On tap at Ambulance, souped-up saison utilizes gin-spirited juniper berries to heighten its citric bitterness alongside light tannic vinegaring and wheat-straw barnyard acridity. Brisk juniper adjunct seeps into aged oak setting alongside sweet mandarin orange, spritzy lemon souring and light lemongrass oiling.
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M.I.A. MIAMI WEISS
On tap at Growler & Gill, expressive medium-bodied hefe combines tangy orange-peeled banana and clove piquancy with doughy wheat sweetness, musky lemon-rotted herbage and tingly chamomile snips in distinct manner.
HARLEM RENAISSANCE WIT
On tap at Biggie’s, indefinite Belgian wit nearly masks stylish orange-peeled coriander sweetness and lemon-candied carbolic spritz with grassy hop musk and dank grain murk. Wispy cumin and grains of paradise adjuncts never fully integrate, though tertiary tangerine, clementine and mandarin orange illusions sweeten the backend.

HARPOON FLANNEL FRIDAY HOPPY AMBER ALE
Stylishly robust, copper-hued, “hoppy” amber ale combines spiced-up lemony orange peel tanginess with moderate piney hop bittering, leafy autumnal foliage and light herbal peppering above caramel-toasted barleymalts.

MASTER GAO BABY JASMINE TEA LAGER
KENT FALLS WOODED STREAMS VIENNA LAGER
BARRIER AZORES
On tap at Growler & Gill, worthy dry-hopped Bohemian pilsner greets floral citric-spiced Nugget/Glacier hop liveliness with peppery herbal respite and musky grain astringency. Spritzy orange briskness contrasts lemon-rotted vegetalia.
OTHER HALF CRICKETS PILSNER
GOOD NATURE PACKET LINE PILS
CORONA PREMIER
Dryer alternative to Corona Extra with fewer calories and lower carbs seems similar to original bland version. Bread-crusted corn malts saddle spritzy lemon lime thrust and mild skunky hop musk.
FOOTHILLS BOURBON BARREL AGED SEXUAL CHOCOLATE IMPERIAL STOUT (2018)
Ubiquitously decadent barrel-aged version of renowned Imperial Stout allows sweet bourbon intensity to pleasantly bumrush its creamy caramel-burnt milk chocolate fudging and candied cocoa nibs thrust. Enriching the chewy mocha bourbon warmth with bittersweet oaken vanilla beaning stimulates the marvelous complexities. Whiskeyed rum cake sweetness enhances the syrupy brown chocolate-y molasses malting, contrasting the moderate wood-seared hop char. Tertiary black cherry puree, toasted coconut, dark fruitcake, almond toffee and fig illusions deepen this mighty aphrodisiac.

SOUTHERN TIER CHERRY CORDIAL
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, decadent mahogany-hued cherry cordial knockoff never relents. Juicy chocolate-covered cherry sweetness retains rich Black Forest cake serenity. Creamy brown chocolate-glazed vanilla sugaring enables tertiary cherry soda, cream sherry, bruised black cherry, Maraschino cherry, almond-peached Amaretto, cherry coughdrop and pureed raspberry enticements to reach the bold surface of luscious confectionary dessert.

