On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean, ‘delicately complex’ (and nearly bone dry) farmhouse ale loads acidic lemon rind and grapefruit pith sourness atop lingering rustic-grained pungency and dank herbal hop musk, masking any sugar-spiced melon, pineapple and pear subsidies. Tongue-lashing Hallertau-hopped citric bitterness gains latent black-peppered coriander assertion.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
SOLEMN OATH YARNBOMB
On tap at Ambulance, refreshingly singular “Northwest-styled” Cascadian(?) hefeweizen lets stylish banana-clove sweetness take a backseat to lemony grapefruit and pineapple tartness and herbal respite in similar fashion to some sourer saisons, perhaps. Dank spelt-like oats dryness and grassy hop astringency provide earthen bottom for citric-herbal finish.
LAGUNITAS DAVEY MURRAY’S BEST SCOTCH ALE
On tap at Ambulance, wayward 2017 limited edition moderation needs headier Scotch sweetness, smokier peat malting, dewier tobacco roast and tangier citric-licked hop tingle to truly capture attention.
BUNKER / FINBACK COCO LOCO BLACK LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, aimless one-time collaboration with New York’s Finback puts the proverbial ‘lime in the coconut’ but leaves very little drupe influence upon limey grape-stemmed tannins. Musky dry hop bittering and ashen tobacco overwhelm any bitter coconut watering.
SINGLECUT KT66 INDIA PALE LAGER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, restive hazy-bronzed India Pale Lager spreads sourdough biscuit malting across lemony grapefruit-pineapple-orange tang and dank herbal hop resin. Gluey millet-grained grouting and fresh-cut grass earthiness add further dimension.
GUINNESS HOP HOUSE 13 LAGER
Approachable pale lager draught utilizes mildly fruited Americanized Galaxy-Mosaic hops, Guinness house yeast and dry Irish barley. Lemony orange-dried apricot sedation shadowed by resinous pine wisp and fresh-cut grass astringency as lightly creamed pale malts form fuzzy foamed sweetness.
(LION) STEGMAIER PORTER
Happily reminiscent of Mackeson XXX Stout with its bittersweet dark-roast black chocolate malting, dry cocoa powdering, caramel-burnt toffee influence and polite creaminess. Below the mocha surface, moderate hop-charred bittering affects charred nut remnant.
(LION) STEGMAIER WINTER WARMER
Pleasingly underwhelming winter-spiced moderation tingles tongue with brown-sugared malt sweetness. Vague cinnamon-nutmeg-gingerbread-cardamom illusions receive mild hop astringency by inconclusive finish of fair holiday celebrator.
(LION) STEGMAIER INDIA PALE ALE
Unassumingly mild IPA places tangy grapefruit-peach-orange-tangerine-pineapple blur atop astringent hop musk before lingering aspirin-like phenol finish falters.
SHINER HOME SPUN CREAM ALE
Dry raw-honeyed wheat malting picks up light popcorn buttering and wispy hop astringency for efficient moderation.
ELLICOTTVILLE 1/2 BAKED PEANUT BUTTER PORTER
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, boldly indecisive full body needs deeper dark-roasted peanut butter penetration to compete with black chocolate-coffee influence and earthen hop char. Mildly creamed oats-toasted mocha continuance deprives peanut, cola and hazelnut illusions.
ELLICOTTVILLE KEEPIN’ IT PEEL CITRUS IPA
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, ‘sharp grapefruit and lime peel’ bittering gains dry wood tone as tangy lemon, orange and peach illusions provide sweet-spiced contrast.
