Ultra-dry limey curuba brining gains yuzu-like lemon pith bittering plus acidic cat urine-stained ammonia solvency. Spritzy lemon lime souring picks up latent white peach, passionfruit, crabapple and pomegranate tartness. Sour heads prevail.
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LUDLAM ISLAND HARRY’S COFFEE PALE ALE
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, sharp dark-roast coffee bean scrum slams lemon peel rim as dark cocoa, tobacco chaw and charred hop bittering reinforce heavy mocha influence. Mild astringency seeps thru lightly acidic coffee tartness.
UFO MAINE BLUEBERRY
Pancake-battered blueberry tartness looms large for wheat-honeyed moderation. Mild citrus hop astringency underlies Maine blueberry puree lacquering, leaving blueberry muffin, blueberry pie and blueberry cobbler illusions on the slick sticky surface.
BOLERO SNORT / THE SEED THIS BEER IS NOT HYPEY ENOUGH
On tap at Pompton Craft House, cereal grained German pilsner malting picks up spritzy grapefruit-orange zesting, grassy herbage and lacquered pine, recalling a light IPA with its subtle piney citrus continuance.
ICARUS TWO POUNDS OF FEATHERS IMPERIAL PILSNER
On tap at Pompton Craft House, Imperial version of Ounces Of Feathers plies Heull Melon-hopped lemon liming and dry grapefruit-peeled yuzu zesting to sweet-spiced Belgian pilsner malts parched slightly by hay-dried barnyard astringency. During extended lagering phase, lupulin Citra/ Mosaic powdering brings musty perfumed sentiment to its sunny citric intrigue.
SOUTHERN TIER FRENCH TOAST IMPERIAL ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, rummy French Toast knockoff pours maple syrup over powder-sugared cinnamon toasting, battered pancake flouring and mild vanilla nutmeg honeying to its sweet Scotch malt base.
ALEMENTARY B-WIZZLE BARLEYWINE
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, mellow caramelized toffee sweetness floats thru brandied whiskey, dry bourbon and buttered rum illusions as oaken vanilla leathering contrasts dark cherry sweetness in the distance.
NESHAMINY CREEK KNITTING RAMPAGE IMPERIAL OATMEAL STOUT
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, black-malted dark chocolate entry further embittered by dark-roast hop char above treacly oats-flaked maple molasses.
BRADLEY KEG LEG STOUT
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, dry ‘hoppy session’ stout anchored by dark chocolate-bound coffee tones as espresso, tobacco chaw and seared wood provide adequate bittering for dark roast hop char. Smoked mocha finish gains slight orange peel sweetness.
GUN HILL VOID OF LIGHT FOREIGN STOUT
In a can, brewers’ pliable flagship stout takes dry black-malted cocoa bean and Bakers chocolate bittering on a frothily creamed maple molasses-sugared journey, picking up sedate hop-charred chicory coffee tones, light vanilla hazelnut sweetness, mild cola nuttiness and pureed black cherry whims.
GUN HILL WOODLAWN WARRIOR HOPPY RED ALE
Totally Americanized Irish red ale utilizes Mosaic-Crystal-Sabro hops to create zestfully fruitier stylistic variant. Lime zest speckles red apple, brown pear, tangerine and clementine fruiting as well as dry perfumed spicing above tobacco-roasted cereal grain crisping. Backend citric-pined phenol astringency reminiscent of Mosaic-hopped IPA.
TIRED HANDS EXTRA VANILLA DOUBLE MILKSHAKE IPA
Impressive golden nickel hazed milkshake IPA brings lactic yogurt-soured Madagascar vanilla milkiness to peachy tangerine, mandarin orange and clementine tang contrasting salted yellow grapefruit, pineapple, guava and lychee as well as pungent pine resin above creamy oated wheat. Subtle orange marmalade, lemon verbena, peach cobbler, mango passionfruit crumble and pineapple cream cheese pie illusions further enliven spectral delight.