On tap at Taphouse 15, lightly spiced yellow grapefruit tang picks up sugary vanilla creaming and caramelized pale malting to contrast mild earthen wood tones (from Amarillo-Simcoe hop combo) for worthy moderate-to-medium-bodied New England-styled IPA.
On tap at Ambulance, moderately bitter lemony grapefruit surge rides above resinous yellow wood dryness, grassy hop astringency and herbal residue. Floral-wafted orange, tangerine and pineapple illusions increase initial citric intensity of reliable medium-bodied India Pale Ale.
On tap at The Oath, fine Citra lupulin-powdered medium body brings sharp grapefruit rind bittering and tangy orange peel spritz to oats-dried pilsner malts. Mildly embittered juniper and currant illusions contrast smooth tropical finish.
Superbly aggressive IPA-designed red ale brings sharp citric hop bitterness to charred pine resin and dried leaf foliage to contrast creamy caramel malting and dark-roast amber graining. Grapefruit-seeded orange rind bite gains floral aspect as well as juicy pineapple, mango, brown apple and pear undertones, adding density to its dry piney citrus finish.
Heady tripel aged on apricots gains salty fungi-like Belgian yeast herbage to contrast ancillary candi-sugared banana, peach, fig and raisin illusions. At the busy finish, sweet orange-peeled lemon zest and green grape esters fortify lustily dried, soured and sweet apricot overtones. On tap at Plank Pizza, deliriously ‘harmonious’ Belgian-styled 3rd anniversary celebrator blends saison-like orange-pureed lemon meringue tartness with rummy peach, pineapple, banana and nectar syruping as well as zesty yellow grapefruit, pineapple and mango tang. Moderate hop astringency adds proper bittering.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, ambitious ‘acorn squash abbey ale’ provides a nice ‘twist on traditional Belgian style.’ Like a fruitier mai-bocked barleywine, perhaps, its sweet candi-sugared crystal malting and zesty citrus perk gain earthen gourd resilience to contrast less tangible pumpkin-spiced reminder.
On tap at The Oath, iconic Fat Tire Amber takes on light-bodied witbier styling with fine results as Seville orange and ground coriander adjuncts embrace proprietary doughy wheat ale yeast. Pleasurable Seville orange tang, sweet coriander spicing and brisk floral-citrus Nugget/ Cascade hop tandem ride above oats-honeyed white wheat malting. Zesty lemon spritz, mild vanilla creaming and white-peppered lemongrass snip add to its effervescent splendor.
On tap at Ambulance, mildly tart peach-dried sour ale aligns light lemon-juiced green grape pucker, tannic oaken cherry swerve, mild melon smidge, acrid barnyard snip and dainty floral waft by sedate bone-dry peach finish.
On tap at Ambulance, wispy brettanomyces bacteria brings mildly vinous white grape esters and musty barnyard rusticity to tangy yellow grapefruit juicing as softly creamed pale malts contrast latent juniper-nipped resinous hop bittering.
On tap at Ambulance, wild yeast brings mild brettanomyces acidity to lemony grapefruit-spiced zing, musky herbal-teased barnyard acridity and fresh-cut grassiness. Sour citrus finish picks up tangy peach, pineapple and orange notions as well as teasing basil snips.
On tap at Ambulance, mildly tantalizing oak-aged saison utilizes bone-dry pear juice tartness to hybridize dry earthen farmhouse styling. Lemony cider-soured pear juicing sweetened just a tad by caramel-candied malts while mild lemongrass herbage and acrid barnyard hay stay below the surface.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, discrete ‘fusion’ between contemporary gose and saison weds the mildly citric-salted acidity of the former with the dry herbal barnyard acridity of the latter. Lemon-dropped yellow grapefruit souring, tart orange juicing, white grape tannins and floral daubs align above biscuit-y pilsner malting for crisply clean farmhouse ale.
