On tap at Cloverleaf, French Oak Fourdres-aged sour ale brewed with New York apples picks up massively vinous green grape pucker and mild pomegranate-cranberry smidge. Centralized Granny Smith apple tartness becomes sourer as acidic limestone salting increases.
On tap at Cloverleaf, indecisive kettle-soured Hell Or High Watermelon with moderate lactose acidity lets melon rind adjunct lose out to vinous green grape pucker. French saison yeast adds sour lemon twist and oaken cherry mist. Wispy white wheat base evaporates.
On tap at Ambulance, worthy ‘dark sour ale’ spreads salt-licked lactobacillus acidity and bacterial brettanomyces funk across lightly bourbon-barreled oaken cherry, fig, plum and green grape tartness as well as leathery barnyard acridity for moderately vinous Flanders brown ale-like template.
Medjoul date sweetness nearly lost in briskly carbolic flow. Dewy earthen nuttiness, brown leafed fungi and vinous green grape esters seep into fig-dried date entry as lackadaisical Noble hop bittering contrasts wispy Vienna-styled carapils malting.
On tap at Ambulance, mild clear-yellowed light body lets dry corn-flaked pilsner malts affect lemon-rotted sourdough continuance and subtle floral-fruited Saphir hop bite.
On tap at Ambulance, pleasant moderation lets mild citrus zest, dainty floral bouquet and delicate spicing contrast earthen Noble hop peppering, earthen grain minerality and grassy hay astringency above bready pale malts for fine Bavarian pils rep.
Superb flagship offering brings moderate piney fruited Galaxy hop bittering to the fore. Even richer, juicier and more complex than Trillium’s impressive IPA fleet, maintaining a cleanly smooth mouthfeel as its beautifully expressive orange-peeled grapefruit, mango, peach and pineapple tang picks up lemon-sugared melon, cantaloupe, tangerine and clementine subsidy above pasty dextrine-starched wheat malts. A veritable fruit salad.
Politely vinous white-wined Chardonnay adjunct affects tropical-fruited Citra-Galaxy hops. Yellow grapefruit pith bittering slides into zesty orange peel sweetness as grassy herbal musk and dry lime snip play backup alongside recessive mango, pineapple and peach illusions.
Summery dry-hopped medium-to-full body utilizes balanced blend of tropical fruit juicing to ride above moderately creamed sugar-spiced crystal malting, grassy hop astringency, wispy pine needling and sour lemongrass herbage. Sweet orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, tangerine, peach and mango tang stays brisk as lemony grape juicing teases the midst. Similarly styled to Trillium’s parade of IPA’s with subtle tweaking.
Bold medium-full body (with sly 7% ABV) brings tangy tropical fruiting to capacious sugar-spiced crystal malting, light piney hop bittering, dank floral tones and wheat flaked minerality. Mighty lemon zest, orange rind, pineapple, grapefruit, mango and tangerine kick retains juicy-fruited luster over earthen wood tones.
Audaciously bitterer dry-hopped version of Scaled regales sour lemon pith pungency with sweet orange-peeled mango tang, polite herbal hop musk and wafting floral aspect, retaining sinewy golden chartreuse haze. Sugared citrus tang gains zesty lemon tingle at the bright finish.
“Effervescent” hop-forward medium body offers dainty tropical-fruited tang to herbal lemon- dropped bittering and astringently grassy terrain. Understated Galaxy/ Nelson Sauvin hop combo scatters passionfruit, kiwi and papaya illusions as well as lightly candy-spiced peach, pineapple and grape wisps across the midst.
