On tap at Spot Pizza, entertaining Belgian strong ale (8.4% ABV) contrasts saison-like sour citrus splurge against tripel-styled candi-sugaring and spritzy lemon zest. Brisk carbolic thrust allows crisply clean mineral watering to brighten white-peppered orange, tangerine, peach, mango and grilled pineapple undertones as well as sharp herbal hop bittering.
Easygoing tripel brings lemon-candied banana tartness to light herbal spicing and funky Belgian yeast peppering. Ancillary mandarin orange, peach, apricot and tangerine tang needs deeper resonance. Latent lemon meringue, orange marmalade and grilled pineapple undertones waver.
On tap at The Oath, ‘devilish’ floral-spiced herbage treks thru white-peppered fruiting of lightly creamed Belgian-styled pale ale. Lemony orange-peach-pineapple tang seeps into gingery honeyed clove sweetness, oaken Chardonnay wining and wafting chrysanthemum-dandelion-sunflower bouquet. Balanced, rich and elegant.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, ‘Orange Vanilla Bullsicle’ re-creates summery Creamsicle splendor in similar fashion as Defiant Orange Creamsicle, but its bitterer Citra hop profile brings denser textural intensity. Vanilla-creamed orange zest permeates spritzy lemon prickle and sugared pale malts.
Moderate blueberry pie theme rides above light pilsner-malted white wheat spine. Zesty lemon prickle adds fizzy carbolic spritz, but up-front blueberry-juiced essence interfered by phenol hop acridity.
On tap at The Oath, locally grained maibock lets dry spelt wheat acridity overtake mild fruitiness of smooth mineral watered moderation. Easygoing summertime fodder for golden lager lightweights.
On tap at The Oath, well-rounded maibock brings sweet ‘n sour fruiting to mild floral herbage, grassy hop astringency and sugared pale malting. Lightly corn-syruped peach, pineapple, orange and tangerine tang lingers softly above dry white-peppered parsley leafing, fresh oregano flowering and oaken vanilla whim.
Sessionable ‘hoppy Czech pilsner’ (circa 2016) brings zesty lemon resolve to lightly creamed sugar-spiced pilsner malting and mild herbal notion. Crisp Bohemian-styled moderation gains raw-grained Centennial hop pungency and dried maize acridity to engage sour lemon seed finish. Fine summer fodder.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, brisk clean-watered light pilsner counters citric Cascade hops against wood-dried Chinook hops while placing corn-dried pilsner malts opposite sugary caramel malts. Floral-spiced lemony grapefruit tang lingers softly over dry pine resin. Summery and sessionable.
On tap at The Oath, pungent Bohemian-styled pilsner connects dank sourdough grain breading and dry cracked barley crisping to moderate Czech hop astringency, leaning on the more assertive side stylistically.
“Classic Czech-styled pilsner” connects pungent Saaz-Hallertau hop bittering to corn-flaked mineral graininess, lightly creamed caramel malting, salted orange-lemon tartness and doughy yeast breading. Mild sulfuric skunking, in conjunction with sharply bitter hops and musky grains, will appeal to Eastern Euro pilsner lovers and Heineken fans.
On tap at Assawoman Bay Brew Pub, pronounced mango juiciness enhanced by candied orange sugaring and tangy pineapple-mango-guava tropicalia above honeyed pale malting. Loud mango sweetness and perfumed citrus-spiced continuance will appease any fruit ale lover. In the can, aromatic cotton-candied mango sweetness and honeyed cereal grain sugaring absorbed by oncoming orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and resinous pine nip.
