Clear pale yellow lemonade-beer concoction retains flattish blueberry tartness and sour lemon puree pucker in lactic Madagascar vanilla bean setting. A light-bodied lemonade lollipop.
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FAT ORANGE CAT / SKYGAZER WALK ON WATER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, pureed navel orange, blood orange, tangerine and tangelo juiciness seeps thru viscous cotton-candied marshmallow sugaring like a confectionery creamsickle. Tart citrus insistence and sweet vanilla creaming pervade sweet sticky thing.
SKYGAZER WATERCOLORS ABSTRACT 4 BERLINER WEISSE (BANANA, CHERRY, RASPBERRY, GRAHAM CRACKER)
On tap at Taphouse 15, milk-sugared marshmallow fluff and honeyed Graham Cracker sweeten tart banana-pureed cherry and raspberry adjuncts, leaving a fruited pastry glaze. Cherry lollipop, raspberry mousse and banana cream pie cameos also thicken its yogurt-soured vanilla creaming.
BEER TREE SLIGHTLY FUZZY RASPBERRY & LIME BERLINER WEISSE
On tap at Ambulance, fine mixed fermented Berliner Weisse conditioned on limey raspberry tiptoes into moderately acidic lemon-candied green grape sourness contrasting modest marshmallow vanilla sugaring. Briny grapefruit, tart orange and bittersweet strawberry illusions latently advance.
HUDSON VALLEY SILHOUETTE: BRUNCH STYLE SOUR IPA W/ OATS, RASPBERRY & CHOCOLATE
On tap at Ambulance, amiable pinkish-headed, ambered mauve-bodied, brunch-styled sour IPA re-creates Godiva Fruit truffle with fine results. Salty Citra-Mosaic-hopped lemony orange acidity and vinous green grape esters seep into tart raspberry adjunct contrasted by cotton-candied sugaring accompanying mild chocolate oats base.
ABOMINATION MANTICORE’S MANIFEST TRIPLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, vibrant citrus spicing provides enthusiastic upfront bluster for juicy NEIPA. Combining lemony Citra-hopped orange and grapefruit zesting with lupulin powdered Nelson Sauvin-hopped white grape, guava, pineapple and passionfruit tartness, this lightly vanilla creamed moderation picks up mild pine combed white peppering for subtle contrast. Tertiary sparkling wine, dry champagne and Sauvignon Blanc illusions seep thru plentiful tropical fruiting.
ASLIN MASTER OF KARATE
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing Mosaic/Galaxy/Amarillo-hopped NEIPA huddles mango-juiced peach, papaya, passionfruit and pineapple tropicalia against peppy lemon zesting above briny pine resin. Tertiary clementine, tangerine and grapefruit notions add to fruitful nature.
LIKE MINDS MINDFUL NEW ENGLAND IPA
Juicy flagship NEIPA with creamy vanilla-fluffed head loads bright yellow grapefruit rind bittering, spicy tangerine-orange tang, sour passionfruit tartness and sweet mango snips atop dry wood-toned herbal hops in clean mineral watered setting.
FLYING FISH DUALLY DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ramsey Tap Room & Grill, resplendent Northwest-hopped (Citra-Mosaic-Azacca-Strata) Imperial IPA (with fluffy vanilla creaming) brings juicy tropical fruiting to mild pine tones. Tangy peach-mango vibrancy, fresh squeezed orange zing and lemon limed zesting stay briskly clean before mild juniper and redcurrant bittering plus resinous cannabis whim secure candy-spiced citrus finish.
SHORT THROW / OTHER HALF ALLEY OOP DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, dryly tropical fruited moderation with tangy navel orange/ tangerine entry and limey gooseberry-guava-pineapple-mango salting picks up wispy peppered herbage and distant wet clay lacquering, staying slightly offbeat.
SHORT THROW / OTHER HALF BANK SHOT DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, juicy citrus zesting gains white wine whims and light pine oiling in briskly clean mineral water setting. Lemon zested orange peel sweetness merges with Chardonnay-buttered green grape esters for exuberant moderate-medium body.
MAGNIFY BEAUTIFUL LIQUID DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, easygoing beige yellow glazed NEIPA unites lightly pined Citra-hopped grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang with floral lemon-limed Motueka-hopped guava, mango and papaya daubs above dry pale malts.
