Elusive clear golden pale lager with modest intentions. Mildly spiced lemondrop spritz tingles cereal grained carapils malting and alkaline astringency. Sedate Mosaic-Cascade-Citra-Chinook hop influence checkmarks unspecific citric-spiced neutrality.
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NIGHT SHIFT NITE LITE
On tap at The Oath, microbrewed lite lager works well as stylishly distinct alternative to Bud-Coors-Miller fodder. Mild wet grain musk surfaces alongside rice-watered corn malts, subtle lemon spicing and delicate grassy hop astringency and directly above wheat-dried cracker base. In the can, corn-starched grain musk and perfumed hop lemon spritz rise to surface.
DOUBLE NICKEL LAID-BACK LAGER
Inexpressive blue collar fodder lacks advertised ‘sweet melon’ influence. Unassuming orange-dried lemon bruise and murky vegetal musk gain sour splurge.
DOUBLE NICKEL PILSNER LAGER
Classically-styled German pilsner takes on macrobrew competition with nearly inoffensive lightweight. Musky wet-grained dankness soaks lemon-dried grassy hop astringency and murky herbal-floral blur. Diacetyl remnant depletes soggy finish.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE ORBITAL TILT INDIA PALE ALE – GALAXY
On tap at Captain Lawrence, punctual grapefruit rind bittering and dry wooden earthiness contrast lightly sweet pilsner-oats malting of brusque lupulin-powdered Galaxy-hopped medium body. Continuous grapefruit briskness picks up subsidiary peach, pineapple, orange, tangerine and mango illusions as well as latent fresh-grass astringency.
PIPEWORKS ONE GLOVE ONE OVEN MITT
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned Imperial Stout fermented on oak spirals lets chalky cocoa dryness lead the way over umami-like soy sauced piquancy, lightly spiced blackberry-wined burgundy tones and recessive vanilla snips. Sourer lactic milking than similarly styled stouts.
TERRAPIN RASPBERRY TRUFFLE WAKE-N-BAKE COFFEE OATMEAL IMPERIAL STOUT – 2017
Luxurious fresh-brewed coffee entry superseded by tart raspberry pureeing for rich (9.4% ABV) Wake-N-Bake variation. Dark chocolate insistence and liquid cacao adjunct catch up to hop-charred coffee bittering midway, coalescing with bittersweet raspberry truffle scheme at fulsome Black Forest cake finish.
BARRAGE TRIBAL COW
BIG MUDDY VANILLA COFFEE STOUT
Overly gassed bottled version retained rigid Madagascar vanilla tartness and Blackstrap molasses-derived coffee bean bittering above musty earthen wood tones for uncommon Buffalo Trace bourbon-barreled milk stout. Oaken cherry, dried fig and green grape tannins increased sour edge. Bottle may be a tad oxidized since sprawling flesh-toned head stayed too frothy above burgundy-browned body.
902 ENJOY OO4 MILK PORTER
Frothily foamed creaminess of diluted milk porter gets spongy as lactic soft-tongued toffee fudging and mildly embittered dry chocolate nearly snuffed out by musty peat soiling. Impermanent black chocolate, cocoa, cola, fig mold and anise swipes need more resonance.
GARVIES POINT PORT SERVICE SMOKED PORTER
LONE EAGLE WINTER WONDERLAND
Ambitious Belgian strong ale aged on French oak (and referenced as a biere de garde) brings wintry spices to the fore as candi-sugared nutmeg, clove, cardamom, star anise and ginger seasoning embellishes ripened dried fruiting as well as glazed pecan notions. Sarsaparilla and Jagermeister illusions sneak thru latent alcohol burn. A welcome winter warmer.