On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, holiday-spiced Golden Monk variant saddles its stylish candi-sugared plum, fig and raisin conflux, white-peppered white wining and modest fungi-cellared Belgian yeast with Christmastime brown-sugared cinnamon and nutmeg seasoning and spritzy cranberry-soured orange peel zesting for a somewhat boozy gingerbread cookie-like Belgian strong ale.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, vodka-soaked grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang saturates ginny juniper zip and botanical floral spicing of boozy (11% ABV) anniversary IPA. Herbal lemon-limed Cashmere/Eukanot hops gain sapped pine snip at dry pale-malted bottom.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, easygoing cryo-hopped NEIPA bursts forth with zesty lemon spritz, concentrated orange juicing, candied pineapple tartness, bright yellow grapefruit bittering and salted mango tang while setback floral-spiced pale malting contrasts mild fern-nutted pine resin.
On tap at Beef Trust, fruitful ‘Jam’ variant (collaboration with Drowned Lands) secures dry-hopped NEIPA styling with yellow grapefruit zesting, mild coconut-pineapple tropicalia and subtle mandarin orange spicing in clean mineral water setting.
On tap at Beef Trust, lemony grapefruit-tangerine-juiced Citra hops pervade tart guava-coconut-minted Sabro-hops and wispy peach respite for scaled-up double dry-hopped IPA version of Scattered Sunlight Pale Ale. Waxy fruit finish retains dry edge.
On tap at Jealous Monk, mild limey grapefruit pith bittering receives sunshiny orange peel tang, floral-spiced pale malting and wispy herbal snip for sessionable NEIPA.
On tap at Jealous Monk, sharp piney grapefruit-peeled orange bittering picks up light coniferous-minted juniper snap and subtle floral bouquet as dank pine resin adds to dry nature.
On tap at Schatzi’s – Poughkeepsie, easygoing straw-hazed tropical moderation places mild grapefruit bittering next to orange-peeled tangerine, pineapple and lychee tang above oats-flaked wheat bottom. Simple, pleasurable IPA (despite ghoulish monster image on label).
On tap at Beef Trust, juicy vodka-daubed fruit punch gains dainty floral spicing above sugary pale malts (subsumed by minor ethyl alcohol fumes). Fruitful orange, grapefruit, tangerine, cherry and berry tang lingers.
On tap at Beef Trust, zesty orange, tangerine and pineapple juicing placated by Maris Otter-sweetened pilsner malting.
On tap at River Of Beer, old school West Coast IPA brings orange-oiled grapefruit dryness to dank grassy-hopped pine resin above pasty crystal malt spicing in straightforward fashion.
On tap at Schatzi’s – Poughkeepsie, ultra-sweet pineapple zesting meets tart lime adjunct and floral-daubed mango, passionfruit and peach tropicalia as mildly pined grapefruit bittering escalates over delicate oats-flaked wheat malts.
