On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘elegantly dry’ white oak-aged version of high profile IPA brings ‘sleek vanilla, coconut and dill pickling’ to spruce-sugared tropical fruiting. Light tannic oak leathering soaks into floral-daubed grapefruit, orange, mango and peach tang while mild plasticine waxing snags the back end.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
CIGAR CITY GUAYABERA CITRA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, viable Citra-hopped moderation spreads dank oily-hopped pine resin across advertised ‘tangerine, lime and berries’ as well as mild floral-daubed guava, mango, peach, passionfruit and nectarine tang. Brisk citric-hopped brightness glistens above doughy French bread bottom.
HARPOON CAMP WANNAMANGO PALE ALE WITH MANGO
On tap at Growler & Gill, mango-infused pale ale brings sour-candied tartness to grassy hop restraint and dainty crystal-pale malting. Perfumed sweet ‘n sour mango adjunct receives sharp-hopped carbolic spritz as subtle lemon, peach and pineapple subsidies waver.
OMMEGANG FRUITION
NEW BELGIUM WHIZBANG HOPPY BLONDE ALE
Satisfactory Mosaic-hopped moderation spreads light lemon licks across sugar-spiced pale malts and mild toasted mineral graining, reaching proper stylistic astringency at the dank earthen bottom.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS METRIC PILS
On tap at Growler & Gill, stylishly bold Noble-hopped pilsner plies proper grassy hay-like astringency to herbal lemon souring, dry mineral-grained malting and serene floral nuances in balanced manner.
VOODOO BIG BLACK VOODOO DADDY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, rich, creamy, increasingly popular ‘black ale’ heightens chewy black chocolate syruping with light oak-staved bourbon sugaring to contrast mildly hop-charred dark cocoa, vanilla bean and espresso bittering. Dark-roasted mocha malting gains sinewy molasses sweetness and distant wood-burnt singe as wispy raisin, prune and date illusions flutter beneath. Despite hefty 12% ABV, velvety smooth ‘Big Black’ full body goes down easy.
TWO TON EXTRA SPECIAL CHOCOLATE-VANILLA PORTER
On tap at Plank Pizza, creamy brown chocolate sweetness and rich Madagascar vanilla beaning create mighty fine full-bodied porter. Sugary cookie dough center contrasts mild earthen peat bottom as tertiary black cherry, raspberry and strawberry whims increase serenity of chocolate-vanilla dessert treat.
BLUE POINT NEW YORK OYSTER STOUT
Treacly dark-roasted black chocolate syruping, day-old coffee bittering and nutty remnant pick up briny oyster-shelled sinew above sugary oats-flaked bed. Creamy mocha continuance gains peat-smoked charcoal singe to contrast mild black cherry and blackberry illusions.
ALEMENTARY PORTERICO COCONUT PORTER
On tap at Plank Pizza, up-front toasted coconut adjunct gains dense mocha malting over mild walnut-charred hop bittering. Unsweetened coconut shavings inundate sweet cinnamon-toasted oatmeal and chocolate chip cookie illusions after a few sips.
KANE SACRE COEUR
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, worthy quad drapes dark crystal-malted rye wheat sweetness atop brown-sugared raisin, prune and plum influence as well as sour black cherry subsidy. Calmly caramelized vanilla, banana and cocoa whims slip thru peaty bottom.
STONE JINDIA DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, botanical amber-coppered ‘gin-like elixir’ brings fragrant cologne-perfumed sweetness to ginger-rooted juniper berry freshness above honeyed pale malting. Continual mild juniper bittering contrasts delicate peach, pineapple, grapefruit and red apple illusions. In the bottle, singular stylish blend gains piney spruce aspect for ginger-dried juniper bittering, gaining brisk lemon-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang.
