On tap at Tapastre, soft-toned moderation utilizes subtle lactose yeast souring to affect dry-hopped, yellow-hazed, Northeast-styled IPA. Lightly salted lemondrop, grapefruit and lime tartness buzzes by pineapple-passionfruit-guava conflux above grassy hop astringency for sessionable summertime fodder.
Refreshingly clean pine-combed tropical fruiting regales turbidly amber-hazed medium body. Aggressive grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering contrasts sugar-glazed peach, mango, pineapple, honeydew and tangerine tang for juicy tongue sensation. Beneath, grassy hop astringency counters floral-spiced citrus spritz and caramel malt sweetness.
Pleasant one-time ’18 release stays stylistically subtle as mellow yellow grapefruit tang and teasing mandarin orange wisp pick up light vanilla creaming over light wheat-flaked malting. Grassy herbal hops add mild bittering to citric fanfare.
On tap at d.b.a.’s, approachable Belgo-American blend (renamed City Rocker circa 2018) brings candi-sugared crystal malting to uniform grapefruit, orange, peach and pineapple tanginess as well as spritzy lemon zest. Crisply carbolic setting adds pep.
On tap at Tapastre, rustic dry-hopped Red IPA offers raw-honeyed Europils oats and white wheat graining to mildly spiced lemony grapefruit tang with good results.
On tap at Tapastre, summery New Zealand-hopped wheat ale lets subtle fruited tropicalia override wet-grained sourdough wheat breading and slight herbal musk. A delicately tangy passionfruit-guava-soured moderation.
On tap at Tapastre, eye-squinting white peach acidity inundates lactobacillus-soured pale ale (fermented in stainless steel). Lactic house yeast deepens peach sourness as well as vinous white wining and green apple tartness.
On tap at Tapastre, easygoing flat-headed clear-yellowed gose offers sedate Philippine lime souring to wispy salinity and floral-doused subtleties. Light summertime retreat.
On tap at Tapastre, delicately delightful pinkish amber-cleared Berliner Weiss brings champagne sparkle to lemon-juiced raspberry and peach tartness and salty coriander stead. Moderately vinous green grape tenure plus teasing grapefruit bittering add further acidic sourness.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, pungent dry-hopped sour ale utilizes lightly vinous Muscat grapes and acidic brettanomyces yeast to enhance lemony grapefruit tartness over straw-dried barnyard acridity. Tertiary guava, passionfruit and gooseberry illusions filter thru.
Cloying Belgian-styled wheat ale with candied blood orange and tangerine tang retains sinewy corn syruping as well as meager coriander spicing. Sticky soda-like carbolic sugaring becomes soapy and unsettling.
On tap at Tapastre, tranquil red wine-barreled farmhouse ale stays extremely dry as vinous red grape tannins create mild Sauvignon-pinot warmth activated by wild lactic yeast. Lemon-licked peppery hop bite adds moderate bitterness and scorched earth snip provides slight acridity.
