On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, rounded hazy IPA lets brisk orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang spread thru floral perfumed hops as mild pineapple, peach and mango illusions flutter.
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KCBC NATURAL BORN GILLERS DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, despite contrarian views, its lemon creamsicled pina colada boast misses the mark a tad as salted lemon bittering and dank cannabis snip push aside any confectionery vanilla-creamed citrus sugaring or colada-derived pineapple/coconut splendor.
FINBACK BRAINALYZER DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry-hopped Citra-Mosaic sunshine scours waxy crayon-like yellow grapefruit, navel orange and pineapple seduction plus delicate honeyed peach sugaring above dewy pale malting.
FINBACK COME ACROSS INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, standard Citra-Cascade-Simcoe hop profile allows zesty lemon, grapefruit and pineapple spree to infiltrate salty pine-licked herbage of soft-toned beige yellowed IPA. Subtle crystal malt creaming underscores tangy citrus-spiced finish.
HOOF HEARTED DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR LAST GOOD HAIR DAY
Offbeat Citra-hopped pale yellowed Berliner weisse retains dryly salted grapefruit tartness, tannic green grape esters and zippy lemony pineapple tang unexpectedly usurped by highly acidic concentrated lime powdering (and cedar pencil shavings) to contrast milk-sugared vanilla/marshmallow sweetness over delicate lactobacillus-bound white wheat base.
SAMUEL ADAMS SUMMER ALE (2022)
Straightforward summertime sessionability sashays sunshiny lemon-limed yellow grapefruit spritz, hushed grains of paradise snag and teasing orange peel twist over dry wheat-strawed pale malt wisp. Easygoing lightweight nonchalance. 2024 version gained a lemon-limed shandy sweetness and Pez-candied grains of paradise tartness in a Hallertau/ Noble hop setting.
TWELVE PERCENT CONNECTICUT WIT
Mild pale straw-hued witbier seeps orange-peeled coriander spicing, banana breaded sweetness and latent herbal snips into neutral white wheat base with fine results.
TWELVE PERCENT SNAPPY! AMERICAN LAGER
Dry corn-husked grain musk and herbal hop tinge pick up lemony yellow grapefruit sunshine reaching saltine cracker base of easygoing moderate-bodied ‘house’ lager.
ABOMINATION OLD GHOULISH LAGER
Crisp clear pale yellowed light lager nearly tepid as whiskey-daubed sour mash seeps into mild lemon spritz above timid white bread spine. Not ghoulish at all.
RELIC PILS
On tap at Jealous Monk, mildly pungent grain musk receives Noble-hopped herbal lemon spritz and delicate floral-perfumed spicing for crisp light-bodied Bavarian pilsner
GRIMM UTOPOS PILSNER
On tap at Growler & Gill, lively Motueka-hopped lemon spritz and delicate floral-spiced mandarin orange tease gain mild musky graining at salted cracker base of faux-German-styled pils.
TRIBUS BIER
Traditional dry German pilsner is Connecticut brewery’s delightfully approachable light-bodied flagship. Mild wet grain musk sops up straw-dried barnyard astringency and herbal Saaz-hopped lemon spritz over thin salted cracker base.
