On tap at Growler & Gill, bright yellow hazed (8.5% ABV) IPA retains soft-toned tropicalia. Waxy crayon-like navel orange and pineapple tang and floral spiced daubs sweeten against limey guava-gooseberry tartness above gentle wheat flaked oats base. Wispy vanilla Creamsickle nip contrasts distant dank cannabis pungency.
Cleanly whisked double dry-hopped (Nelson Sauvin/Motueka) nickel-hazed NEIPA circa 2022 merges tangy orange-peeled yellow grapefruit zesting with yogurt-soured guava, mango, tangerine and gooseberry tartness, picking up glassy vodka sheen for fusel 8.4% hooch.
On tap at Taphouse 15, milk-sugared Madagascar vanilla beaning teases mild blueberry adjunct and lightly embittered grapefruit splurge above honey-draped wheated oats base.
On tap at Taphouse 15, coconut milk-sweetened mango subtlety and creamy vanilla sugaring encounter delicate yellow grapefruit bittering above rice-flaked wheat base. Mango Smoothie knockoff needs juicier thrust.
On tap at Ambulance, dry Citra-hopped yellow grapefruit and mandarin orange splurge plus salted green grape, gooseberry and passionfruit souring alongside less intense pineapple and mango tang combine for creamily textured golden yellow hazed medium body (with unassuming 10.5% ABV). Waxy citrus continuance gains clean vodka-like briskness and mild tealeaf herbage for a juicy tropical fruited finish.
On tap at Ambulance, silken lupulin oils parlay juicy grapefruit peeled orange pith bittering and tart lemon-limed pineapple and passionfruit conflux into winning formula. Glassy vodka-like cleanness enjoins enthusiastic Citra hop tropicalia above complacent wheated oats flaked base of viscous hazy golden medium body.
‘No nonsense’ year round India Pale Ale designed to be invitingly centrist medium body as floral-daubed citrus tang settles against sharp piney hop bittering and acrid cannabis resin above sugary pale malt breading. Piercing lemony yellow grapefruit-seeded orange rind bite deepens at the briskly acidic finish.
Described as a ‘red India Pale Ale,’ its honeyed amber graining seeps into sharp grapefruit, orange and pineapple bittering plus resinous hop herbage to contrast wispy coriander spicing underscoring perfumed apple, pear and honeydew sweetness in a dewy setting.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing lemony orange peel tang and mild coriander spicing engaged by subtle banana-pineapple-peach illusions and salty herbal snips above slightly creamed vanilla-daubed honeyed wheat base. Approachable, balanced, winsome.
On tap at Beef Trust, lemony orange peel sunshine outdoes mild coriander spicing and peppery herbal hops in funkily musky cellar-dusted Belgian yeast setting of easygoing summertime moderation.
On tap at Ambulance, mildly creamed honey adjunct lightly affects floral-perfumed orange zesting and gentle coriander spicing of white wheat-based moderation. Mead-like dried honey stead welcomes desiccated orange tartness below the sweeter surface.
On tap at Ambulance, one of the more robust and best designed dark lagers brings sugar-spiced dried fruiting to dewy peat mossing and earthen truffle dryness for distinctly rounded profile. Smooth foeder aging relegates some hop impact but heightens its mocha malt bill.
