On tap at The Oath, “smooth” pale ale stays light as zestful lemony grapefruit spicing gains muted hop bittering and wispy floral aspect above sourdough malting. A tad soapy at the citric finish, but stylistically on the mark.
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ICONYC MANHATTANHENGE AMBER
On tap at Beer Culture NYC, stylishly luxurious sunset-hazed moderation brings zestful blood orange-pureed lemon peel briskness to the fore above light resinous hop astringency and amber-grained malt sugaring. Mild citric spicing retains tangy respite.
PIPEWORKS RYE CARAMBA
On tap at Valhalla, subtly spiced rye malting receives lemony floral musk and mellow grassy hop astringency. Better-than-average dry-bodied lightweight.
FULTON STANDARD LAGER
On tap at The Oath, straightforward year-round all-malt amber lager stays robust. Sturdy Vienna, barley and pilsner malting gain caramelized sugaring. Mild raw-honeyed spicing and tempered hop musk recede carefully above doughy baked bread bottom. Excellent.
JACK’S ABBY POST SHIFT PILSNER
On tap at The Oath, highly praised Bavarian pilsner suits heartier thirsts. Musty raw-grained earthiness, maize-dried barnyard musk, grassy herbal hop dankness, modest lemon spritz and wavered green tea minting pick up slight vegetal skunking before reaching trusty bread-crusted doughy malt spine. Will satisfy bitterer pilsner heads.
AVERY VANILLA BEAN STOUT AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
“Luxuriously silky” bourbon stout allows intense bourbon vanilla entry to pick up complementary brown chocolate-spiced caramel, molasses, coffee and cocoa tones. In the midst, gooey anise sinew coats the tongue while latent charred wood bittering contrasts vanilla-creamed mocha decadence and sweet bourbon sedation of lusty 10.8% ABV full body.
GUINNESS ANTWERPEN STOUT
Basically, fabulous Guinness Export Stout sold initially only to the Belgian market. Smoothly creamed molasses-sapped dark chocolate milking gains hickory-smoked cedar sear over light hop-charred barley roast. Bittersweet chocolate malting further enhanced by vanilla bean, coffee, anise, blackcurrant and rum raisin illusions. A must have.
PIPEWORKS ORANGE TRUFFLE ABDUCTION
On tap at Ambulance, hybridized black-bodied stout brings juicy orange tang and earthen truffle nuttiness to reclining black chocolate fudging. Minor fungi must, teasing cocoa powdering and soy-sauced splurge lean towards the dry side. Orange puree, orange marmalade and orange liqueur illusions relegate chocolate finish.
NAP TIME LIQUID CREATION NOTHINGNESS
On tap at Ambulance, Andean Brewing (known for its Kuka line) crafts Naptime’s durable Imperial Stout circa 2018. Creamy cocoa-powdered dark chocolate malting picks up sugary molasses tone to contrast ashen nuttiness and mild coffee snip as mild dark-roasted hop bittering deepens its resilience.
ROGUE DEAD ‘N’ DEAD AGED IN WHISKEY BARRELS
Extremely popular Dead Guy Helles Bock soaked in Dead Guy Whiskey Barrels retains soft-toned oaken vanilla buttering, creamy sugared malting and tangy orange spicing. Dry rye whiskey sedation soaks into brown-sugared grain malting as well as caramel, toffee, almond and coconut undertones.
HALF FULL RISE & SHINE COFFEE PORTER
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, creamy cold-brewed coffee entry gains black chocolate roast and mild dark-roast hop char for smoothly mocha-bound medium body.
SCRATCH CHANTERELLE BIERE DE GARDE
On tap at Ambulance, eccentric French farmhouse ale with foraged chanterelle mushrooms and toasted maple bark fermented with mixed yeast cultures and aged in red wine barrels ‘yields apricot flavor’ over earthen truffle mustiness and dank cellar musk. Honeyed herbal spicing and vermouth-like alcohol whir sweeten the back end.