Pleasant pineapple-glazed moderation brings Sweet-Tart candied tropicalia to the fore. Mild barley-malted wheat sugaring anchors zesty pineapple continuance of easygoing fruited dessert fodder.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
NORTH RIVER LEMON & DILL
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, uniquely sessionable dry-bodied pale ale brings dill-pickled lemon zest to the fore, picking up floral cologne-musked cherry blossom, rose and hibiscus fragrance as well as latent caraway tea remnant and distant green tea bittering. Brisk citric bite never wavers.
BEAR REPUBLIC TARTARE ROUGE
On tap at Ambulance, mildly pungent, yet effervescently sparkling, ‘sour red ale’ (also labeled a salt-watered Berliner Weiss) uses spontaneous yeast to propel oaken cherry tartness, vinous green grape pucker, dried apricot musk and bitter lemon sway above leathery barnyard acridity, gradually heightening its sharp acidity.
ANDERSON VALLEY G & T GOSE
Botanical gin and tonic-inspired gose allows perfumed juniper berries to further embitter orange-peeled grapefruit rind oiling, acidic green grape esters and sea-salted brininess for mouth-puckering goodness. Tertiary lemongrass, grains of paradise and coriander licks add splendor to ‘juicy lemon-limed’ tartness.
BAYERISCHE BAHNHOF LEIPZIGER GOSEATOR DOUBLE BOCK AGED IN TEQUILA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, creative coriander-salted gose/ melanoidin-malted doppelbock hybrid brings dainty agave spirit to the fore. Teasing tequila twist sweetens syrupy brandied sherry snip while modest oaken wood tones fortify the dry citric finish. Moderately acidic orange and tangerine tartness gains mild lemon-rotted lime souring (and earthy celery-cucumber remnant).
BURIAL/ THREES BOTH WAYS INDIA PALE LAGER
Spritzy IPA-inspired moderation lets mild citric-hopped bittering and wispy herbal notions regale ‘light pilsner malt base.’ Lemony grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang lingers softly as ancillary lemongrass oiling arrives.
THREES ECHO OF NOTHING MEXICAN LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, crisp moderate body lets tart white grape esters and sour lemondrops receive corn-chipped bread crusting. Light white peppered stint and cacti-like Mexicali herbal spicing provoke smoked barley whim way below the surface.
BIRRIFICIO ITALIANO TIPOPILS
On tap at Ambulance, impeccable easygoing Italian pils invites floral-perfumed citrus spicing and corn-sugared honey malts to eclipse grassy Noble-hopped dryness as well as herbal yellow wood notions. Zesty lemon continuance tingles the tongue. Invitingly understated, smooth, clean, effervescent and resilient.
THE BRUERY SHARE THIS: O.C. IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, decadent stout “infused with orange zest, cacao nibs and vanilla beans” stays rich, creamy and exuberant. Dark chocolate syrup drapes candied cherry-bruised orange liqueur sweetness, bitter vanilla-beaned hop char and latent dry cocoa influence. Fantastic fudgy dessert fodder.
BROTHERTON SWARTHY INVADER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, impressive Imperial Stout aged in Heaven Hill and Wild Turkey bourbon barrels receives mildly syrupy vanilla-sweetened milk chocolate malting and hop-charred medium roast coffee restraint. Despite hefty 9.6% ABV, elegant bourbon chocolate warmth overrides any boozy astringency.
CRICKET HILL BOURBON BARREL AGED IMPERIAL PORTER (2016)
Fabulously rich limited edition 2017 edition reinforces milky black chocolate malting with syrupy cherry-soaked bourbon affectations and chewy vanilla licks. Toasted coconut, cola and hazelnut help sweeten the mighty mocha contingent as creamy chocolate cake, crème brulee and illusions thicken resolve of Kentucky bourbon-barreled bonbon.
PIPEWORKS COFFEE BREAK ABDUCTION IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, complex hybridized Abduction lets bittersweet coffee-roasted vanilla bean adjunct pick up gooey molasses-sugared black chocolate syruping. Fudged brownie, chocolate cake, burnt caramel, toffee, hazelnut and cola illusions increase steadfast mocha resilience.
