On tap at Tavern On Liberty – Muhlenberg, “potent” Citra-Mosaic-hopped yellow grapefruit peel entry and zesty lemon bittering brighten piney juniper hop bite above white breaded pale malts for lusty West Coast-styled IPA.
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CIVIL SOCIETY FRESH INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, pleasant lemony grapefruit tang, spry mandarin orange licks and delicate peach snips receive salt-spiced woody hop resin (and dank floral daubs) over dry pale malt bottom for heavily amber-hazed New England-styled IPA.
SLY FOX VULPULIN IPA
On tap at Hop Daddy’s, straightforward lemon-candied grapefruit and orange tang stays atop floral-daubed grassy hop astringency, dank pine resin and wispy herbal tinge for Northwest-styled IPA. Zesty citric continuance enhanced by Citra-Cascade-Mosaic-hopped blend, bringing subsidiary mango, peach, pineapple and tangerine illusions along for the affable ride.
HACKENSACK INTERSTELLAR WIND IPA
Juicy yellow-hazed NEIPA splatters sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering all over mildly resinous pine hop pungency and delicate herbal spicing. Lactic yogurt-soured pineapple, papaya and passionfruit tropicalia stays mellow.
GRAFT FOREST & FROST GOSE PUNCH CIDER
On tap at Ambulance, unique ‘berries and cream’ gose-styled cider with opaque pink-blushed amber hue brings sweet vanilla-creamed candied apple cider rush to lemon-soured sea salting, subtle juniper berry bittering and dainty hibiscus snip. A casual curiosity for expansive tastes.
PIPEWORKS SPICY SPITTIN SEEDS GOSE
On tap at Ambulance, peculiar hybridized gose tries merging key lime-juiced watermelon rind bittering with sea-salted chili peppering, picking up lemondrop-candied tartness and unanticipated vanilla sweetness. For lightly acidic sour fruited tastes.
SIXPOINT BERRY JAMMER
Briny Seltzer-watered sea salting underscores juicy lemon-limed strawberry, raspberry and cranberry adjuncts of Sweet-Tart gose. Candied berry fruit punch secured by pink peppercorn-spiked salinity.
GRIMM DEPTH OF FIELD SOUR ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, leathery Flemish Red-inspired sour ale brings prickly raspberry-blackberry tartness and oaken cherry pucker to acidulated Vienna malting. Subsidiary cranberry, crabapple and gooseberry illusions add backend depth.
OXBOW PAST TENSE
On tap at Ambulance, brettanomyces-aged farmhouse ale (with low alcohol grisette-like puckered citurs souring) offers rustic barnyard leathering and limey cat-pissed saltiness to subtle lemon meringue tartness for delicately cream-headed, ultra-dry softie.
PERENNIAL FUNKY WIT APRICOT
On tap at Ambulance, sour Belgian-styled mixed culture witbier aged on pureed apricots allows acidic lemon-limed salting to amplify dry side. Delicate coriander-spiced mandarin orange tang gains wispy nectarine-clementine-tangerine sweetness beneath citric-soured apricot finish.
SPRINGDALE PEARLY WIT
On tap at Ambulance, rustic Country-styled witbier lets stylish orange-peeled coriander spicing pick up waxy crayon soaping over dry barnyard leathering. Mild lemon twist and wispy mandarin orange misting stay distant.
BISSELL BROTHERS LUX RYE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, mild rye influence brightened by lemony grapefruit, orange, pineapple, peach and mango juicing above spicy pale malting. Valiant tropical fruiting gains latent earthen pine dankness.
