‘No nonsense’ year round India Pale Ale designed to be invitingly centrist medium body as floral-daubed citrus tang settles against sharp piney hop bittering and acrid cannabis resin above sugary pale malt breading. Piercing lemony yellow grapefruit-seeded orange rind bite deepens at the briskly acidic finish.
Described as a ‘red India Pale Ale,’ its honeyed amber graining seeps into sharp grapefruit, orange and pineapple bittering plus resinous hop herbage to contrast wispy coriander spicing underscoring perfumed apple, pear and honeydew sweetness in a dewy setting.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing lemony orange peel tang and mild coriander spicing engaged by subtle banana-pineapple-peach illusions and salty herbal snips above slightly creamed vanilla-daubed honeyed wheat base. Approachable, balanced, winsome.
On tap at Beef Trust, lemony orange peel sunshine outdoes mild coriander spicing and peppery herbal hops in funkily musky cellar-dusted Belgian yeast setting of easygoing summertime moderation.
On tap at Ambulance, mildly creamed honey adjunct lightly affects floral-perfumed orange zesting and gentle coriander spicing of white wheat-based moderation. Mead-like dried honey stead welcomes desiccated orange tartness below the sweeter surface.
On tap at Ambulance, one of the more robust and best designed dark lagers brings sugar-spiced dried fruiting to dewy peat mossing and earthen truffle dryness for distinctly rounded profile. Smooth foeder aging relegates some hop impact but heightens its mocha malt bill.
On tap at Taphouse 15, salty citrus vibe and floral hibiscus-lavender adjunct reach oaken vanilla bean tannins. Beneath the surface, lemon-candied lollipop tartness picks up mild herbage. Arcanely offbeat.
Dryly sour coconut-milked liming saturates salty coriander seeded spicing as well as tertiary pineapple, guava and gooseberry tartness and oaken vanilla tannins. Limey coconut mojito offshoot minus the sweet rum.
Quintessential semi-dry Okinawan lager maintains richer rice-grained thrust than most lighter bodied canned/bottled Jap draughts. Lemony floral-spiced orange peel whim and sourdough restraint also separate Orion’s lager from Asahi-Sapporo-Kirin competitors, but corn-dried pilsner malting countering muted hop musk beneath the surface will appeal to less discriminating mainstreamers.
Clean gold-cleared rice lager (circa 2022) with zesty lemon spritz flinging thru pilsner-malted toasted French bread spine depleted somewhat by cardboard base that disrupts pasty rice sweetness.
Slick Maui moderation. Toasted amber graining, peaty Fuggle hop earthiness and dank cellar fungi must linger longer than mild citrus bittering contrasting caramelized dried fruiting, retaining a tad too much astringency.
Sunnily sessionable light-bodied Citra-hopped blonde placates mild orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and lemony passionfruit-pineapple zesting with wispy herbal musk before papery French breaded pale malting gets gluey.
