On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, sharp gingered cinnamon spicing seeps into brown-sugared pureed pumpkin as mild saffron-perfumed nutmeg, allspice and clove seasoning peppers dryer than expected tannic vanilla-daubed butternut squash base.
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JERSEY GIRL ELDER MAGIC WHEAT BEER
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, nearly cloy lemon-sugared elderberry tartness contrasts slightly soured white wine esters, picking up a vodka-nipped orange twist over sweet cereal wheat base for ancient 12th century ElderLemonWeizen recipe revisited.
DU CLAW SOUR ME STRAWBERRY FRENCH TOAST SOUR ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, lactic breakfast sour drapes dark maple syrup over strawberry pureed vanilla beaning and cinnamon-swirled French Toast sweetness contrasting curdled yogurt milking and lemon-soured gourd sway.
HOFBRAU HEFEWEIZEN
Mildly creamed vanilla licks peruse banana-clove sweetness and fizzy lemon-seeded prickle over sugared wheat base. Distant plantain tartness, snippy grassy hop astringency and a tiny metallic shard fill out the casual backdrop.
14TH STAR RASPBERRY VERMONTER WEISS
Easygoing pink-glowed ‘sour wheat’ leaves subtle salted raspberry tartness upon mild yogurt-milked oaken vanilla tannins and rosé, white zinfandel and pink blush wining as well as distant grapefruit-cranberry souring for spritzy fruited seltzer-like Berliner Weiss.
FAT ORANGE CAT WHO LET THE BOOMERS OUT? PALE ALE
On tap at Jealous Monk, crushable hazy golden bronzed Citra-Mosaic-hopped pale ale collaboration with nearby Willimantic retains easygoing grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang above grassy pine resin and spicy crystal malts. A softer, less bitter India Pale Ale.
COUNTER WEIGHT SMOKED EIN HELLES LAGER
On tap at Jealous Monk, mild beechwood smoke permeates desolate smoked meat wisp and slight herbal Hallertau-hopped pilsner malting of one-year anniversary smoked helles posing as a light-bodied, less flavorful rauchbier.
STONE BUENAVEZA SALT & LIME LAGER
On tap at Jealous Monk, crisply easygoing Baja-inspired Mexican lager places sea-salted lime zesting next to peppery agave perfuming in dry corn malt setting. In the can, briny citric zesting lacks resolve as papery pilsner malts and stale breading ground sea-salted lime adjunct and cologned agave snap.
HOPPIN’ FROG CRANBERRY TURBO SHANDY CITRUS ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, tart cranberry adjunct given candied apple-glazed red grape, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry subtleties in lightly syruped soda-like shandy. Spritzy lemon zesting sinks into sweet-tart berry merriment.
FOUNDERS KBS CINNAMON VANILLA COCOA IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, ‘sumptuous’ bourbon-barreled KBS stout variant lets sharp cinnamon spicing penetrate cocoa-nibbed vanilla and chocolate sweetness. Mellow bourbon warmth seeps into molasses-sugared chocolate syruping coating cinnamon-spiced vanilla, toasted coconut-almond conflux, mild coffee sway and dried cherry tartness.
HUBBARD’S CAVE HAZELNUT POT DE CREME
On tap at Schatzi’s – New Paltz, richly creamed lactose-sugared pastry stout makes for perfect sweet-toothed nightcap. Ample brown chocolate creaminess mingles vanilla bean and hazelnut adjuncts with confectionery coconut-toasted marshmallow sweetness above honeyed Graham Cracker base. A milk chocolatey Mounds Bar candy bar knockoff with toffee-spiced snip.
KANE COOKIE JAR SUPERSTAR
On tap at Taphouse 15, lovely bourbon-aged Vermont maple syruping drapes marshmallow-sugared vanilla creaming and confectionery chocolate creme sandwich cookie richness above Graham Cracker base. Below its S’mores-like sweetness lies cinnamon bark, pecan, peanut and praline illusions.
