On tap at Ambulance, sessionable limited edition (2017) summer ale plies sour lemon musk to grassy Noble-hopped astringency and white-breaded biscuit malting. Polite lemon souring and funky herbal whim easily outdistance contrasting white peach and mandarin orange piquancy.
On tap at Growler & Gill, underwhelming summertime moderation lets raw-honeyed lemon souring gain musky grouting and muted Chardonnay buttering above frail wheat-dried sourdough backbone.
On tap at Growler & Gill, refreshingly hoppy fruit-spiced farmhouse ale brings lemon souring to yellow grapefruit tang and banana-clove sweetness above mossy herbal respite.
On tap at Ambulance, subtle beige-cleared lightweight brings mild lemony grapefruit tartness as well as floral-bound white grape, peach and tangerine illusions to delicate dry-hopped husked wheat base.
On tap at Ambulance, dry farmhouse-styled pale ale (with unique milky beige hue) utilizes French saison yeast to impart mildly acidic lemon-limed yellow grapefruit tartness and orange blossom honey souring above leathery horse-blanketed raw wheat base. Tertiary pineapple, tangerine and orange illusions gain sour yogurt snip.
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.
