contrast moldy orange rot and vegetal nuances seeping thru fresh-cut grassiness above modest corn-dried pilsner malting.
RIVER HORSE BLONDE POM-SHELL
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, soft-toned hibiscus-flowered pomegranate adjunct brings ‘sun-kissed twist’ to spritzy lemon-limed guava, green grape and oaken cherry illusions above pilsner malting.
ZERO GRAVITY FRANKIE
On tap at Ambulance, tart lemony cherry spritz and limey pomelo dryness pick up mild cologne musk for thin and pallid summertime moderation.
LAST WAVE POINT BEACH LAGER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, dry lemon-rotted fungi musk consumes front end of crisply clean pale malted moderation with salted pretzel finish. Simple summertime fodder.
THREES WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN HELLES
On tap at Ambulance. Though spring flowered honey nectar description may be overstated, muted floral-daubed citrus spicing stays zestful as mild herbal whims waver over doughy white breading in crisply light-bodied setting.
SCHLAFLY WHITE LAGER
Dry semi-sharp clear golden German-styled zwickelbier puts lemony orange zest on the surface above French breaded carapils-wheat malting as perfumed floral spicing and raw-honeyed herbal musk reach the leathery straw hay finish.
