On tap at Ambulance, thin bourbon barrel aged barleywine stays laidback as caramelized vanilla sweetness regales mildly dried-fruited cherry, fig and date tartness and distant sherry-burgundy wining over sedate malted oats.
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COMMUNITY BEER WORKS THE WHALE BROWN ALE
On tap at Ambulance, walnut-dried coffee tones snag caramelized chocolate malting and ambush burnt toast reminder.
EQUILIBRIUM ASTRO FLUFF INDIA PALE ALE WITH MARSHMALLOW
On tap at Growler & Gill, lovely fruit-forward milkshake IPA spreads milk-sugared marshmallow over peaches and cream entry as well as sour passionfruit, salty mango, sweet banana, candied cherry and freshly squeezed orange juice resilience. Yet it’s the sharp lemon-limed yellow grapefruit and pineapple zesting that shines thru at the confectionery orange creamsickle finish. Exuberantly excellent.
BRIX CITY PARROT JAMS
On tap at Beef Trust, lactose milkshake IPA contrasts semi-sharp orange peel bittering and tart pineapple puree and pink guava puree adjuncts with vanilla-creamed marshmallow sweetness for zestful Citra-Mosaic-hopped moderate-to-medium body. Tangy pineapple-guava tropicalia reinforced by lightly pined yellow grapefruit, mango, clementine, kiwi and passionfruit illusions.
LAWSON’S FINEST TRIPLE SUNSHINE IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, sweetly soured tropical fruiting wades thru honeyed pale malts contrasting dank floral-herbed pine resin in luscious fashion. Lightly embittered pineapple, grapefruit and lychee adjuncts gain tangy mango, tangerine, nectarine, honeydew and cantaloupe auxiliary plus red cherry snips and ambrosial mandarin orange licks. Meticulously detailed ‘Sunshine’ offshoot.
DISTRICT 96 / AURORA SUPER SNAKE AF
On tap at Ambulance, dry Phantasm Sauvignon blanc hop powdering adds tart lemon meringue piquancy and mild passionfruit-lychee-guava influence to tidy grapefruit, tangelo and mandarin orange tang contrasting coniferous pining before reaching its delicate pale malt spine.
FIFTH HAMMER RUNWAY TURTLE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, lemony grapefruit zesting stays crystalline in soft-watered mineral grain setting, leaving light herbal spicing upon the tangy citrus finish.
FIFTH HAMMER RIFFS AND RELICS INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, lemony grapefruit and orange tanginess picked up polite piney bittering and mild grassy astringency to contrast its sugary pale malt base.
GREAT NOTION SUPER INVADER DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, softly creamed entry invites lightly embittered grapefruit zing to tangy orange peel zesting. In the recess, floral-daubed mango, pineapple and tangerine illusions gather ’round wispy resinous pine tones.
FAT ORANGE CAT BABY ELVES
On tap at Growler & Gill, stronger ‘Holiday Edition’ (9% ABV) of Baby Kittens heightens bitter grapefruit zesting, lemon-limed guava souring, tangy peach sweetness and pureed mango influence as well as waxy orange-candied tartness above honeyed pastry dough malting. Dry pine lacquering seeps beneath the citrus-spiced surface. In the can, crayon-waxed lemon meringue tartness, orange marmalade tanginess and pineapple vodka luster reach creamily sugared oated wheat base.
TILTED BARN THE CHOSEN ONE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, bright ‘n lively dry-hopped Imperial IPA lets lemony grapefruit rind bittering take hold before juicy orange zesting and tangy guava-papaya-passionfruit-tangerine tropicalia gains waxy crayon oiling, spruce-tipped pine resin and mild herbal musk above buttery pale malts.
TOPPLING GOLIATH DIGITAL DAWN DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Beef Trust, mildly embittered yellow grapefruit zesting tops tangy orange, mango and peach sweetness as well as tart pineapple, guava and passionfruit frisk and light white wine esters. Waxy crayon fruited midst gains hemp-oiled pine licks.
