On tap at Beef Trust, briskly sharp fresh-squeezed citrus juicing gains tart orange-candied glaze and mild sugar spicing buttressing sticky pine remnant of moderate-to-medium bodied Simcoe-Amarillo-Cascade-hopped IPA, retaining light acidity.
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CAPE MAY SNAG & DROP TRIPLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, murkily amber-toned dry body charges forth with bitter yellow grapefruit rind prominence gaining zesty lemon zip, muskily dank pine resin and herbal respite above sugar-spiced pale malting in perfectly centrist manner.
EVIL TWIN NYC I ONLY REFER TO SOUTH AS DOWNTOWN IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, approachably easygoing IPA lets Ekuanot hops add papaya-mango-pineapple zesting to Mimosa-soured lemony orange-juiced champagne sparkle. Lightly pined herbal residue, peachy tangerine whim and wispy spicing stay distant.
EVIL TWIN NYC I ONLY REFER TO NORTH AS UPTOWN IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, juicier citrus zesting and much muskier pine-oiled earthen tones differentiate ‘North As Uptown’ from its tropically sourer ‘South’ version. Mildly bitter lemony grapefruit frontage gains delicate peach-mango tang, sour lemondrop daub and wispy herbal snip above dry pale malts.
902 HAM AND CHEESE OVERHOPPED SESSION ALE
Sessionable IPA really resonates with bright lemon zesting, juicy orange tang and pale-malted sugar spicing bringing sunshiny resilience. Well-balanced, crisply clean splendor never negated by ‘over-hopping.’
HALF ACRE BODEM INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned grapefruit peeled orange rind bittering and dank cedar-tinged piney hop resin contrast candied peach-apricot-pineapple conflux as sour gooseberry-passionfruit-guava subsidy fades in the distance above wheat-floured pale malt grist.
GHOST HAWK CEREBRAL ARTERY DOUBLE IPA
Dewy herbal-hopped English pale ale dryness sidles piney citrus-spiced IPA response. Sourly citric New Zealand hops provide lemony grapefruit-orange-pineapple tanginess with zestful whim.
HARPOON ONE HAZY SUMMER NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE
Vibrantly juicy soft-toned New England-styled pale ale lets spicy lemon-limed orange peel tang tingle piney yellow grapefruit bittering as affable peach, pineapple and mango tropicalia sweetens the pale malt spicing. Delectable IPA-styled moderation looking for a snappier citric hop bite.
FOUR CITY “C”ITY PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sharp Cascade/Citra/Columbus/Centennial-hopped citrus zesting sits atop dry pale malt base. Grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering picks up spicy lemon twist. Crisply clean citrus surface will appeal to IPA lovers as well as pale ale thirsts.
BRIX CITY VANILLASTRATUS IMPERIAL CREAM ALE
On tap at Beef Trust, syrupy vanilla cream soda knockoff retains ice cream float sweetness and semi-sharp orange peel spicing effectively. Sugar cookie, whipped cream and toasted cinnamon illusions flutter.
BOLERO SNORT DIA DE LOS MOOERTOS
Ambitious Mexican-style horchata-inspired cream ale brings stylishly sweet cinnamon-vanilla warmth to milk-sugared rice flouring above honeyed Graham Cracker base. Confectionary powdered sugaring drapes vanilla-creamed cinnamon frontage as recessive coconut, almond and mandarin orange illusions sway. Sensational sugary dessert treat.
21ST AMENDMENT SPARKALE
Sparkling rosé ale recalls less involved lambic with its tart oaken cherry souring, lightly vinous champagne sparkle and ester-y grape effervescence swaying piquant apple cider, cranberry and peach adjuncts. Lovely cherry juice tartness spreads across tertiary sherry, port, pomegranate, crabapple and watermelon rind illusions that seep into thin Jolly Rancher wine cooler finish.
