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.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
OTHER HALF MORE CITRA THAN ALE CITRA IMPERIAL IPA
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.
AURORA ALL CITRA SUPER FRESH TO DEATH NEW ENGLAND IPA
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.
FULTON IPA
‘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.
ALLAGASH SWIFTLY HOPPY ALE
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.
FIDDLEHEAD AETHERIUM WHITE ALE
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.
MONTAUK EASY RISER WITBIER
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.
FIFTH HAMMER BREAK OF JAWN WITBIER
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.
FIFTH HAMMER CLOAK SPELL DARK LAGER
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.
ESKER HART MALVA
On tap at Taphouse 15, salty citrus vibe and floral hibiscus-lavender adjunct reach oaken vanilla bean tannins. Beneath the surface, lemon-candied lollipop tartness picks up mild herbage. Arcanely offbeat.
EAST END PENNSYLVANIA LOOPHOLE 5 COCONUT LIME GOSE
Dryly sour coconut-milked liming saturates salty coriander seeded spicing as well as tertiary pineapple, guava and gooseberry tartness and oaken vanilla tannins. Limey coconut mojito offshoot minus the sweet rum.
ORION THE DRAFT
Quintessential semi-dry Okinawan lager maintains richer rice-grained thrust than most lighter bodied canned/bottled Jap draughts. Lemony floral-spiced orange peel whim and sourdough restraint also separate Orion’s lager from Asahi-Sapporo-Kirin competitors, but corn-dried pilsner malting countering muted hop musk beneath the surface will appeal to less discriminating mainstreamers.
