On tap at Ambulance, dark Belgian candi sugaring deepens caramel-burnt dark chocolate malting while oak-foedered Simcoe hop bittering, mild coffee indulgence, dewy peat earthiness and black cherry snips propel rich back end of updated wheat stout (circa 2021).
Fulsome medium roast coffee bean bittering permeates cocoa-nibbed black chocolate malting, ashen wood hop char and subtle walnut sear. Like a cup of black coffee (with some fizz).
On tap at Taphouse 15, dainty milk-sugared coffee splendor loses momentum halfway as polite citric hop astringency and mild peppery whims pop up in fizzy fuzz tones.
Tart lemon meringue piquancy overrides milk-sugared Madagascar vanilla creaming to the dry pale malt spine of hazy golden medium body. Mellow Curacao orange, tangerine, pineapple and peach illusions extend ambrosial milkshake sweetness to contrast wispily phenol hop astringency.
Lactose-aided vanilla creaming underscores candied pineapple, rummy peach, sweet orange peel, lemon meringue tartness, yellow grapefruit bittering and apple-skinned leathering of pasty-malted 11% ABV NEIPA (with botanical gin esters). Like Bradley’s Unicorn Girls, its hop bill includes juicy fruited Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Huell Melon.
Devilish 6.66% ABV beckons for juicy NEIPA. Zesty lemony yellow grapefruit essence and teasing Curacao orange tang pick up spicy tingle as dry piney continuance gets downplayed for ample citrus zeal.
On tap at Growler & Gill, briny melon-kiwi-pineapple-pomelo tropicalia grazes sea-salted passionfruit tartness and juicy bruised lemon bittering for grassy-hopped Imperial IPA.
On tap at Growler & Gill, mildly lactose-soured grapefruit zesting picks up lemony Curacao orange tanginess, delicate floral spicing and slight pine pungency before reaching salty pale malt-dried bottom.
On tap at Taphouse 15, subtle maple syrup-draped toasted coconut and vanilla bean splendor gains sour yogurt-milked lactose above heavily oated wheat malts. Milk-sugared vanilla sweetness gains control as salted green grape, gooseberry and guava tartness infiltrates lemony grapefruit-peeled orange zesting of modestly tempting milkshake knockoff.
On tap at Growler & Gill, thickly hazed beige yellow dry body brings lightly embittered lemon-bruised yellow grapefruit zesting and candied pineapple-peach-mango zing to the fore. A piquant sour citrus edge cuts thru the spicy pale malt bottom, tucking away hints of pencil shavings.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing dry-hopped moderation (despite hefty 8.7% ABV) places yellow grapefruit zest before sugar-spiced pale malting, salted pineapple-peach-tangerine illusions and herbal lemongrass tinge. Briskly clean summertime sedation.
On tap at Growler & Gill, mild double dry-hopped Imperial IPA stays mellow. Lemony grapefruit-peeled orange, clementine and tangerine tanginess reclines into resinous pine tones as fizzy citric spritz tickles the nose.
