On tap at Ambulance, sessionably soft-tongued India Pale Ale hybrid utilizes lactobacillus yeast souring to affect soft salt-watered citric hop pungency, Granny Smith apple tartness, tannic green grape vinegaring and light peach-nectarine-mango tang. Wispy coriander spicing underscores reluctant lemony grapefruit pining. Polite mineral graining freshens funky citric-soured finish.
On tap at Ambulance, luxuriously rich cask-conditioned nightcap (with bold 16.5% ABV) retains creamily chewy brown-sugared black chocolate syruping and massive maple molasses sapping. Dark cocoa, toffee, coffee, burnt caramel, creme brulee and caffè macchiato illusions given dried-fruited black cherry, raisin and prune pureeing as well as burgundy-wined bourbon whir at sweetly candied mocha finish.
Cellar-aged over several years, Belgian ale gained mustily vinous white-wined acidity and green grape esters to contrast ginger-spiced cider sweetness. Mild alcohol burn fades above dry Chardonnay sedation, tart lemon acridity and honeyed pale malting. (2007 version shown below)
On tap at Doherty’s, heady 7.1% ABV heightens traditional witbier styling while foraged red sumac dryness drapes the usual Belgian yeast spicing, dainty orange peel tang and salty coriander-like spicing. Unmalted wheat graining adds light acridity to lemony gooseberry tartness, vinous green grape slake, green apple mist and cranberry pucker.
High profile hefe drapes stylish banana-clove-coriander sweetness atop doughy wheat base as zesty lemon tingle, honeyed vanilla sugaring and floral herbage add resilience. Recessive orange, pineapple and peach tang as well as mild sunflower seeding softly affect lemony banana-clove profile.
Bold pumpkin-pureed medium-full body brings reedy India Pale Ale-styled piney citrus bittering, vegetal gourd astringency and dry rye malting to sweet-spiced pumpkin pie midst. Yellow grapefruit bitterness deepens perfumed hop bounty contrasting cinnamon-nutmeg-clove-allspice sweetness.
Superb summertime shandy beats all the cloyingly slick competition. Orange-juiced lemonade freshness sticks out above sweetened ginger ale herbage. Mild lemon pucker accompanies limey center. Hard-candied Jolly Rancher apple tartness, ruby red grapefruit tang and briskly carbolic 7-Up resilience fit perfectly with bittersweet lemon-sugared pucker.
Seductive oak barrel-aged wining and wild barnyard-desiccated yeast create vinous green grape-soured apple cider pucker underscored by leathery lactic acidity. Lemon-seeded oaken cherry, raspberry vinaigrette, pomegranate, Chardonnay, yellow mustard and woodruff syrup illusions heighten wood-dried white wine sourness.
Wonderful soft-tongued India Pale Ale brings tropical-fruited urgency and lightly honeyed caramel creaming to dry rye-spiced spine. Brisk Citra-Mosaic hop bite elevates tangy mango lead-in above juicy grapefruit, orange, tangerine, pineapple and necatarine sweetness. Assertive, well-integrated and crisply clean.
‘Gateway ale’ is brewers’ lightest offering despite sharply citric Cascade hop bittering and latent alcohol burn. Lemony orange-grapefruit tang rides above mild floral herbage and toasted caramel malting to delicate white wheat spine.
Broad-ranging sessionable Belgian pale ale (4.9% ABV) caresses white-peppered yellow fruiting with piquant honeyed herbage and hay-dried farmhouse acridity. Effervescent lemon zest, mild grapefruit tartness and tannic yellow grape esters enjoin sweet orange peel tang to contrast floral-dusted pink peppercorn, sage, rosemary, fennel and cilantro seasoning. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast spicing sweetens the engaging flavor profile.
Unconventional 2015 dark ale uses unprocessed turbinado sugaring and roasted chocolate wheat to thicken chewy molasses-honeyed Vienna malt sweetness above dry earthen hop restraint. At the midst, spicy anise goo spreads across massive mocha theme as hazelnut and walnut awaken the back end. Light coffee and toffee sentiments plus pipe tobacco aromatics find tertiary space alongside wispy burgundy-bourbon-port wining.
