Expressive sweet ‘n sour blueberry theme picks up raw-honeyed tartness over light wheat cracker spine. Blueberry pie, blueberry jam and blueberry puree lacquer carbolic lemon seltzer twist but saccharinic acridity almost dooms its juicy fruited finish. On tap, tart blueberry lacquering subsumes honeyed Graham Cracker spine of increasingly popular fruit ale.
Serene dry-bodied gose deepens acidic sour-fruited expectancy with sea-watered salting and bittersweet wildflower honey. Leathery straw, hay and barnyard astringency crowds subsidiary lemon-candied sourness and tertiary green apple, raspberry and strawberry tartness. But Imperial designation seems to be a misnomer.
Amazing depth and clarity define liquored up version of scintillating Scotch-styled red ale. Sweet peated Scotch malting settles alongside brown chocolate-spiced dried fruiting as well as warm rum-soaked sherry, bourbon and burgundy wining. Chocolate-covered cherry, buttered pecan, raspberry puree, sugared fig and raisin illusions deepen kaleidoscopic flavor profile.
Despite being stylishly light, multifarious pleasantries sweep and glide across subtle Cabernet Franc-barreled zinfandel wining surprisingly integrating barley-roasted nut brown ale tendencies, molasses-sugared brown chocolate sweetness and dried fruited niceties. Dewy maca-rooted cola, hazelnut, chestnut and buttered pecan variance as well as toffee-candied raisin, plum and fig illusions upend passive Cabernet influence. Caramelized chocolate malting holds steady and the busy flavor profile ultimately holds up well.
Dubiously advertised as a hop bomb, rye-influenced pale ale brings terse mineral graining to lemony orange, pineapple and grapefruit zest. Resinous piney hop astringency contrasts juicy fruited sweetness. Moderated tea-leafed rye toasting picks up crystal-malted sugaring at sharp citrus finish. A crossover for lighter thirsts may be too timid for hardened hopheads.
Soft-toned Belgian-styled light body needs clearer stylistic definition. Mild yellow-fruited spicing sweetens above pallid barley-wheat malting and sourdough yeast, but distant candi-sugared quince influence and latent herbal nip flutter by aimlessly.
Easygoing oaken wine-barreled lambic (vintage 2013) brings stylish ultra-dry citrus souring to olfactory farmhouse dessication. Musty barnyard acridity dries out sharp cider souring, pickled balsamic vinegaring, vinous green grape wining and syrupy woodruff notion. In the midst, tart lemon pucker picks up polite lemongrass and peppercorn accents.
Crisply clean wort-soured Berliner Weiss places lactic lemon-limed acidity atop musty barnyard acridity and salt-watered minerality. Mellow white wine vinegaring, wispy green apple tartness and zesty orange rind bittering dry up.
Inspired by sharpshooter Annie Oakley, though never as brazen or memorable, hybridized wheat beer/IPA brings lemon-herbed orange peel bittering and mild sugared spicing to pilsner-malted wheat biscuit base. Floral-bound mandarin orange and curacao orange undertones add to the citric array. Distant lemongrass, fennel and basil nuances waver. Spritzy seltzer fizz enlivens simple moderation.
Approachable ‘slightly sour ale’ (with pleasant lactic acidity) connects lemon-limed oaken cherry tartness to orange-dried raspberry rasp and musty cat-pissed white grape vinousness above light white wheat spine. Serve to tender-hearted pinot grigio fans.
Refreshingly sessionable hybridized wheat ale brings aromatic IPA fruiting, light floral herbage and spiced sugaring to soft cracked wheat spine. By downplaying its tart citric aspect, delicate wood tones and salty white peppering emerge alongaside zesty lemon, grapefruit, orange, pineapple, mango and peach tropicalia. Serve to fruity pilsner lovers as well as frisky pale alers.
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable soft-toned West Coast-styled IPA layers lemony grapefruit-orange tang above modest piney hop resin, toasted caramel malting and wispy pineapple-mango-peach tropicalia.