On tap at Ambulance, explosive Imperial IPA “detonates” as perfume-hopped grapefruit peel bittering, phenolic alcohol pungency and musky pine resin camouflage pale crystal malt sugaring. Dry grain husk provides strong backbone for floral-spiced citrus capacity and tropical peach-mango conflux. On tap at Growler & Gill, crackling Citra-Mosaic-Sorachi hop fruiting persisted into wax-candied honey sweetness to contrast dank juniper pined bittering.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, juicy mango adjunct repealed by intensely long-lasting habanero pepper burn. Subtle orange, peach and tangerine tang (as well as sugarplum notions) seep inside reluctant pale malt sweetness anchoring the hot chili resonance regaling (10.1% ABV) Imperial IPA.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, “assertive West Coast India Pale Ale” allows tangy grapefruit-pineapple-orange-mango glisten to gain affluence above resinous piney bitterness and mineral-grained pale malting. Lemon zest brightens floral-spiced sweetness. Brisk citra hops framed by carbolic Seltzer-like fizz. In the can, pristinely clean-watered “assertive hop-forward” barrage brings juicy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, mango and peach tang as well as zesty lemon licks to sticky hemp-oiled hop pungency above mild rye breaded spine. Lingered citric acidity recedes as pine-combed bark dryness and floral accents increase.
Well-defined middle-of-the-road medium body brings sharp piney hop bittering to juicy tropical fruiting and creamy crystal malting. Zesty yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind bite and subdued peach-mango-pineapple tang spread across mineral-grained crisping and floral-spiced recession. Spritzy carbolic fizz adds snap, crackle and pop to frisky fruited fervor.
On tap at Ambulance, sharp sour-candied sucker contrasts lemony grapefruit rind bittering against soft-toned tropical fruiting. Balmy mango, pineapple, passionfruit, mandarin orange and tangerine tartness recedes below yellow grapefruit continuance. Wafting cologne perfuming and gentle herbal recess nip at puckered citrus souring.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dried apricot puree souring increased by tart lemon acidity, salty alkaline minerality and acrid barnyard desiccation. Streamlined Berliner Weiss will appeal the newly converted and may be suitable as crossover fodder.
Renowned German hefeweizen lets the yellow-fruited sunshine in. Lemony banana tartness spreads across mildly white-peppered clove and coriander spicing as well as creamy yeast, subtle hops and wheat-honeyed malts. Serene blood orange, navel orange, honeydew and melon tang picks up vanilla sweetness while fizzy carbolic spritz adds bubbly nuance to stylish banana-creamed clove spicing.
On tap at Ambulance, passive dry-hopped saison (a collaboration with Three’s Brewery) retains dainty yellow grapefruit tang, brisk lemon zest crispness and subtle curacao-mandarin orange tartness. Mild brettanomyces bacteria deepens sour citric acidity over sugary wax-candied crystal malt base.
On tap at Ambulance, sharp 2nd anniversary pale ale intensifies initial dry-wooded Simcoe and Amarillo hop bittering with yellow grapefruit rind bite. Below the surface, pungent pine-needled forestry freshens floral orange-mango-pineapple conflux, mineral-grained lemongrass herbage and straw-like astringency.
“Freakishly tasty” India Pale Lager combines the bitter fruited hop bite of an IPA with the pale malt smoothness of a light lager. Sunny grapefruit-peeled lemon tang and bitter orange peel surge pick up light herbal-hopped pining and wispy floral perfuming to contrast mild sugar-spiced malt creaming.
On tap at Ambulance, underwhelming bock brewed in “monastery tradition of beer sustenance” simply lacks specificity and depth of flavor. Docile spiced fig snip falls off off as phenol hop astringency pushes back bland pale malt dryness and dank earthiness. No dark-fruited bock semblance exists.
Vacillating between a sweet oatmeal stout, a soy-soured Baltic porter and a dried-fruited Christmas bock, spice-speckled dry body allows oatmeal raisin cookie sugaring to infiltrate black chocolate-malted raw molasses bittering and sedate wood-burnt hop pungency. Fig and fennel adjuncts spice up mocha malting while miniscule walnut, cinnamon and vanilla undertones get whisked away.
