On tap at River Of Beer, approachable moderate-bodied barleywine (collaboration between Vermont’s Otter Creek and Lawson’s Liquids) brings raisin puree sweetness to light port-sherry wining as subtle maple molasses syruping sits softly in the backdrop. Tertiary red grape, candied apple, brandied cherry, red currant and bourbon vanilla undertones add depth.
On tap at Ambulance, rounded smoked helles lager (named after Young Frankenstein character) contrasts beechwood-seared cedar and hickory tones with sweet barley-roasted chocolate malting and cured meat accessory above earthen peat base. Light Band-aid astringency provides proper stylistic profile to glazed ham, briny pastrami and smoked salami dalliances.
On tap at River Of Beer, modest strong ale (with well hidden 9% ABV) will appeal to India Pale Ale fans with its sugar-spiced citrus pleasantries and aggressive hop astringency. Evenly dispersed grapefruit, orange, tangerine, apricot and plum fruiting sits atop caramelized Scotch-licked Maris Otter malting.
On tap at River Of Beer, mighty Imperial India Pale Ale (with unobtrusive 9.8% ABV) uses brewers’ citric-bound Resin as its base. Resinous dry-hopped fruiting picks up light pine lacquering to contrast lightly creamed honeyed vanilla malting. Tangy grapefruit, orange and pineapple juicing and zesty lemon briskness override tertiary mango-papaya-tangerine-peach-nectarine conflux.
On tap at Ambulance, lemon-limed bitterness and grapefruit-seeded souring combine with lightly pined Cascade hops for mid-range IPA. Mild grain grouting and grassy bottom add rusticity to citric pleasantry.
On tap at Ambulance, moderate Citra-Amarillo hop bittering brings dry-bodied IPA an easygoing lemony orange tang contrasted by dank pine resin and light herbal tones. Juicy mango, pineapple and guava tropicalia sweetens honeyed pale malts underneath the sunny citric surface.
Sharply citric limited edition 2016 bottle version increases yellow grapefruit bittering as well as piney spruce sapping above ample biscuit-buttered rye spine. Sugar-spiced grapefruit, peach, apple, orange and tangerine tang gains resonance from crisply clean Chinook-Cascade-Citra dry hop insistence as 7.7% alcohol burn surges at the aftertaste.
Engaging lemony grapefruit-orange-peach tang and spruce-sugared caramel malting contrast lightly pined hop roast. Yellow grapefruit rind bittering increases above dry wood-toned astringency and delicate floral accents at the midst, but lingered aspirin-like salicylic acidity may scare off lighter thirsts.
On tap at River Of Beer, invigorating Belgian-styled pale ale brings brisk lemon-limed tropical fruiting to honeyed pale malts and moderate citric hop bittering, leaving strong ethyl alcohol astringency at the finish. Juicy mango, honeydew, melon, tangerine and lychee illusions sweetly brighten the zesty lemon overtures.
On tap at Amazing Grapes, busy oak-aged Belgian strong ale (7.8% ABV) humbly integrates rum-spiced oaken bourbon serenade with zesty orange juicing, creamy vanilla sugaring and sweet caramel malts. Molasses whiskey respite and wispy peach tones round out Creamsickle-like medium body.
On tap at Ambulance, elegant 2016 medium body (with well hidden 10.9% ABV) offers toffee-spiced caramel sugaring and brown chocolate sweetness to molasses-draped dried fruiting. Sugarplum, cherry, fig, raisin and tannic grape illusions pick up light bourbon tinge at buttery finish.
On tap at Ambulance, heady amber-hazed springtime medium body (with well hidden 8% ABV) brings lemony orange peel briskness to floral dry-hopped spicing, honeyed caramel sweetness and cracker-like pilsner malting. Subtle Chardonnay, lemon meringue, banana and apple undertones endear zesty citrus frontage.
