On tap at Taphouse 15, mildly resinous hemp oiling and dry earthen cannabis crisping dart thru spicy orange-candied grapefruit, pineapple and tangerine tanginess as well as lemon-salted passionfruit, guava and key lime tartness, spreading a sweet floral bouquet waft thru vodka-induced tropical fruit cocktail finish. Try with green Hawaiian weed.
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BOLERO SNORT SOUP DUMPLING DATE IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, juiced-up lemony orange Citra hop entry upends dry passionfruit-papaya Nelson Sauvin hop tartness and oily pine resining in rewardingly clean soft-toned setting.
HACKENSACK CRAFT BEER NEAR ME IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, zestful lemony grapefruit tang and candied orange tartness pick up moderate piney hop bittering and mild herbal tinge for well-designed IPA.
BONESAW DUM DUMZ
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, lactic lollipop-inspired Imperial IPA never fully blossoms as murky tropical fruiting and oaken Madagascar vanilla adjunct become waxy. Candied orange, mango, tangerine and pineapple tang seems congested. Dank pine resin and light herbal hop bittering flutter.
GOOD NATURE ANNIE IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Ambulance, soft-tongued moderation provides dried fruited dimension plying honeyed apricot sweetness to stylish orange-peeled pineapple, mango and peach tanginess as well as subtle lemon custard tartness.
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CARTON COMFORTABLY BITTER IMPERIAL WEST COAST INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Plank Pizza, dry lemon-embittered orange rind tartness zings resinous Chinook-Simcoe-hopped pine tones as barley-flaked Marris Otter malting sweetens the back end of medium-bodied West Coast-styled IPA. Sharp citric bittering will please hop-heads.
ASLIN A SMALL TOWN IN ONTARIO IPA
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing IPA (with suspect New England styling) lets lightly creamed crystal malting anchor lemony orange, pineapple and mango tropicalia sharpened slightly by dank herb-roasted pine tones. Woody Simcoe hops contrast fruity Mosaic/Citra hops.
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK SPY HOUSE ENGLISH IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, dry English IPA delicately plies stylish dewy fungi musk, desiccated fig tartness, earthen nuttiness and rustic herbage to buttered biscuity malting. Serve to extra special bitter fans as well.
SKYGAZER WATERCOLORS SWIRLEE RASPBERRY SWEET CHERRY CHOCOLATE SOFT SERVE
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxuriously frothed pinkish mauve Berliner Weiss-styled fruited sour regales luxurious ‘soft serve’ ice cream-frosted raspberry and cherry tartness. Milk-sugared vanilla creaming nearly outdoes sly chocolate malting underscoring raspberry-salted cherry zing of fluffily mouth-puckering Gummy Bear/ Swirlee-candied confection.

BOLERO SNORT BULLREAS
On tap at Plank Pizza, lusciously lactose-milked fruited kettle sour pours marshmallowy vanilla ice cream sauce atop tart boysenberry-blueberry-raspberry zing with rapturous results. Frothy marshmallow sweetness perfectly suits pervasive sweet ‘n sour berry tanginess.
BOLERO SNORT MOOCLEAR WINTER
On tap at Plank Pizza, ‘heavily fruited sour’ ale brings sweet milk sugaring to cucumber-watered prickly pear and zesty pineapple adjuncts in unique blend. Beyond the pineapple-tart prickly pear frontage lies subtle watermelon, cantaloupe, cranberry and crabapple nuances.
CASCADE SANG NOIR BOURBON AGED RED ALE W/ CHERRIES
On tap at Taphouse 15, white-wined Bing cherry tartness saddled by oaken vanilla tannins in dry bourbon-aged setting. Port, Pinot Gris and rosé wining receives mild balsamic vinegaring as sedate cranberry, blackberry and boysenberry illusions waver.