Sharp piney citrus entry brightens floral-bound juniper berry bittering over dry wheat-flaked pale malting. Pine-combed yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind bite picks up candied pineapple, mango and peach illusions by the juicy fruit finish.
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THIMBLE ISLAND BEACH BUM BARISTA MATCHA LATTE MILKSHAKE IPA
Though lacking the creamy vanilla sweetness and juicier tropical fruiting of competing milkshake IPA’s, its ‘matcha’-like green tea leafing brings subtle bittering to candied citrus tartness above light toasted white breading. Moderated mandarin orange, grapefruit and pineapple illusions soak up sour oaken vanilla influence.
STONY CREEK CRANKENSTEIN
“Unorthodox” limited edition (2019) West Coast/ New England-styled IPA merger slightly overstates its ‘experimental’ aspect. Though bright lemon-peeled orange and pineapple tanginess brings solid West Coast influence, its sourly acidic New England styling seems adrift as limey passionfruit, vinous green grape tannins and candied pineapple tartness never fully integrate. Mild lemongrass snip also informs mildly hopped moderation.
STONY CREEK RIPE & CRANKY BLOOD ORANGE IPA
“Aggressively laidback” India Pale Ale with tart blood orange juicing receives mildly sour lemon pucker. Sedate pineapple, mango and guava tropicalia secures blood orange adjunct sufficiently while sugary vanilla respite sweetens the back end.
MYSTIC VOLTAGE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, straightforward IPA loads tangy yellow grapefruit and navel orange juiciness upon sugary crystal malts and mild grassy hop astringency in convincingly mannered way. Resilient citrus spicing gains latent peach, pineapple and honeydew sweetness to contrast resinous floral herbage.
COUNTER WEIGHT HEADWAY IPA
Brisk lemony grapefruit sunshine, candied orange sweetness and sour gooseberry tartness anchor basic moderate-bodied IPA. Resinous hop astringency stays low contrasting bready pale malting.
DECADENT COTTON CANDY IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sugary cotton-candied surge countered by lactic yogurt-soured zing as zesty lemon spritz bursts forth. A lovable moderate-medium-bodied sweet-toothed confection.
DECADENT CHERRY BLOSSOM MOCHI IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sour cherry blossom entry contrasted by vanilla-sugared marshmallow fluff and a slight lemon twist.
YONKERS RAY’S NORTH EAST STYLE IPA
Lemony grapefruit and orange tang contrasts resinous hop astringency over cereal-grained malt sugaring, picking up subtlest banana, apricot and pineapple nuances as well as tart guava, gooseberry and white grape waxing for moderately hazed, amber yellowed, Citra-Centennial-hopped medium body.
BELL’S SPARKLEBERRY BELGIAN-STYLED ALE
On tap at Ambulance, sparkling raspberry ale with enough lactic Belgian Framboise thrust, sour cherry tartness and sulfuric green grape esters to denounce its teasing tripel tag. Subtle champagne spritz, delicate Chardonnay buttering and dry rosé wining detail its multi-berry midst. An elegant sweetly soured Framboise with ample raspberry-pureed fruit juicing securing savory affluence.
MIKKELLER STAFF MAGICIAN NEW ENGLAND STYLE PALE ALE
Taut pale ale given briskly fruited hazy NEIPA styling that resonates with orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tanginess and lightly pungent resinous hop bittering. Pasty pale malts contrast herbal musk to fortify the back end while subtle peach, mango, tangerine and illusions reinforce the juicy citric frontage. Betters less fruitful, more astringent pale ales.
MIKKELLER TABLE TALKER
On tap at Ambulance, dry low-alcohol saison lets rustic herbal barnyard mustiness infiltrate candi-sugared mandarin orange, banana and peach subtleties to its salted cracker bottom. A tad slight as to be expected.
