Stylishly bold ruby copper-hued amber lager loads caramel-toasted cereal graining upon spicy red-orange fruiting, honeyed nuttiness and leafy hop astringency of dependable flagship.
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JACK’S ABBY SHIPPING OUT OF BOSTON AMBER LAGER
On tap at Growler & Gill, easygoing moderation retains musky grain rusticity. Raw-honeyed amber grain toasting receives cellared fungi dampness, dewy peat mossing and hay-like hop astringency of an English bitter. Well beneath the surface, spritzy yellow fruiting contrasts green tea bittering.
BLUE POINT SURE THING LAGER
Subtle sea-salted lemon souring stays light on the tongue as mild yellow grapefruit, mandarin orange and tangelo illusions linger softly in the bready pale malt backdrop.
DESCHUTES DA SHOOTZ! PILSNER
Easygoing boho pilsner brings brisk lemon spritz to lemondrop-hopped tartness above biscuity French breaded carapils malting. Lightly spiced floral aspect caresses dainty lemongrass, chamomile and lupine remnants.
SCHILLING ALEXANDR 10′ CZECH-STYLE PILSNER
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable pilsner-malted dry body slips rustic earthen grain musk into herbal lemon-soured Saaz hop pungency and latent lemongrass-peppercorn conflux with fine results. On tap at Growler & Gill, muskily rustic amber-grained pilsner malting gained dank lemon rot and dark floral daubs, staying bold despite easy flow.
FREDERICK, MARYLAND – SO MANY BEERS, SO LITTLE TIME
Took three day July stroll down Frederick, Maryland, visiting eight brewpubs along the way on a scorching weekend tour. Though I didn’t get to ever-increasing behemoth, Flying Dog, they definitely had one of the best summer ales in bottle.
FLYING DOG TROPICAL TRUTH IMPERIAL IPA WITH MANGO AND PASSIONFRUIT PUREE
“Exotic” pine lacquered mango essence possesses pureed passionfruit souring saddling sharp lemon-peeled orange rind bittering and vodka-like 8.7% ABV boozing of hybridized Truth IPA adjunct. At the juicy finish, zesty mango spritz gains mild nectarine, cherry and pineapple sweetness to contrast slim grapefruit pith scurry, spruce-tipped pine needling and grassy hop astringency. Fruitful tropical sunshine.
RAR 10 LAYERS PEANUT BUTTER CUP MILK STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, richly rewarding pastry stout spreads fudgy peanut-buttered milk chocolate creaming all over lightly curdled lactic sourness. Tongue-coating mocha richness gains medium-roast coffee tone as well as toasted coconut-marshmallow remnant and anise-licked black cherry/ raspberry rasp.
LEFT HAND PEANUT BUTTER MILK STOUT
Perfect peanut buttered milk chocolate dessert treat. Rich dark chocolate syrup coats creamy peanut butter roast of bold Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup knockoff. Below fudgy caramelized mocha nuttiness lies oats-flaked hop char, pureed black cherry whim and PB&J tidbit. ’24 tasting allowed creme brulee, gingerbread and caramel latte illusions to flutter.
(SCHILLING) RESILIENCE GEPPETTO MILK STOUT WITH COFFEE
On tap at Ambulance, dry coffee roast subsumes lactic dark chocolate-soured Black Patent malting and Baker’s chocolate bittering contrasting less profound oats-sugared cookie dough sweetness. Mild vanilla bean, marshmallow and earthen dew illusions settle below.
SPRINGDALE BRIGADEIRO BREAKFAST STOUT – NITRO
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, nitrogenated version of English Oatmeal Stout contrasts coffee-burnt dark chocolate roast with cacao walnut brownie fudging and milk-sugared maple oats above mustily earthen bottom. Mellow Arabica black coffee roast lingers above nutty respite at the finish.
CIGAR CITY CUBANO-STYLE ESPRESSO BROWN ALE
Creamily resilient English-style brown ale presents dark chocolatey Cubano espresso deliverance to lactic vanilla milking. A precise Cuban coffee knockoff, its pervasive lactose cacao nibs continuance soothes the soul as molasses-sapped burnt caramel and tertiary cola-pecan-hazelnut-walnut illusions add further luster to frothy espresso seduction.
