On tap at Poor Henry’s, dry Citra-hopped medium body tosses juicy pineapple tanginess and lemony grapefruit zest at lightly sour lactose influence. Another fine hybridized New England-styled IPA.
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TROEGS BLIZZARD OF HOPS WINTER INDIA PALE ALE
Wintry IPA ups the tropical fruit spicing and lowers the piney hop resonance for ‘end of year hop cycle’ celebration. Lovely floral-perfumed grapefruit, orange, pineapple and peach tang gains ancillary mango-nectarine-tangerine conflux and dry wood tone above mild biscuit base. More like a “gentle spree of hops” and that ain’t a putdown for this relaxingly accessible moderation.
GREAT LAKES COMMODORE PERRY INDIA PALE ALE
Perfectly approachable and subtly Brit-styled IPA brings tingly citrus spicing to caramel-toasted cereal grains and mild piney hop resin. Polite lemon-candied grapefruit, orange, pineapple, and tangerine tang picks up soft floral nuances at the fruit salad finish.
NEW BELGIUM OAKSPIRE ALE (KNOB CREEK COLLABORATION)
Easygoing bourbon barrel-aged ale brings buttery rum-spiced whiskey nip to sweet Knob Creek bourbon licks for muted 9% ABV warmth. Mild oaken vanilla subtlety, caramelized toffee sugaring, meager dried fruiting and cedar-chipped almond wisp stay just beneath the surface. Delicately underwhelming, though maple-sapped whiskey finish is convincingly regal.
SPRINGDALE YAWP! PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, crisply clean pale ale enlightened by IPA-styled citrus bittering and herbal hop astringency. Yellow grapefruit essence rises above orange rind bittering while mild pale malt sugaring guards the biscuity spine.
FUNKY BUDDHA VIBIN’ LAGER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, ‘groovable’ Noble-hopped pale lager retains bold summertime snazziness. Perfume-cologned lemon sunshine spreads across grassy wood tones, groaty cereal graining and plastique phenols. A hip hop-headed hybrid.
FLYING DOG FAMILY DRAMA IMPERIAL PILSNER
Bringing citrus zing to a supposedly traditional Holiday ale, lemony grapefruit, orange and pineapple zesting gains sugary spiced pale malting (sweetened further by champagne yeast) to contrast grouty hop molding of sharp 8.4% ABV Imperial pilsner. Not sure specifically what it has got to do with holiday season though.
KANE MORNING BEAN
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, indefatigable Imperial Milk Porter never ceases to amaze as cream-sugared coffee bean sweetness weaves into luscious bourbon-aged Madagascar vanilla bean capaciousness. Lovely creme brulee, cappuccino, brown chocolate, Kahlua and maple molasses illusions pad the luxurious mocha-spiced java richness. Highly recommended.
ALESMITH CELESTIAL DAWN SPEEDWAY STOUT
On tap at Poor Henry’s, invigorating milk-sugared coffee creaming rides atop syrupy chocolate malting. After a few sips, dry bourbon coffee theme erupts. Tertiary cacao nibs, vanilla, cappuccino and crème brulee notions deepen jubilant java journey. On tap at Ambulance, ample black coffee roast receives oats-sugared dark chocolate malting, treacly bourbon whim and gooey anise reminder.
THE BRUERY WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH CHERRIES
On tap at Poor Henry’s, luxurious barleywine glazes whiskeyed red cherry tartness with mildly sweet white chocolate spicing as well as wispily serene cacao nibs and vanilla adjuncts. Strong 15% ABV brings loud liquor lead-in to mocha cherry continuance, boasting bustling brandy, bourbon and burgundy profusion. Tertiary bruised orange, grilled pineapple, tannic red grape and dried fig illusions seep into busy mix.
EVIL TWIN / WESTBROOK IMPERIAL MEXICAN BISCOTTI CAKE BREAK AGED IN MAPLE BOURBON
On tap at Plank Pizza, mighty maple bourbon syruping and fruitful Marsala wining sweeten above black coffee, dark chocolate and vanilla-beaned cocoa nibs richness as well as ancillary habanero-peppered cinnamon and almond adjuncts. Whimsical bruised cherry, burgundy, sherry and anise illusions fit tersely into the busy dessert-styled blend as well.
KCBC DEATH FROM BELOW OYSTER STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, bold collaboration with Manhattan’s Randolph Beer (and Brooklyn clam shack, Cape House) gives oyster-shelled salinity a deeply embittered black-malted dark chocolate, medium-roast coffee ruggedness and charred nuttiness above its oats-flaked raw molasses bottom. Serve to robust bitter-tongued stout lovers.
