On tap at Ambulance, sharp Citra-Amarillo hop bite brings crisply clean grapefruit and orange rind bittering to the fore above restrained white wheat spine. Ancillary mango, pineapple, tangerine and passionfruit illusions as well as musky floral perfumed aspect reinforce citric delight.
Dousing autumnal pumpkin pie sweetness with hefe-like banana and clove sugaring gives moderate-medium body its candied glaze. Earthen gourd, toasted pumpkin and squash contrast pumpkin-pied allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon seasoning as hefe flavoring dissipates.
On tap at Ambulance, “bright,” crisp, enduring kolsch brings brisk white grape-juiced lemon zest to the fore as its lightly salted doughy bottom forms below the soft-watered mist. Delicate orange marmalade, curacao orange, grapefruit and pineapple illusions caress its lemondrop finish. The perfect kolsch has arrived.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing dry lager utilizes white rice adjunct and limey star fruit subtleties to create simple light-bodied profile. Lightly salted lemon tartness, brisk yellow grapefruit bittering, mild herbage and wispy white wining pleasantly reaffirm mild rice graining.
Easygoing Bohemian-styled pilsner coalesces mild lemon spicing, grassy hop astringency and wildflower-honeyed musk above wood-chipped earthen bottom.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, admirable Big Lebowski-inspired White Russian knockoff abides. Old-fashioned cocktail inspired by classic cult flick retains proper coffee liqueur creaming, rum-sugared vodka swipe, vanilla-beaned cacao nibs ripple and syrupy sweet milkiness. On second passing, cinnamon-sugared Graham Cracker illusion found. Gimmicky dessert treat for sweet-toothed dudes high on Creedence Clearwater Revival’s trippy ’69 homeward retreat, “Lookin’ Out My Back Door.”
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, durable double dry-hopped India Pale Ale stacks biting grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness alongside piney hop resin to contrast mildly syruped crystal malting. Zesty pineapple, tangerine and lemon tropicalia adds further depth.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, compact pumpkin pie-spiced cinnamon, nutmeg and clove seasoning gains lingered ginger herbage and sweet yam whim to contrast less prominent earthen gourd toasting above honeyed Graham Cracker spine.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, thin barrel-aged sour ale infused with ginger and mint knocks off a Mint Julep. Lemon-twisted souring adds candied coating and outlasts ginger-mint combo. Serve as accessible crossover to poo-pooing sour ale contingent.
On tap at Blind Tiger, fine oak-aged 2017 blonde barleywine (with 11% ABV) retains lovely wildflower-honeyed vanilla spicing and coconut-toasted tropical fruiting. Tangy pineapple-peach-orange conflux, caramel-sweetened pale malts and boozy bourbon refrain douse vintage amber-hued dessert treat. Sugar cookie, banana liqueur, syrupy pear, butterscotch, toffee and marshmallow illusions add further luster.
Decadent 2017 bottled version (13% ABV) relies on richly creamed chili-peppered coffee, cacao nibs and vanilla bean adjuncts to impressively heighten sweet caramel-sauced black chocolate syruping. Deep coffee roast gains molasses-sapped sugaring, mocha-bourbon mud caking, fudged brownie nuttiness and mild minty freshness while ever-present chili heat ignites its interior. The ultimate nightcap relaxer.
Delightful cream stout with Dark Street Roasting coffee and vanilla beans fortified by dark-roasted hop char. Sweet molasses-sapped milk chocolate center contrasts dried cocoa bittering just beneath hazelnut coffee continuance as moderate vanilla beaning thickens.
