Juicily refreshing Mosaic-hopped NEIPA with advertised candied pineapple and blueberry fruiting spiraling thru yellow and pink grapefruit, sweet orange peel, salted mango and tangy tangerine as lemony spritz prickles white wheated oats flaked creaming.
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OAKFLOWER LEAP BEER QUADRUPLE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, Leap Year celebrator’s a dry-hopped, hazy beige yellowed IPA/quad blend marching orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and papaya tanginess thru mossy quad-like cellared fungi then picking up soured lemon rot spot. Strangely, 12% ABV stays calm in zestful Citra-Nelson hop mix.

OAKFLOWER HAMLIN WEST COAST IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, sunburst lemony grapefruit tang and zesty orange peel briskness rally alongside grassy hop astringency above sugary pale malt bottom of tropical West Coast-styled IPA.

HUDSON VALLEY GEMHEART SOUR IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, lightly milk-sugared sour IPA utilizes Citra and Nelson hops to activate black currant, lemon puree and herbal Rooibos tea adjuncts atop oated raw wheat dryness. Candied lemony orange lollipop tartness, sweet-tart strawberry swizzle and desolate pomegranate-cranberry souring add mild acidity to lemony currant frontage.
ROOT + BRANCH TOTAL APOCALYPSE OF THE HEART SOUR INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, perky sour IPA brings milk-sugared blueberry and peach sweetness to mouth-puckering guava, mango and passionfruit pureed tartness as well as mildly salted cat-pissed green grape vinegaring over lightly creamed oated wheat base.
ROUND TABLE DR. J DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry coppery moderate-medium body lets streamlined grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang pick up tertiary white peach, tangerine and guava licks as mild piney bittering sets in over desiccated pale malting.
STONE FEAR MOVIE LIONS DOUBLE IPA
Blending Mosaic hop tropical punch with floral-perfumed Loral hop pepperiness, dry West Coast-dominant moderation seeps lemony orange peeled grapefruit tanginess and peachy pineapple sweetness into earthen pine resin as boozy (8.5% ABV) vodka musk envelops streamlined citrus spicing over lightly vanilla creamed pale malting.
OTHER HALF G IS FOR GREEN IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, spicy fruited double dry-hopped (Citra-Simcoe) IPA with murky gold haze places sunny yellow grapefruit tang and mild orange rind bittering against musty piney resin in pale malt setting. As the citric-pined bittering ascends, a lollipop-candied glaze adds a tart edge.
OMNIPOLLO FATAMORGANA SESSION IPA
Crisply dry, mildly clouded, beige-paled “session” IPA inspired by rustic saison’s wheat-chaffed barnyard oats lets zesty yellow grapefruit-seeded entry pick up mild mandarin orange, white grape and pineapple subtleties tingling its salty white cracker spine. Nifty dry light body with laidback fruited tropicalia backed by blanched grain flouring.
OMNIPOLLO STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamy lactose-sugared vanilla milkshake Smoothie lets strawberry pureed tartness pervade brisk orange-peeled mango, guava and papaya tropicalia above mild oated wheat base. Wispy lemony grapefruit bittering, ascending pine lacquering and juniper licks contrast whipped creamed citric berry charm.
ABOMINATION GINGERBREAD FOG DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
Luxuriously spiced-up Imperial Milkshake IPA variant shows off depth, clarity and expansive range. Rum-soaked molasses gingerbread sweetness gains boozy ethanol (9.1%) ABV headiness as milk-sugared vanilla creaminess braces wintry eggnog-like cinnamon-nutmeg thickness embellishing sunshiny grapefruit-peeled orange zesting, peachy mango-pineapple tang and tart lemon custard zing. In the distance, dainty anise-cardamom-allspice seasoning contrasts casual coniferous pine comb bittering above powdered sugar dough base.
ABOMINATION WANDERING IN THE FOG DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
The original double dry-hopped ‘Fog’ recipe reaches the fruited stratosphere as rummy botanical gin booziness and lacquered pine resolve soak zestful orange peeled grapefruit bittering, peachy mango-papaya-guava tropicalia, salty pineapple zing and candied lollipop tartness over cookie dough-sweetened wheated oats creaming.