Easygoing floral citrus serenade picks up wood-dried pining, hop-spiced tingle and herbal nuance. Lemony orange, grapefruit, pineapple and mango juicing provides soft-toned elegance.
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FLYING DOG SINGLE HOP WARRIOR IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Intense hophead delight delivers briskly sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering to sweet peach, pineapple, mango, tangerine and nectarine tang. Thick pine resin coarsens the clean citric-spiced Warrior hop bite above biscuity rye malting.
FLYING DOG EARL GREY BLACK WHEAT
Middling dry-bodied Brewhouse Rarities offering provides peculiar Earl Grey tea malting to black chocolate roast (perhaps mimicking schwarzbier-like black patent malt astringency). Gunky Blackstrap molasses-honeyed wheat spine picks up moldy rye breading. Not sure it all comes together, but may suit particular dark ale tastes.
KOSHIHIKARI ECHIGO RICE LAGER
Silkenly smooth pale-strawed dry lager from Japan’s first microbrewery (circa 2013) retains corn-sugared rice tone over dainty German pilsner malts, light hop astringency and dank earthen must. Mild cider-soured lemon tartness found at the challah-breaded sourdough spine. Simply refreshing.
ROSCOE TROUT TOWN AMERICAN AMBER ALE
Pleasurable mainstream moderation blends laid-back apple-orange-tangerine tang into spicy hop respite, light caramel malting and dry leafy earthiness.
BARRIER MORTICIA RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Burger Loft, lusty mocha-smoked dark ale crowds lightly creamed dark-roasted chocolate malting and piney hop char with bourbon-tinged dark fruiting. Burnt caramel, coffee, molasses, Kahlua and cocoa undertones reinforce choco-latte finish. Gothic Addams Family vampiress, Morticia, would be proud.
BARRIER ICCULUS KOLSCH
On tap at Burger Loft, fantastic light-bodied joy retains crisply soft-toned citric spritz above cracker-like pale wheat malt base and grassy hop musk. Brisk lemon-orange zest spreads across Bosc pear neutrality, juicy tangerine tang and mandarin orange tease in a simple, yet wholly effective, manner. Best Kolsch: 2015.
BARRIER BELGIAN 1 PALE ALE
On tap at Burger Loft, sour lemon-candied tartness picks up sweet orange-peeled pineapple, peach and apricot tones over peppery dry hopped herbage. Subtle banana-clove nuances flutter by just beneath the surface. Nearly perfect.
BARRIER DADDY WARBUCKS DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Burger Loft, sweeter stylistic version of Money IPA brings sunny tropical disposition to sugary caramel malts, perfectly contrasting bitter grapefruit-peeled orange rind bite. Honeyed mango, pineapple and guava tang adds succulence. Piney herbal snip tingles zesty citric-spiced finish. Highly recommended.
BARRIER EVIL GIANT IPA
On tap at Burger Loft, rich rye malting deepens resinous piney grapefruit-peeled bittering and moderate white-peppered hop spicing. Lemony apricot undertones seep inside the fruity midst.
BARRIER ATYPICAL IPA
On tap at Burger Loft, supposedly ‘atypical’ IPA allows stylishly expected citric-juiced brightness to spread across fresh spruce-tipped pine needling. Yellow grapefruit bittering rises above lemon-candied pineapple, mango, orange, tangerine and melon tropicalia. Another crisply fine citric-based Barrier IPA, indeed.
BARRIER DELICIOULUS EXTRA PALE ALE
On tap at Burger Loft, souped-up medium-bodied pale ale brings perfumed tropical fruiting to the fore above biscuity caramel malting. Bitter grapefruit rind and orange peel tang provides India Pale Ale likeness (minus the piney resin). Mango, passionfruit, papaya and guava illusions circulate below.