On tap at New York Wing Factory, alluring cocoa-infused dessert treat (with pale-malted light amber hue) tastes like a Tootsie Roll. Fudgy chocolate-caked sweetness encounters subtle citric souring and soft vanilla spicing at the midst, finishing with butterscotch, toffee and cocoa nibs illusions serenading its rich cocoa-sugared brown chocolate scheme.
Dazzling full-bodied rust-hued India Pale Ale spreads chewy cookie dough yeast across stylish piney grapefruit peel bittering and floral-perfumed citric hops, creating a rich intensity not far removed from stellar Ipswich IPA. Bustling honey-spiced caramel malting, sugared almond-praline-chestnut conflux and mild toffee sweetness furnish tangy bruised orange, candied apple, cherry liqueur, marmalade jelly, nectarine, pineapple, tangerine, melon, peach and apricot vibrancy to its biscuit-y bottom. Sugary spruce oiling deepens the juicy-fruited aspect. Highly recommended.
Going for the trifecta, hybridied 17th anniversary American wheat ale gets crossed with a brettanomyces-soured IPA to fine effect. Evenly spread pineapple-grapefruit-tangerine tang and wood lacquered orange rind bittering create dominant IPA briskness that overrides rustic ‘wheat ale’ tendencies. Tart lemon souring, brettanomyces yeast and barnyard funk add ‘sour ale’ affectations. Mild pink peppercorn heat warms the citric aftertaste.
On tap at Ambulance, cask conditioned Citra-hopped version of easygoing Big Daddy brings gentle creaminess to mild lemony orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering and sweet-spiced peach-tangerine-melon tang. A soft-toned winner.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, vibrant Imperial India Pale Ale equally distributes its prickly grapefruit-peeled bittering and herbal hop bite with luscious orange, apple and peach juicing. Sugary caramel malting keeps the pleasing fructose-sucrose sweetness on par with the well-hidden 10.3% alcohol astringency and bitter citrus rind finish.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, diacetyl Cascade-hopped India Pale Ale may’ve been infected. Sour lemony orange rot meets musky vegetal murk to ill effect. Closer to a murkily defined pale ale.
Sessionable l’il IPA brings floral-nipped citrus tang to light grassy hop bittering and herbal pine resin. Lemony grapefruit-peeled tangerine, clementine and peach tang casually saunters by dewy pale malts. Just right for lighter thirsts.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, approachably hybridized medium-bodied Imperial White India Pale Ale (with well hidden 9.3% ABV) truly suffices. Perfumed citric fruiting, sugary coriander spicing and syrupy crystal malting sweeten the front end as black-peppered orange peel bittering retains toned-down briskness. Candied red apple, peach, pear, melon and tangerine illusions provide jolly mood to contrast orange-peeled grapefruit rind splendor.
On tap at Ambulance, peculiarly hybridized wheat ale offers summery yellow grapefruit peel tang to minty sage herbage and pale wheat malting. Recessive anise spicing dots herbal citrus finish.
On tap at Ambulance, snarky cannibas lupulined crew, ‘The Hop Collective’ (a.k.a. THC), puts forth soft-tongued citric spiced moderation. Hemp-oiled piney hops softly persuade grapefruit, orange and pineapple bittering that contrasts honeyed cara-pils malting (and syrupy peach sweetness) of brisk tropical fruited sedation.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, appeasing moderation brings sharp citrus fruiting to salty white-peppered hop bittering and soft-watered minerality. Sour lemon rot, mild mandarin orange tartness and light tangerine tang provide subtle illusions above mild barnyard rusticity.
On tap at New York Wing Factory, perfunctory Calypso-hopped version of well respected saison fails to deliver. Pungent floral-perfumed citric spice and barren white-wined yellow grape tartness receive musky earthen barnyard rusticity. Fungi-like navel orange rot, lemon musk and dessicated pineapple never fully integrate.
