On tap at The Helm, combining mildly creamed coconut shavings with lightly embittered pineapple-pulped snakefruit botanicals and salty citrus zesting, daiquiri-like NEIPA cocktail variant retains juicy frontage, picking up lemon meringue tartness, orange marmalade tanginess and marshmallow-sugared ambrosia salad respite.
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TRILLIUM / MONKISH DIAL UP THE SEVEN DIGITS
On tap at Growler & Gill, busy NEIPA collab with California’s Monkish Brewing utilizes subtle Muscat grape-juiced Chardonnay wining to integrate with waxy tropical fruiting and glassy juniper-licked vodka smoothness. Yellow grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple and mango tang overrides dank pine resin and lemondrop tartness above creamy oats-flaked wheat base – dusting the Muscat grape influence.
VITAMIN SEA / FIDENS AXES & DUCKS
On tap at Growler & Gill, hazily golden-hued NEIPA collab with Albany’s Fidens retains juicy tropical fruiting in curdled yogurt-milked setting. Salty gooseberry-passionfruit-guava souring (Nelson Sauvin hops) meets bittersweet orange-peeled grapefruit tang (Citra-Galaxy hops) and floral-dried pine bittering (Simcoe hops) over creamy oated wheat base.
TOMS RIVER IRISH EYE’S NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, sessionable soft-toned NEIPA stay dry as moderate orange rind, lemon peel and grapefruit pith bittering pick up resinous wood tones and herbal musk above floral-spiced pale malting.
ROOT + BRANCH DRAWING THE LINE TRIPLE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing Citra-hopped NEIPA brings mild yellow grapefruit bittering, lemon meringue tanginess, salted pineapple-mango zesting and buttery Chardonnay wining to the fore as lacquered pine varnishes creamy oated wheat base.
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK PROJECT DIANA HAZY IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, middling NEIPA places grapefruit-sugared mandarin orange, pineapple and peach tang atop mildly creamed oated wheat base in light hop setting.
FORGOTTEN BOARDWALK FAKE RADIO WAR WEST COAST IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, slightly offbeat bone-dry West Coast-styled Imperial IPA with vodka-like 10% ABV brings perfume-spiced citrus tang to buttery wheat pasting as mild grapefruit-peeled orange zesting sidles tart pineapple pizzazz.
HANK HUDSON 2 IF BY SEA NEW ENGLAND IPA
Dry, soft-toned, gold-hazed NEIPA affixes low tropical fruited tanginess, bitterness and sweetness plus tannic green grape esters to mild oats-flaked pilsner malting. Lemon pith bittering and oaken cherry souring stick out by spritzy finish.
ASLIN DOUBLE ORANGE STARFISH
On tap at The Helm, smoothly crisp double dry-hopped Imperial version of Orange Starfish lets vibrant orange-peeled white grapefruit entry gain brisk lemon zesting and candied mango-pineapple-guava pep over mild oats base. Bright Citra-Galaxy hop combo reveals silken citrus nature for crushable IPA.
AUTODIDACT LEAF SAISON
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry earthen barnyard rusticity raids scurried lemon sourness as mild cellared fungi mossing spreads beneath.
TRILLIUM SPRANG KOLSCH INSPIRED ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, white winey Nelson Sauvin hops redirect wavering kolsch variant as green grape, gooseberry and guava tartness upends moderate lemon pith bittering, herbal white peppering and mild green tea sneak. Mineral grained pilsner malts and dry rye breading placate dextrin starching. Offbeat.
DEPARTED SOLES PLAYOFF BEERED ENGLISH PALE ALE
On tap at Plank Pizza, unspecific English-styled pale ale lets nebulous orange-oiled dried fruiting nip at dewy fungi molding atop crystal rye malting.