Containing twice the Centennial hops as its forbearer, alcohol-fueled Imperial IPA prickles the tongue with gracious citrus bittering, sweet floral-perfumed hop serenity and pungently dank pine resin. Polite yellow grapefruit, navel orange and pineapple bittering contrasts tangy peach-tangerine-cherry sweetness succinctly above doughy pale malt breading as mild brandy-wined ethyl alcohol fervor increases. Recommended.
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SLOOP SABRO BOMB NEIPA
On tap at Draught Industries, tropical Sabro hops embrace pina colada-cocktailed orange creamsickle dessert treat. Mild orange-spiced vanilla creaming sweetened further by rummy coconut-pineapple juicing while peachy passionfruit-guava-gooseberry souring picks up green grape tannins and bitter yellow grapefruit enticement in lactic yogurt-milked setting of bustling New England-styled IPA.
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EQUILIBRIUM FULCRUM DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Draught Industries, juicy citrus onrush of eccentric NEIPA gains buttery vanilla-creamed orange Creamsickle sweetness contrasted by dank grassy-hopped hemp oiling and waxy fennel soaping over oats-sugared white wheat breading. Confectionary marshmallow sugaring regales honeydew, cantaloupe and passionfruit illusions at the brisk citrus-spiced finish.
EQUILIBRIUM MASS X ACCELERATION IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Draught Industries, soft-toned ‘juicy elixir’ caresses mild orange-peeled grapefruit bittering with salty mango-guava tropicalia and tart lemon custard tartness over lactic vanilla creaming for ‘melon-flavored gummy bear’ knockoff. Brisk citrus-spiced Mosaic hops counter piney herbal Amarillo hops in IPA showdown.
LONE EAGLE NEW ENGLAND CHOWDAH INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s, sharp floral-daubed citrus tang rides atop grassy hop astringency and sugared pale malts splendidly. Bittersweet orange-peeled yellow grapefruit sunshine gains vibrant pineapple-peach-tangerine subtlety as well as musky pine resin.
BEARDED IRIS EVER CLEVER DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Draught Industries, soothingly smooth soft-toned IPA offers lactic vanilla creaming to mild grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang, piney floral herbage and dank hemp respite.
TIN BARN GALAXY JUICE QUEST TRIPLE IPA
On tap at Draught Industries, mellow dry-hopped gold-hazed NEIPA boasts clean floral-fruited zesting and lightly creamed vanilla sweetness to contrast white-peppered herbage and dank piney earthiness above its dry pale malt spine. Sedate sugar-spiced grapefruit, pineapple, orange and tangerine tang gains subtle lemon-dropped tartness to secure fruitful finish.
YARDS PHILTHY HAZY IPA
On tap at Beef Trust, bold golden-hazed tropical fruited IPA lets zestful lemony grapefruit sunshine and tart mandarin orange spritz brighten mildly bitter pepper-spiced piney hop resin. A citrus-crisped summertime refresher.
SHIP BOTTOM BANANA CREAM PIE ALE
From the ‘freshly baked pale ale series,’ brisk banana cream pie knockoff allows lemony kaffir lime intrusion to outdo its pastry-like dessert sweetness and minor lactic acidity. Throughout, insistent lemon juicing relegates powder-sugared banana cream pie luster above mild honeyed wheat base.
UNTIED BEHIND SCHEDULE KETTLE SOUR ALE WITH CITRUS
Zestful aluminum yellowed lactobacillus-soured ale explodes with salted lime cologne barreling forth above tart lemon juicing and mild grapefruit sass. Heightened lime influence brings acidic sourness to the briskly clean citrus seltzer setting.
WESTBROOK STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE GOSE
‘Sweet tart summer treat’ with milky amber-golden haze knocks off strawberry rhubarb pie with keen results. Salty orange-juiced strawberry souring, tart rhubarb compote nudge and polite green grape esters contrast sweet vanilla-creamed cinnamon toasting in moderate lactic setting. An off-kilter delight.
BOLERO SNORT COWTHULHU IMPERIAL GOSE
Fascinatingly designed magenta-bodied, pink-headed gose with sweet ‘n sour blackberry, blueberry and elderberry tartness picks up concentrated orange juicing over sea-salted coriander spicing in fizzy soda-like setting. Tangy berry mesh soon gains eye-squinting Meyer lemon peel bittering for further luster.