On tap at Ambulance, unconvincing toasted coconut adjunct gets watery as stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness fades into dry rummy midst mired by gluey wheat slickness.
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FOUNDATION RADIANT WAVES HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Pompton Craft House, offbeat hefe invites sourly citric New Zealand Pacifica hops to bring tart lemon-candied murk to compromised banana-clove sweetness, wavered vodka-like whir and mild herbal tinge. Tepid doughy base falters.
DECIDUOUS SIMPLE UNION KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, brisk lemon-candied tartness and musty green grape esters fade into subdued white breaded pilsner malting as penetrative oily hop bittering lingers.
SOUTH 40 GEORGIA BLONDE
Peachy summertime blonde ale retains pureed peach tang over gluey honeyed wheat. Lemony white peach lacquering stays consistent as mild floral sweetness gathers alongside delicate apricot and red plum wisps.
VAULT WHEAT PALE ALE
Lemony orange pith spritz scurries thru brisk, but nondescript, wheat ale. Mild citrus spray picks up peachy nips and phenol hop astringency that interrupts fruity flavoring over crackery white wheat base.
FOAM CANVAS PALE ALE
On tap at Triton, soft yellow-hazed New Zealand-hopped pale ale brushes tropical lemon-limed pink guava and mango salting against tangy grapefruit zesting, peachy pineapple zing and sweet floral daubs. Even some velvet ginger lemonade honeying passes thru fruity pale malt sugared moderation. Down Under-inspired pale ale betters most simpler, less vibrant American pale ales.
DOUBLE NICKEL JETTY SLOW NO WAKE SUMMER ALE
On tap at Triton, washed-out blood orange tartness and lemon-soured yellow grapefruit twang plus subtle pineapple fringe reach brusque resinous hop bittering over sugary pale malting.
SINGLECUT THE NICE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, new dry-bodied year rounder maintains easygoing appeal as lemony licks reach grassy hop astringency above toasty mineral grained pilsner malting. Serve to lighter indiscriminate proletariats.
YARDS PHILLY STANDARD
Sessionable “no nonsense” golden straw cleared dry lager with corn-flaked cereal graining reaching honeyed dough bottom as salty lemon-spiced herbage stays relegated.
ALLAGASH SECONDS TO SUMMER
On tap at Ambulance, limited soft-toned summer ’23 moderation deemed a ‘slightly hoppy’ Czech lager retains murky yellow fruiting and musky Saaz-hopped pilsner malting. Bottom-fermenting Belgian lager yeast awakens citric phenol hop esters.
MUKONA HONEY LAGER
Clover-honeyed Uke lager relies on malt liquorish corn sugaring, molasses breaded treacle and sticky wheat gluten to create idiosyncratic mix. Mild grassy hop astringency provides mild bittering.
DESTINATION UNKNOWN / WILD EAST GAVONE ITALIAN PILSNER
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean collab with Brooklyn’s Wild East. Dry Italian pilsner with clear golden hue brings floral-daubed citrus and herbal lemongrass to musky pilsner malts for easygoing pleasure.
