Sharp yellow grapefruit tang gains brisk orange juicing and dry pine tones for zesty medium body. In the recess, sugary pale malts contrast herbal juniper nip.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
BARRIER / ASLIN NO RULES, ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS LIME & COCONUT INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, dryly tropical lime and coconut-soaked collaboration with Virginia’s Aslin Beer Co. Salt-licked limey souring puckers mild coconut milking, leaving lactic imprint upon laidback grapefruit, curacao orange and tangelo snips. Somewhat unconvincing IPA hybrid needs to push the coconut forward.
CZIG MEISTER SUNDIAL SERIES: SUNSET SHERBET SOUR IPA
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, lovely magenta-hued moderation conditioned on raspberry, lime and orange zest receives mild Citra-Mosaic hop spritz. Candied lemon-limed tartness energizes slightly acidic fruited sourness above light oats-wheat malting. Liquid sherbet gone sour.
CARTON / INTERBORO FAT MAD MONKEY IMPERIAL WHEAT ALE WITH LACTOSE & MULBERRY
Pleasant mulberry-juiced wheat ale collaboration with Interboro utilizes light lactic acidulation to enliven sharp hop-spiced grapefruit-peeled orange tang. Subtle mulberry tartness also influences ancillary lemon-licked pineapple, peach and mango tropicalia for bright medium-bodied venture.
THIN MAN BADGER ASSASSIN
On tap at Ambulance, dry-hopped Beliner Weiss hybrid retains stylishly lactic bone-dry citrus souring and wayward wildflower-honeyed woodruff wisp to alter IPA-derived grapefruit juicing, curacao orange zesting and macerated peach tartness above sourdough wheat spine. 
ALLAGASH SAISON GRATIS
On tap at Ambulance, brettanomyces-laden sour saison utilizes German Calistra-Grundgeist-Strisselspalt hop varieties to create vinous green grape esters, unripe orange-pineapple-guava tartness and dry lemon-limed salting above rustic white wheat spine. Puckering lemon-soured acidity rules the dry white wine-tinged finish.
KENT FALLS PARTAGE
On tap at Ambulance, rustic “table beer” (a loosely defined low alcohol Belgian pale ale with sour saison relevance) retains pleasant lemon lime tartness underscored by subtly salted wet grain musk and straw-dried barnyard rusticity. Lightly acidic citric souring gains milk-curdled yogurt spell above delicate white wheat spine of homespun farmhouse ale.
TRVE HIEROPHANT
On tap at Ambulance, feisty clear amber-yellowed sour pale ale (an awkwardly defined mixed culture ‘biere de garde’) retains moderate lactic acidity for salty lemon-limed perfume musk and tannic grape-skinned tartness. Sour yogurt finish completes well-calibrated wild ale.
KANE BIERHALLE MARZEN
On tap at Plank Pizza, likable marzen-styled lager places spoiled citrus musk next to wet leafy hop mossing. Earthen Saaz hop earthiness embellishes musky orange-rotted lemon spoilage to nicely counteract its sugary pilsner-Vienna malt glaze.
NAP TIME THE CLARITY
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean pilsner-malted cream ale places toasted white breading alongside dry herbal-grassed Noble hop astringency, rustic maize subtlety and zesty lemon twist. Just a tad bitterer than usual cream ale fare – and a tad better.
BELL’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CHERRY STOUT RESERVE
On tap at Growler & Gill, luscious 30th Anniversary dessert treat circa 2018. Bold oak-chipped stout enriches syrupy black chocolate malting with tart red cherry bluster. Subtle wood-charred hop bittering underscores viscous mocha cherry beauty. Black Forest cake, creamed coffee, bruised cherry, dark cocoa, chocolate truffle and raspberry puree illusions fill out the busy full body.
LEFTY’S BEAN’S BREW IMPERIAL COFFEE STOUT
Gently creamed sweet ‘n sour cold-pressed coffee roast gains soy-sauced brining over barley-flaked dark chocolate malting. Sharp hop roast loudens black coffee scheme and latent anise wisps waver.
