On tap at Ambulance, dry Northwest-Styled IPA blends woody Simcoe hop astringency with floral citrus-spiced Cascade hop brightener. Spritzy lemon sunshine gleams alongside orange-candied grapefruit, pineapple and peach tang in ‘standard’ moderate-to-medium-bodied manner.
On tap at Growler & Gill, durable IPA reminiscent of a smoothly laidback barleywine with its rummy vodka buttering, light vanilla creaming and intense tropical fruiting. Lemony grapefruit-orange-pineapple bittering gains tangy mango-nectarine sweetness and subtle Starburst tartness to combat dank floral-tinged pine hop briskness at soft-tongued finish.
On tap at Growler & Gill, murkily clouded amber yellow glaze stays aglow for tropically juiced mango delight. Tartly tangy mango expanse benefits greatly from pulpy orange onslaught, sharp juniper-nipped hop bittering and dark floral wisps. Sweet mango nectar continuance soon picks up subtle peach, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya and guava illusions above delicate oats base for venturesome tropical extravaganza.
On tap at Growler & Gill, waxy tropical fruiting obtains musky resinous pine hop bittering and rummy coconut-watered vanilla creaming for uniquely styled IPA. Lemon-peeled passionfruit, papaya and lychee souring combats mildly embittered grapefruit rind sharpness and clean vodka-licked orange zesting throughout.
On tap at River Of Beer, dry hazily amber-glowed medium body retains sharp orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and tangy mango, peach and tangerine resolve alongside resinous pine oiling. Mild pale malt sugaring embeds tropical fruit blitz.
On tap at River Of Beer, sunshiny Citra-like South African lupulin dusting provides boisterous grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and auxiliary pineapple-mango-papaya tang that rides above creamy oats-flaked vanilla spicing.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, dry “tutti frutti jelly belly IPA” retains piquant citric-oiled perfuming and limey coconut-watered tropicalia, leaving trace amounts of melon, papaya, pineapple and guava tartness alongside mild pine resin at the whiskey-nipped pale malt spine.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, likable mainstay New England India Pale Ale brings lemony grapefruit zesting and floral-bound orange peel bittering to dry cannabis-crisped peppery herbage. Below the surface, delicate lime-soured white peach, cantaloupe, guava, papaya, pineapple and mango illusions play possum.
Caramel toasted amber graining reinforces pineapple-orange-grapefruit zesting, “assertive” resinous pine bittering and earthen rye dryness of fascinatingly well-balanced West Coast IPA. Floral-sweetened mango, cherry, nectarine and tangerine tang softly penetrates sharp citric-pined surface (where mild alcohol burn beckons).
On tap at Ambulance, vinous green grape souring gains musty tannic oak leathering and mild barnyard musk before leaving moderate lemon rind tartness on the semi-acidic finish. Wispy crabapple, prickly pear and white peach illusions underscore lemony white wine zesting.
Dry spontaneously aged cognac-barreled lambic (vintage 2018) with neutralized hard cider waft gains effervescent white-wined esters and mild lemon-juiced souring to overtake sweet cognac influence. Vinous Sauvignon dryness reinforced by musty barnyard peat above pilsner-malted raw wheat base. Its flat head and lack of carbolic spritz may be off-putting to those unfamiliar with fermented golden ales.
Sour-styled golden ale aged on foraged chanterelle mushrooms brings musty earthen soiling to vinous lemony white-wined tartness and salty ocean spray in naturally refermented bottle-conditioned blend. Briskly dry oaken white grape esters retain prominent sour-candied pucker.
