Sunny Belgian singel will brighten anyone’s day. Zesty lemon-spiced crisping picks up juicy pineapple-orange tang to contrast white-peppered herbal nip above lightly buttered biscuit spine. Tart banana-clove-coriander ascendance adds further dimension to dazzling summertime moderation.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, daringly complex hybridized saison tosses light buttery saffron pungency at green chili pepper burn, obscuring stylish lemony orange souring but not at the expense of good taste. In deep recess, cayenne-peppered ground cinnamon, curry and cumin wisps increase chili heat.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, moderate piney bittering freshens surging grapefruit, lemon and pineapple tang. Slight navel orange zest hidden by oncoming dry-hopped astringency. Pulpy citrus finish retains crisp briskness.
Admirably complex bourbon-aged Imperial Stout betters whipped-creamed mochaccino with a whiskey shot. Milky brown and dark chocolate malting picks up cappuccino, espresso and dark-roast coffee influence as well as cocoa powder, burnt caramel, molasses cookie and toasted coconut nuances. Anise-seeded black licorice undertones sidle oaken vanilla wisp and hesitant wood-smoked tarring. In the deep recess, sour black cherry tartness and light port notes contrast bruised cherry sweetness. A chocolate-covered malt ball alternative with a rummy bourbon kick, perhaps.
Ambitious stylistic depth marks expressively melodic ‘sonnet.’ Everything’s in harmony. Moderate lemongrass adjunct influences zesty tropical fruiting, herbal honeyed saffron spicing and mild white-peppered hop bittering. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast sweetens curacao orange, peach, pineapple, mango and tangerine tang. Delicate French breading underscores ascending banana overtures, creamy vanilla caress, distant butternut squash snip and wispy cologne-laced alcohol sway at spritzy citrus finish. Recommended.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, beautifully designed blonde ale hybrid (2015) re-creates delicious rice-milked, almond-sugared Mexican dessert drink known as horchata. For such an easydrinking lightweight, its complexities abound. Fudgy vanilla soaks into banana-creamed rum cake sweetness, soothing cinnamon spicing, honeyed citrus splendor and mild coconut tinge. Sharp citric hop pep provides brisk carbolic thrust for fabulous one of a kind elixir. Try in lieu of rice pudding, coconut custard, fruit pastry or doughnut.
Is this America’s first great ‘craft’ beer? Brewed since the 19th century, it’s not overly aggressive or too hop-forward, allowing a wider range of palates to explore. Like most modern IPA’s, juicy grapefruit-peeled orange, peach, mango, tangerine and pineapple tang contrasts crisp piney hop bittering. Further sweetness derived from almond, praline and pecan nuttiness as well as creamy crystal malting and honeyed cereal grain spine. Standing up to newer microbrew recipes without overstating its piney citric bittering, ale connoisseurs of every stripe should enjoy the radiant medium-to-full-bodied classic.
Outré Scotch-sweetened barrel aged wee heavy picks up yeast-enriched bourbon influence over brown-sugared caramel malting, bruised apple spicing, dry-hopped rye affluence and cocoa-sugared marzipan creaming. Dark-toasted oaken vanilla backdrop reinforces tertiary rum, brandy and sherry boozing. Betters brewers’ original Wee Heavy Red Ale.
Sweet rum barrel-aged elixir picks up light bourbon vanilla influence to elevate molasses-sapped milk chocolate theme. Ashen piney hop roast softly embitters the silken mocha contingent. Tertiary cola nut, hazelnut and walnut toasting works its way into the mix alongside port-wined black grape wisp.
Easygoing 19th anniversary India Pale Ale offers zesty Chinook-citra hop briskness to sugared cara-pils malting and mild floral herbage. Crisp orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang, juicy lemon freshness and tingly pineapple tartness combine for highly sesionable moderate-to-medium body.
Ordinary English-styled India Pale Ale brings dewy peat mossing, herbal green-black tea bittering, resinous cedar pining and earthen Goldings hop crisping to desolate crystal malt sweetness. Brown pear, brown apple and citrus notions simply fade away.
Prolfic, ever-evolving IPA series presents decisive Batch 3, a Belgian-styled India Pale Ale better defined as a typically fine West Coast knockoff. Soft-toned lemony grapefruit tartness crisply picks up white-peppered Citra hop spicing above sugary crystal/carapils malting and buttery biscuit spine. Peachy tangerine, pineapple, cantaloupe, mango and melon tang gets juicier by illustrious floral fruited finish.
