On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned moderation utilizes Kolsch yeast to impart sweet ‘n sour citrus tartness. Tangy orange zest adjunct picks up dank hemp-oiled musk. Candied orange, tangerine and lemon illusions seep into crystal-pale malt base.
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PEEKSKILL AUSSIE SLANG PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, moderate Australian-styled pale ale brings serene floral-bound tropicalia to the fore as tangy yellow grapefruit, white peach and lemon illusions receive sugary pale malt backup.
SPRING HOUSE DIABOLICAL DR. WIT
On tap at Bonnie & Clyde Pub, curious perfumed cologne entry dominates eccentric witbier, enjoining coniferous evergreen overtones, herbal rosemary-thyme intensity and floral lavender-lotus-hibiscus accents to garnish zesty blood orange-peeled kaffir lime acidity.
TOOLBOX BOG SAUCE BERLINER WEISSE WITH CRANBERRY & RASPBERRY
On tap at Bonnie & Clyde Pub, tart raspberry-cranberry-infused Berliner Weiss gains vinous green apple and white grape tannins as well as lemon-licked oaken cherry pucker above leathery straw-hay acridity. Mild sour-milked yogurt lactose increases acidity for dryly salted raspberry-cranberry conflux.
VON TRAPP KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable limited edition (2017) summer ale plies sour lemon musk to grassy Noble-hopped astringency and white-breaded biscuit malting. Polite lemon souring and funky herbal whim easily outdistance contrasting white peach and mandarin orange piquancy.
YONKERS UNITED KOLSCH
On tap at Growler & Gill, underwhelming summertime moderation lets raw-honeyed lemon souring gain musky grouting and muted Chardonnay buttering above frail wheat-dried sourdough backbone.
YONKERS SAISON (BABY RABBO)
On tap at Growler & Gill, refreshingly hoppy fruit-spiced farmhouse ale brings lemon souring to yellow grapefruit tang and banana-clove sweetness above mossy herbal respite.
KENT FALLS PROVERBIAL FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, subtle beige-cleared lightweight brings mild lemony grapefruit tartness as well as floral-bound white grape, peach and tangerine illusions to delicate dry-hopped husked wheat base.
RUSHING DUCK THE DAILY GRISETTE
On tap at Ambulance, dry farmhouse-styled pale ale (with unique milky beige hue) utilizes French saison yeast to impart mildly acidic lemon-limed yellow grapefruit tartness and orange blossom honey souring above leathery horse-blanketed raw wheat base. Tertiary pineapple, tangerine and orange illusions gain sour yogurt snip.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE POMME SAUVAGE
On tap at Cloverleaf, French Oak Fourdres-aged sour ale brewed with New York apples picks up massively vinous green grape pucker and mild pomegranate-cranberry smidge. Centralized Granny Smith apple tartness becomes sourer as acidic limestone salting increases.
21ST AMENDMENT WATERMELON FUNK
On tap at Cloverleaf, indecisive kettle-soured Hell Or High Watermelon with moderate lactose acidity lets melon rind adjunct lose out to vinous green grape pucker. French saison yeast adds sour lemon twist and oaken cherry mist. Wispy white wheat base evaporates.
UPLAND CURSED KETTLES BARREL-AGED SOUR ALE
On tap at Ambulance, worthy ‘dark sour ale’ spreads salt-licked lactobacillus acidity and bacterial brettanomyces funk across lightly bourbon-barreled oaken cherry, fig, plum and green grape tartness as well as leathery barnyard acridity for moderately vinous Flanders brown ale-like template.
