Highly sessionable palest yellow-hued moderation brings juicy grapefruit-pineapple-tangerine-peach contingent to orange-candied tartness and distant herbal snips over pilsner-like biscuity oats base. A bit translucent, light and subtle for a supposed NEIPA.
“Soft” hop-forward IPA maintains lightly creamed crystal malt spicing for juicy grapefruit, orange-peach, pineapple and tangerine tanginess, mildly phenol green grape esters and finishing grassy hop astringency.
Topaz-hopped spiced tangerine entry gains lemon-soured Hallertau Blanc hop grape esters and passionfruit-tinged Vic Secret hop dryness over resinous pine astringency. Pasty yogurt-like sour milking soaks up mild juniper-laced orange rind bittering and tingly grapefruit-juiced pineapple tang as well as frontal tangerine assault.
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry kettle-soured lactic gose leaves stylish sea-salted coriander appeasement upon lime-juiced Margarita punch, lemondrop-candied tartness and sour orange pucker.
Slightly pungent light-bodied dry lager brings crisp maize-dried corn whiskey bent to mild herbal hop grassing, mellow lemon musk and cracked wheat base. Tertiary wet hay, asparagus and raw honey illusions beckon.
On tap at Growler & Gill, waywardly hybridized Bohemian pilsner gathers lightly soured New Zealand-hopped gooseberry tartness, floral-perfumed lemony grapefruit scamper and muskily raw-grained Czech hop earthiness above hay-dried barnyard leathering.
Distinctly offbeat bluish-tinged amber yellowed IPA brewed with butterfly pea flowers retains briskly sharp citrus blitz and light juniper licks, gaining a bitter blueberry remnant at the bold finish. Lemon-salted grapefruit and orange peel zesting stays prominent as sassy butterfly peas add lemongrass tea nicety to Brut-ish champagne yeast base of just slightly atypical medium-bodied hybrid.
Lively Mosaic-Azacca-Citra hop triage combine for sunshiny citrus spree. Lemon-seeded grapefruit zesting gains floral bouquet as lightly salted pineapple-mango-papaya souring counters mildly creamed pale malt sugaring.
‘Generously’ dry-hopped grapefruit rind and orange peel bittering gains zesty lemon spritz and resinous pine oiling above ample rye spicing for bold medium body.
On tap at Beef Trust, soothingly lighter (if not necessarily sweeter) version of Carton’s Regular Coffee retains soft nitrogenated mouthfeel, creamy white eggshell head and lovely milk-sugared coffee essence. Sweetened coffee tones gain subtle cappuccino, latte macchiato and Frappuccino licks as well as mild orange rind snips. A delightful offshoot.
Absolute favorite sweet-tart shandy! Soda poppy cranberry-sugared lemonade licks sweeten above white breaded spine of pinkish amber summertime softie. Candied cranberry tartness gains voluptuous cherry lambic and raspberry framboise resonance. Could this be a national success a la Leinenkugel’s less interesting shandy’s?
“Hauntingly good” oak-aged stout with abounding complexities. Aggressive bourbon sweetness gains immediate brown-sugared molasses sapping and caramelized chocolate-coffee conflux contrasted by sedate wood-seared hop char. Below the bustling mocha-bourbon mudcake surface, dried-fruited date, fig and plum illusions as well as distant hazelnut-coconut snips hide out. A decadent first-class slow sipper.
