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.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
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.
ICARUS TREATS OF STRENGTH
On tap at Taphouse 15, traditional chocolate Nutella Babka-inspired pastry stout brings hazelnut-floured cocoa nibs fudging to fluffy brioche doughed oated wheat base. Rich hazelnut-glazed milk chocolate continuance picks up subtle bourbon-burgundy licks and latent black cherry snips.

(TRIPLE CROSSING) LOST EXIT OATMEAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, thrusting dark-roast coffee permanence saddles walnut-charred flaked oats bottom. Mild black chocolate, espresso, peaberry java and raw molasses illusions reinforce distinct Honduran coffee bean bittering.
NEWBURGH CORTADO COLD BREW COFFEE MILK STOUT
On tap at Plank Pizza, cold brew coffee roast takes on fudgy milk chocolate sweetness for delightful milk-steamed espresso (a.k.a. Cortado) knockoff. Lingered chocolate latte, cappuccino, iced coffee and nutty brown chocolate illusions stay heavenly.
FLYING FISH FRIED ICE CREAM STOUT
Fudgy vanilla ice creamed dark chocolate entry receives mild cinnamon spicing to contrast slightly bitter hop char over buttery corn-flaked barley roast. Tertiary brandy, black cherry, Banana’s Foster and black grape illusions subtly graze fried ice cream caking. At the finish, maple-glazed chocolate donut pastry sweetness arrives.