Well-rounded moderation contrasts floral-pined citrus hop bittering against light crystal malt sweetness. Amarillo, Centennial and Simcoe hops create firm wood base for juicy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and white peach tang. Yet another trendily sessionable IPA crafted in 2015.
Rounded Imperial IPA never hits you over the head with heady hop bittering. Instead, honeyed peach, apricot and nectarine tang battles back stylish grapefruit-peeled orange juicing and bitterly hard-wooded Chinook hop resin.
Bold dry-hopped ‘lupulin delight’ benefits from sharp citric-hopped bite and sticky resinous pine bittering. Juicy grapefruit and lemon zest get sprayed atop orange-peeled pineapple, nectarine, tangerine, mango and passionfruit tang. Mildly creamed caramel malting grounds its citric-spiced tropical finish.
Worthily hybridized Hallertau-hopped kolsch utilizes lagered Vienna malts to redirect stylistic vinous grape esters and salty lemon-limed spicing. Light floral herbage scurries thru refreshing black-peppered citric crisping. Delightful pilsner or pale ale crossover.
Casual hybridized flagship offering combines soft-tongued Irish Red Ale-like caramel spicing with citric-soured German kolsch-related pale malting. In the backdrop, dark crystal sugaring contrasts mild lemon-orange tartness and dried fig-date nuances.
Fine black-peppered version of brettanomyces-soured gose retains sea-salted coriander expectancy and tart lemon pucker while mild jalapeno burn brings some heat. Light rum barrel aging adds residual sugaring to contrast bacterial yeast influx.
Infusing tangy grapefruit juice and bitter grapefruit rind into brewers’ Americanized hefeweizen, Backpack Wheat, totally alters flavor profile. Backpack’s lemony orange-peeled banana sweetness gets overrun by hefty grapefruit influence. Like a smoothly pale-lagered Kolsch, mild citrus hop bittering, delicate wheat-dried pilsner malting and wispy green grape esters provide easygoing flow.
‘Exquisitely peculiar’ hybridized Berliner weiss (a.k.a. Uberlin) really tastes like Lucky Charms cereal with its sugary fruiting riding above tart raspberry woodruff syruping while hiding stylishly sour lactobacillus acidity. Marshmallow-tweaked tropicalia ensues mid-palate as lemony orange, peach, mango, guava and papaya illusions gain prominence. A helluva good gimmick.
Despite mediocre rating, probably one of the better altbiers (a nebulous German style difficult to fully appreciate). Easygoing pilsner malting and soft Noble hop astringency create delicate bed for wispy dried fig, brown apple and apricot nuances. Serve as ‘lite’ beer alternative.
Smooth summertime soda alternative (with potent 7.8% ABV) tastes like sugary ginger ale with honey-spiced malt kick. Perfumed citrus subsidy and candied pineapple snip add fruity nicety.
Sufficient tropical-fruited farmhouse ale utilizes sour mash from previous batch to further energize tart Belgian saison yeast and cereal-grained Fruit Loops likeness. Light rye-spiced sourdough malting seeps thru zesty lemon spritz as well as soured mango, pineapple, grapefruit, guava, passionfruit and kiwi nuances while earthen barnyard acridity rises.
Triumphantly well-rounded dubbel delivers exquisite dark-fruited Belgian yeast spicing to creamy toffee-honeyed caramel malting, mild citric hop bite and sweet banana breading. Brown-sugared raisin, prune, fig and black cherry illusions override subtle almond-toasted chestnut nicety.
