Finicky bourbon sugaring affects sweet caramel-toffee-vanilla conflux as well as dried wood base. Tertiary black cherry, black grape and fig notions fade into the backdrop of stylishly moderate sedation.
Category Archives: Beers A-Z
ALLAGASH JOSEPHINE
On tap at One Mile House, sour brettanomyces yeast affects sweet cognac warmth of 10.4% ABV dark strong ale. Vinous white and red wine sourness blends into leathery oaken cherry bittering above mild rye wheat malting. Sharp hop spicing picks up tertiary black currant, anise and illusions. Subtle cognac sugaring tries to shine thru sour appeal.
BREAKSIDE FITZCARRALDO
On tap at One Mile House, interesting 2016 bourbon barrel aged strong ale blends candi-sugared Belgian dark ale with smokey amber ale picks up vinous oaken red wine overtones to balance against caramel-burnt milk chocolate sweetness. In the backdrop, rum-spiced whir contrasts dry Scotch whim. Complex.
ALMANAC DYNAMO DONUT NOIR
On tap at One Mile House, engrossingly peculiar Imperial Stout aged in Woddford Reserve bourbon barrels (10.2% ABV) drapes syrupy maple molasses atop chocolate-glazed doughnut sugaring, cherrywood-smoked dark chocolate malting and chewy cookie dough yeast. Polite coffee roast sinks into pastry-like midst as Black Forest cake, toasted coconut, marshmallow, crème brulee, vanilla and black cherry puree illusions seep into the noirish maple-sapped bourbon blend.
21ST AMENDMENT TOASTER PASTRY INDIA-STYLE RED ALE
Exemplary India-styled red ale coalesces piney fruited IPA-like bittering with rich cookie dough yeast and caramel-spiced biscuit malts. Advertised “strawberry jam mouthfeel” wavers beside spruce-sweetened grapefruit, pineapple, navel orange, mango and peach tang. Below, cotton-candied pastry sugaring and light ginger-cardamom seasoning allow overall flavoring to lean on the sweet side. Recommended.
SOLEMN OATH BUTTERFLY FLASHMOB BELGIAN IPA
On tap at One Mile House, lively piney citrus perfuming sweetened by candi-sugared Belgian yeast spicing. Orange-peeled mango, peach, tangerine and tangelo tang juicily contrasts gin-soaked lemon rind bittering, zesty yellow grapefruit pucker and dank bark-dried astringency.
CONEY ISLAND OVERPASS IPA
Unspecific centrist fare lacks bright citrus foundation and brisk hop snap of better, busier India Pale Ale rivals. Bland orange-peeled grapefruit, tangerine and lemon tang barely rises above grassy hop astringency, mildly resinous pining, delicate floral spicing and latent caramel malting.
NEW BELGIUM ACCUMULATION WHITE IPA
Pleasant lemony grapefruit tang, white-peppered citric hop (Mosaic and Amarillo) bittering, delicate evergreen pining and fresh-cut grass earthiness pick up pithy sugar-spiced sweetness. Orange-peeled pineapple, tangerine and peach illusions barely reach the surface while creamy wheat malts stay safely below. Stylishly slick.
NEW BELGIUM BEN & JERRY’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH ALE
Slick pale-bodied collaboration with Vermont ice cream mavens, Ben & Jerry, allows latent phenol astringency to overwhelm chocolate chip cookie sweetness and cookie dough richness. In the distance, mild mocha creaminess receives brown-sugared molasses snip and light vanilla sugaring to compensate mild hop-charred aridity. A minor confection.
DOGFISH HEAD PENNSYLVANIA TUXEDO
Substantial spruce-infused pale ale contrasts refreshingly pine-needled spruce tip frontage and brisk juniper berry bittering against zesty lemony grapefruit tang and sugary crystal malting. Just below the surface, minty cologne musk and floral marigold-dandelion-lavender-lilac bouquet ride alongside sweet orange peel juicing. Resinous Douglas Fir-like conifer oiling drapes crisply clean citric-spiced finish.
FLYING FISH EXIT 4 AMERICAN TRIPPEL – SOMERDALE
Exemplary updated 2016 version of briskly clean tripel unleashes sunny lemony orange-juiced grapefruit tang and sweet banana-clove goodness onto mildly creamed candi-sugared crystal malting. Recessive lemon meringue, grilled pineapple, peach, mango and papaya undertones as well as wispy floral-spiced herbage deepen conviction. “Americanized” Simcoe, Columbus and Amarillo hops enliven effervescent fruitful nature.
14TH STAR MAPLE BREAKFAST STOUT W/ MAPLE SYRUP
Interestingly offbeat Breakfast Stout combines smoky Vermont maple syrup with bittersweet black coffee-chocolate murk, honeyed molasses undertones and sour toffee wisp above recessive hop char, but needs creamier thickness for better resonance. May need better balance of intangible adjuncts.
