Signature farmhouse ale utilizes dry Motueka hops to gain lime-dried lemon souring for herbal-spiced florality, mild black-peppered earthiness and grainy rye malting. Drifting barnyard acridity increases dryness as wavered coriander, chrysanthemum, lavender and thyme undertones scurry.
On tap at Burger Loft, tantalizing Imperial IPA retains floral tropical fruiting as lightly lingering piney hop resin embitters the back end. Candied pineapple, mango and peach sugaring increases tangy lemony grapefruit rasp. Delightfully crisp, clean Father’s Day fare.
On tap at Burger Loft, dank piney hop resin soaks bold citric tartness of elegant IPA. Tart yellow grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple and tangerine briskness lingers brightly over mildly creamed crystal malt sugaring.
On tap at Burger Loft, easygoing pale ale plies lime zest and pine to dry hop profile. Subtle citric continuance gains mild spicing and crisp celery watering.
On tap at Burger Loft, bright tropical fruiting of flagship pale ale increased by subtle pineapple and mango adjuncts plus mild papaya, guava, mandarin orange and grapefruit undertones. Laid-back hop profile suits summertime moderation.
On tap at Burger Loft, ‘crushable’ light-bodied blonde ale brings mild tropical fruited spicing to the fore above delicate oats-dried rye malting and musty hay-like rusticity. Wispy yellow grapefruit tang wavers.
Luxuriously complex full-bodied stout aged in bourbon drapes muscavado-sugared molasses sap and fudgy black chocolate syruping on spicy dried fruiting to contrast tarry dark-roast hop char. Oaken bourbon vanilla midst gains burgundy, port and whiskey boozing. Mild black coffee, chocolate mousse, dark cherry and marshmallow illusions surface at rich bourbon-doused mudcake finish of 12% ABV dessert treat.
On tap at 381 Main, divergent Baltic Porter coats coffee-milked brown chocolate spicing with winey bourbon-burgundy tones, subtle black grape esters and whimsical coconut daubs.
“Elegant” dried-fruited mocha entry gains molasses-smoked toffee sweetness and vanilla-spiced caramel malting to contrast recessive black chocolate-roasted milked coffee bittering. Sugared fig, raisin and date nuances abound. Wispy bourbon vanilla licks gain peaty tobacco roast beneath the surface. Gentle on the tongue despite heady 11% alcohol warmth. 2017 re-tasting: Sweet-spiced chocolate liqueur entry gains bourbon, molasses, vanilla, toffee, caramel and Turkish taffy tones and an herbal nip.
On tap at Burger Loft, bold Imperial Cream Ale (collaboration with Florida’s Funky Buddha) sets forth with sugared guava adjunct gently teasing sedate vanilla-creamed crystal malts – re-creating Cuban guava pastry. Mild orange spicing plus tertiary lemon custard, nectarine, peach, pineapple and melon snips reinforce tropical feel.
On tap at 381 Main, soft-tongued cream ale collaboration with Asheville’s Burial lets aromatic ‘vanilla cake battering’ sweeten honeyed orange-tangerine tartness and dainty Scotch licks. Moderate salted miso influence contrasts mildly creamed vanilla stead.
On tap at Burger Loft, wildly popular juicily fruited ‘lupulin-laden’ Imperial IPA guides tangy pineapple, mango, grapefruit, orange and tangerine tropicalia above fulsome floral bouquet, grassy hop astringency and earthen wood dankness. Resiliently bright sunshiny effervescence gathers strength at briskly clean fruit-punched finish.
