Updated Mobius variant betters original with its coffee-vanilla forward design. Soft-tongued Madagascar vanilla bean bittering absorbs lightly creamed coffee roast that then pervades dark roast hop-charred porter. At the finish, unsweetened cacao nibs insistence and dry espresso milking join vanilla coffee richness. Only some latent oily coffee remnant dampens fine prospect.
Salt-rimmed pineapple zesting and toasted coconut sugaring peruse lactose-aided vanilla creaming then given stiff vodka-like kick underscoring rummy Pina Colada knockoff. Marshmallow fluffed ambrosia salad illusions as well as orange marmalade tartness, lemon meringue piquancy, lime-zested guava souring and musty green grape esters provide ample follow-thru. Only a hint of alkaline astringency gets in the way of perfection.
Soft-tongued lightly spiced orange tartness receives tangy tangerine-pineapple-mango-apricot respite above delicate honeyed wheat base. Juicy orange zesting splashes the amiable citric-pined finish.
Creamy vanilla ice cream sugaring tops guava pureed sherbet milking for frothily sunny golden hazed milkshake IPA. Sweet guava ice creaming gains lemon meringue tartness and key lime pie zesting as soft piney reminder lingers below tangy tropical confection.
Soft-toned lemony orange zesting picks up spritzy grapefruit zing, mild papaya-passionfruit souring and light citric vodka spark, relegating any piney bittering.
Efficient small-batch ’23 IPA retains soothingly soft-toned orange blossom honeyed citrus zing to counter musky dark-roast hop bittering. At the midst, dry pine-toned grapefruit and orange rind bittering contrasts pineapple-candied peach tang above caramel malt base.
Sessionable moderate bodied IPA brings floral-spiced fruited tropicalia to the fore as tidy orange-peeled pineapple zesting, mild yellow grapefruit bittering and peachy mango tang gallop thru honeyed malt base. Delicate piney hop bittering detected latently.
Polite Berlin-styled hefe provides salty lemony herbage for lightly vanilla-creamed banana and clove sweetness to its sugared wheat base. Crystalline, yes, but somewhat unassuming at dryish finish.
Turbid yellow-glazed Korean-styled cream fraiche mousse knockoff brings cane-sugared pureed mango sweetener to slushy marshmallow fluffed gunk, piquant lemon pie and tart orange spritz. Sweet-tart mango continuance, sweet rice base and rummy vanilla creaming ultimately absorbed by orange concentrate.
OK autumnal 2023 pumpkin ale lets mild vegetal gourd earthiness and herbal Hallertau hop astringency usurp powdered sugar pumpkin pie spicing above pale wheat malting. Orange-oiled ginger minting, butternut squash sweetness and cantaloupe snips tease the backend. 2025 re-tasting: spritzy fizz hides sugared cinnamon-nutmeg-ginger surface as sharp orange peel notion and latent butternut squash sweetness sway.
Dry pumpkin-seeded salting infiltrates sweet pumpkin pie spicing and grassy hop astringency over soft pale malt base. Moderated nutmeg and cinnamon seasoning joined by wispy allspice, coriander and sage latency.
Historic Canadian band, Rush, has now moved into brewing. This mildly rye-malted moderation contrasts dry orange spicing and slight black tea bittering against glass-candied sugaring and gluey paper pasting. Middle of the road and unassuming.
