Easygoing tart blackberry adjunct plied to lightly salted lemon pledge and ginny juniper reminder. Faded blackberry influence grazes blueberry-boysenberry snips. Thin.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
HAW RIVER BENEATH THE FEET OF ORION CARROT & GINGER SAISON
Obliquely offbeat vegetal saison tries escaping unbalanced nature as toasted cumin-seeded carrots and ginger root tea earthiness pick up gin-sacked lemon zesting to ride above raw-grained barnyard acridity.
SOURCE KANAKA MAOLI PUNCH SWEET TART BERLINER WEISS
On tap at Beef Trust, tantalizingly sweet-tart Berliner Weiss brings lactobacillus-soured lemon salting to Sangria-wined tropical fruiting over acidified pilsner-wheat malting. Conditioned on red cherry, blood orange, strawberry, apricot, papaya and pineapple, its lemony vanilla yogurt milking increases overall tartness of sourly tanged Hawaiian Punch.
DIVINE BARREL KOLSCH
Musky grain pungency deters mild apple-skinned pear tartness and sour guava snip as corn-dried grassy hop astringency and cabbage-like muck ransack pilsner-malted kolsch.
RIVER HORSE WUDDERMELON KOLSCH
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, dry summertime moderation brings cucumber-watered watermelon puree to lemon-fizzed Cascade hop briskness. Earthen watermelon rind tartness gains traction at finish.
CYPRESS PULLED BACK IN HEFEWEIZEN W/ STRAWBERRY AND BASIL
On tap at Capital Craft – East Hanover, stylishly dryer hybrid conditioned on strawberry puree and basil lets mild orange-peeled coriander sweetness contrast wispy oaken cherry tartness beneath subtle white-wined strawberry Sangria persuasion (but basil sway’s weak).
ROSS MANASQUAN WIT
Sharp orange peeled coriander crisping and spritzy lemon zesting engage light herbal tinge for ‘simple elegance.’ Tart hard-candied citrus center reinforces summery sunshine. On tap at Capitol Craft – East Hanover, misty orange-peeled lemon zesting and zippy coriander spicing gain herbal chamomile-lemongrass whim. At the finish, sugary citrus spicing picks up nifty bubblegum banana tartness to contrast mild green peppering.
BONESAW QUEENSICKLE ORANGE-VANILLA CREAM ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, approachable Creamsickle knockoff stays understated as vanilla-creamed orange zesting and fizzy lemon salting softly penetrate the clean-watered ambience of Silver Queen Ale offshoot.
JACK’S ABBY CO-PILOT: LEOPOLD
Stylishly mish-mashed bronze-cleared semi-dark Czech lager unites spritzy lemon-dropped tartness with dry fungi-mossed dewiness, leafy hop astringency and sour cider riff over bland white breaded bottom.
JACK’S ABBY PRIDE AND PARQUET HOPPY LAGER
Easygoing yellow-cleared cumulus-headed dry lager brings mild lemony grapefruit-orange tang to wood-toned grassy hop astringency over delicate pale malting of IPA-inspired Celtics fodder. Floral citric spicing tingles dry finish.
FLYING DREAMS NIGHTMARE AFTER CHRISTMAS IMPERIAL STOUT
Rich nut-charred coffee overtones merge with fudgy brown chocolate sugaring and smoky dark cocoa bluster as tertiary dried fruiting (black cherry, fig and prune) fights back latent Blackstrap molasses-spiked oily hop pining.
FLYING DREAMS FUEL AMERICA COFFEE STOUT
Enduring cold brew coffee thrust gains tarry hop-charred nuttiness in robust dry Irish stout setting. Profound medium-roast Brazilian/Columbian coffee distinction is undeniable. Black coffee lovers unite!
