On tap at Cloverleaf, marvelous golden amber-hazed mango-forward milkshake IPA (with tiny yeast clumps) retains juicy tropical zesting. Vanilla marshmallow creaming coats salted mango puree tanginess as orange marmalade, cantaloupe and honeydew auxiliary plus peachy pineapple-guava-papaya pleasantry flirt with sweet floral-daubed spicing above sugary oated malts. Recommended.
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HERMIT THRUSH PARTY GUY KETTLE SOURED SESSION ALE
Acidic lactobacillus souring promotes mild lemony green grape tannins, slightly bitter strawberry sash, hard cider sharpness and vinous red wining above leathery oaken dryness. Only sourheads need apply.
ROOT + BRANCH LIKE FLIES ON SHERBERT SOUR DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, tart cara cara orange puree adjunct penetrates delicate milk sugared oated wheat sugaring and oaken vanilla tannins of salty sour IPA variant. Scampered cara cara orange sweetness picks up mild lemon-juiced pineapple tang.
MORTALIS PERSEPHONE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sunshiny tropical fruiting and rainbow salad spicing brighten dazzling hazy amber NEIPA. Zesty orange peeled pineapple, peach and grapefruit tanginess plus salty mango, guava and gooseberry souring ride above creamy oated wheat base. Minor dank pine tones circulate thru juicy fruit punch.
WIDOWMAKER GALAXY GRINDER NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, briskly clean Cryo hop oils provide smooth tropical fruiting for lightly creamed oated wheat foundation. Dank pine resin slowly seeps into candied pineapple, salted mango, tangy peach and zesty orange goodness.
WET TICKET ELISE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sunshiny yellow grapefruit-forward NEIPA picks up mild orange pith, peel and rind bittering plus salted guava-gooseberry-pineapple tartness and floral white peach alacrity above mildly creamed oats. Spritzy citrus fizziness depletes some pulpy nature.
TOPPLING GOLIATH RADIANT HAZE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, tropical fruited NEIPA favors ample citrus endurance over mild oated wheat creaming. Tangy orange zesting, peachy mango sweetness and limey pineapple bittering pick up delicate floral spicing to contrast dank pine resin.
TOPPLING GOLIATH ELECTRIC DINO BOOGIE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, juicy Citra-Simcoe-Galaxy hop tropicalia advances peachy mango sweetness, zesty orange peel tanginess and delicate piney dryness above sugary pale malts for smooth Imperial.
FINBACK IF WHALES COULD FLY DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, assertive double dry-hopped NEIPA (despite Imperial handle) offers milky yogurt souring to tangy pineapple, mandarin orange, guava and papaya tropicalia as well as crayon-waxed lemon liming above creamy oated wheat base. Mild pine resin seeps thru fruitily bittersweet buttery froth.
FINBACK MOSS DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, winningly straightforward dry-hopped Citra-Mosaic-Eldorado combo emits hard-candied lemony orange tartness, crayon-like pineapple-papaya-passionfruit waxing and peachy mango tang as well as resinous pine tones above lightly creamed oats.
BAD SONS WINTER HAZE
Zesty orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and mango tang stays brisk alongside sharp spruce tipped juniper bite and floral-perfumed evergreen minting for sunshiny tropical IPA given balanced Amarillo-Mosaic-Centennial hop attack.
HOPS & TERPS WEED – KUSH SESSION IPA
Dankly dry cannabis influence provides mild weedy musk for easygoing lemony grapefruit, pineapple and dried apricot tartness, grassy hop musk, botanical herbal and salty mineral graining. A first, an Argentinian IPA that may lack some pizzazz but will suit West Coasters.