On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, tenuously defined New England-styled IPA skirts stylish pulpiness as salted grapefruit zesting gains sour lemon spritz and meandering mandarin orange, honeydew and melon illusions as well as piney herbal respite.
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ABOMINATION EVERY DAY FOG DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED IPA
On tap at Ambulance, delicate double dry-hopped New England IPA lets mild lemony orange tang gain subtle grapefruit-salted peach, pineapple and tangerine tinge as well as wispy floral herbage and understatedly dank piney hop resin for unassuming hazy golden moderation.
UNTIED WHAT’S THE HYPE IMPERIAL IPA W/COCONUT, PINEAPPLE & VANILLA BEANS
Steadfast orange-peeled grapefruit zesting gains laidback coconut-pineapple adjuncts and mellower mango-guava stint as mild piney hop bittering settles beneath. Delicate vanilla bean tannins influence tropical fruited nature but stylistic ‘milkshake’ and ‘New England’ labeling seem sketchy.
CAPE MAY KEY LIME CORROSION
Zestfully tart sour IPA adds mild lactobacillus acidity to dryly salted key lime juicing. Fizzy Soda-like citric spritz promotes tangy lemon-limed mandarin orange misting.
CAPE MAY CRUSHIN’ IT BLUEBERRY LEMON INDIA PALE ALE
Slightly sour lemony blueberry tartness and sunshiny pineapple-guava-grapefruit auxiliary scamper thru wearily defined nickel-hued Mosaic-Lemondrop-hopped IPA (with well hidden 8% ABV). Sour cranberry-crabapple illusions nearly outweigh its compromised citric zing. Needs firmer distinction.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS STATE OF THE ART: MOTUEKA IPA
Pillowy soft, fluffily white-headed pale yellow body features New Zealand’s Motueka-hopped tropical fruit souring. Typical East Coast IPA-like lemony orange pith bittering and mildly embittered piney hop astringency engage tartly limed peach, passionfruit and guava sourness over creamily soft-toned crystal pale malting.
KANE BLUE HOTEL INDIA PALE ALE
Efficiently modest, soft-tongued, Galaxy-hopped IPA brings easygoing lemony grapefruit-orange tang and ancillary tangerine-pineapple-mango-peach tropicalia to subtle piney hop resin, leaving a hint of dank bitterness above mild oated wheat base. A tidy easygoer pale ale lovers could enjoy as much as less bitter hop-heads.
JERSEY GIRL SUN KISSED CITRA INDIA PALE ALE
Lemony yellow grapefruit zesting brightens Citra-hopped moderation. In the midst, mild tangerine-pineapple-mango prickle and tart candied orange snip pick up wispy juniper-nipped pine resin above neutral oated wheat base.
AURORA DON’T ACT LIKE YOU’RE MAD ESB
On tap at Ambulance, stylish dewy peat mossing and distant nutty caramelization pick up unexpected cinnamon-spiced brown sugar sweetness, dried fig-prune licks and latent perfume musk for slightly offbeat, amplified ESB.
EQUILIBRIUM FULL CIRCLE PILSNER
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean pale golden light-bodied Bavarian pils with musky hay-dried mineral graining, fresh cut grassiness and slight herbal snip picks up muted lemon zesting. Simply one of the best dry pilsners.
COLLECTIVE ARTS ORIGIN OF DARKNESS IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BOURBON / TAWNY PORT
On tap at Plank Pizza, delightful barrel-aged stout (collaboration with Equilibrium) drapes bittersweet cacao nibs atop sweet black cherry and oaken vanilla adjuncts as subtle bourbon and tawny port warmth spreads. Cherry-liqueured Black Forest cake sweetness fills the rich center while molasses rum, hazelnut paste and fudged brownie illusions serenade the bourbon chocolate back end.
SHORT THROW EVEN MORE NOBILITY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, enviably rich and creamy Mounds Bar knockoff drapes maple-syrupy chocolate onto toasted coconut adjunct for fudgy mocha confection. Caramelized marshmallow creaming and wheat-sugared Graham Cracker sweetness reinforce decadent chocolate-coconut dessert.
