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.
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.
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.
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.
Brisk lemony banana haven penetrated by zestful grapefruit-peeled pineapple, mango and guava tropicalia. Sticky pine resin infiltrates ancillary dried plantain starching pushing against acidic green grape tannins as mild gin-soaked juniper bittering enhances widespread citrus brightness overwhelming initial banana puree sweetness and allowing phenol liquor alkalinity to spread – satisfying fruitful booze hounds but precluding softer palates.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, curious Nelson Sauvin-hopped pale ale better defined as a New England IPA-inspired pale ale (than a simple pale ale) since its yogurt-soured yellow and orange fruiting sits atop a creamily wheated oat base. Tart lemon meringue, sweet orange peel, bitter yellow grapefruit, tangy peach and papaya combine with limey Nelson Sauvin-inspired green grape tannins, salted guava and sour gooseberry as citric lemongrass herbage beckons.
On tap at Taphouse 15, dewy Scotch-licked peated malts and lightly pungent truffle musk ride alongside earthen mineral grains atop crusty caramelized wheat toasting.
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing lemon-candied yuzu fruitiness brings mild citric acidity to the fore as perfumed mandarin orange tartness and limey grapefruit snips waver atop laidback pale malts in soft-tongued summertime setting.
On tap at Cloverleaf, mild witbier plies spritzy lemon-soured orange juicing, light coriander spicing and slight sudsy soaping to delicate salted white wheat base. Just a tad washed out.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, new labeled hefe circa 2023 lets sour green grape esters and cucumber-watered watermelon rind earthiness lead into its stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness contrasted at the finish by musky herbage. Sourdough breading reinforces sourly sweet fruiting.
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry straw-yellowed light body stays too subtle as slightly soured champagne-sparkled green grape tannins seep into grassy hop stead at washed-out pilsner malt base. Suited to mellower sessionable thirsts.
On tap at Taphouse 15, submissive Texas watermelon rind earthiness, moderate rosemary-lavender sashay and mild minting prickled by salty lemon-soured lime zesting.
