On tap at Growler & Gill, pleasant subtleties abound for easygoing foeder-aged barleywine. Cherry-bruised orange candied entry gains sweet bourbon residue, buttered rum spicing and fig-dried golden raisin tartness for relaxing seduction.
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IMPRINT SCHMOOJEE MANGO BANANA COLADA
Ultra-creamed marshmallow fluff sweetens banana-pureed mango onrush of chewy pina colada sendup. Lactic milk-sugared vanilla caking reinforces yummy banana-mango serenade as well as ancillary lemon meringue, orange marmalade and ambrosia salad tartness.
IMPRINT SCHMOOJEE CROPTOBERFEST SMOOTHIE SOUR
On tap at Taphouse 15, frothy magenta pinked kettle sour utilizes tart strawberry-blackberry influence and pureed banana scruff as well as botanical runtz terps (oily cannabis-like resin) in creamy marshmallow setting – creating a lactic yogurt-thick Smoothie. Spunky lime zesting soaks up sweet ‘n sour berry-pomegranate scurry, but banana puff pastry scamper accrues.
LONG LIVE BLACK CAT HAZY DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, sweetish double dry-hopped moderation allows floral-spiced orange, tangerine and peach tang to gain rubbery vodka whim and dank hop resin over creamy oated wheat base.
HOP BUTCHER TOTAL DAYLIGHT IN THREE DIMENSIONS NEIPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, vodka-clean navel orange, salted mango, and lemony grapefruit tropicalia sloops thru creamy vanilla froth. Woody Simcoe-Sabro-hopped resin infiltrates juicy Citra-Galaxy-hopped zesting, gaining latent passionfruit-pineapple tang above dry oated white wheat base. Orange marmalade, lemon meringue and pineapple turnover illusions shuffle by to add further fruitful depth.
THE ANSWER LARCENY CITRA IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, lively “single hop Citra” derived flagship regales sharp citrus spicing for dank pine resin, floral perfuming, mild herbage and grassy astringency. Lemony pink-yellow grapefruit zesting and brisk orange peel sweetness coalesce for bright, clean, crisp West Coast-styled IPA.
HEAVY REEL LUVV: PEACH COBBLER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, delectable one-time collab with K&BB places vanilla-creamed marshmallow fluff atop tart peach cobbler-derived dessert fodder. Exquisite Peaches ‘n Cream entry gains pulpy orange juicing and sour sea-salted lemon wedging above oated wheat flouring.
HEAVY REEL THYYK: PASSIONFRUIT ORANGE GUAVA DRAGONFRUIT
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, heavily fruited crimson marooned sour ale lets mouth-puckering salted passionfruit, tart orange, bittersweet guava and lightly acidic dragonfruit adjuncts scurry thru lightly vinous green grape acidity, picking slight pomegranate whim.
HEAVY REEL KUSH IS KING TRIPLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, elegantly soft-toned ‘Vermont-styled’ IPA brings mild lemony yellow grapefruit and orange rind bittering to dank cannabis resin. Easygoing tropical fruiting picks up Gummy Bear candied sugaring above cushy oats-flaked bed.
HEAVY REEL PLEASE DON’T SHOOT THE BREWER YOU’RE DRINKING THE BEST HE CANNED DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, clear golden double dry-hopped Imperial IPA utilizes Citra-Mosaic hops for lemony yellow grapefruit and navel orange tang plus Motueka-Nelson hops for sour gooseberry, guava and lychee tartness above honey-spiced pale malting.
HEAVY REEL CENTER CIRCLE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, brisk lemon-wedged yellow grapefruit and pineapple bittering prods mild juniper licks and even milder salted pepper burn above honeyed buiscuit base of double dry-hopped IPA. Only its rubbing alcohol-like cheap vodka descent obstructs total goodness.
(HEAVY REEL) REEL CLAW SESSION IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, dry easygoing double-dry-hopped moderation puts mild lemon-dropped yellow grapefruit bittering across sticky pine resin, leaving setback grassy astringency and woody pencil shavings upon its zesty citrus spritz.
