On tap at Twisted Elm, interestingly hybridized moderate-bodied pale lager drapes sugary Vermont maple syrup atop stylishly clay-hopped sour fruiting. Lemony orange tartness and bruised apple sweetness pick up mild spicing at Graham Cracker-honeyed wheat backend.
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GREENPORT HARBOR ANTI-FREEZE WINTER ALE
On tap at Ginger Man, soft-toned dry-bodied ‘old ale’ brings dewy peat mustiness to fig-sugared molasses breading, peppery rum-spiced nutmeg seasoning and soy-sauced chocolate malting. Chestnut, date and plum undertones fail to penetrate moldy earthen murk.
RIEGELE COMMERZIENRAT PRIVAT
On tap at Ginger Man, lightly creamed helles-styed lager brings doughy corn flouring to mild grassy-hopped easement and fizzy Seltzer-watered steam. Lemony maize dryness and milky rice-like neutrality provide minor detail to dankly grained moderation.
GOOSE ISLAND TEN HILLS PALE ALE
Crisp IPA-like citric fruiting and bitter piney hop resin boost dry medium-bodied delight past simple pale ale styling. Brisk yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind tang lingers above sappy pine-needled prickle and sugary caramel malting. Zesty lemon snip and grassy herbal respite deepen fruitful conviction.
ABITA MACCHIATO ESPRESSO MILK STOUT
On tap at Ginger Man, expressive New Orleans espresso dolce bean affords luxurious coffee uprising for fascinatingly authentic ’14 milk stout. Lactic chicory-smoked black chocolate undertones, muted ashen nuttiness and wispy vanilla hints reinforce bittersweet oats-roasted coffee theme. A classic stylistic representative.
(SAUCONY CREEK) CHOCOLATE CHERRY SCHNICKELFRITZ IMPERIAL MILK STOUT
Richly creamed milk stout collides luscious chocolate eclair sweetness and chocolate liqueur syruping with bruised black cherry tartness. Blackened hop char brings tarry bittering to the fore. Ancillary coffee roast burrows thru the fudgy vanilla midst to its dashing cherry cordial finish. Excellent dessert beer for chocolate cake lovers.
DOGFISH HEAD PIERCING PILS
Modest hybridized fruit-forward Czech pilsner (circa 2013) brings white pear tea and fermented pear juicing to toned down Saaz hop earthiness. Complacent Bosc and Chinese pear subtleties flutter across herbal-nipped florality, leaving sweet ‘n sour lemony grapefruit-orange spritz to contrast depleted husked corn astringency as well as barren chamomile-green tea nuances. It’s like a laid-back pear cider.
VICTORY DIRT WOLF DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Three Wise Monks, easygoing India Pale Ale competes favorably with brewers’ similarly styled and more pungent Hop Ranch (via 2013). Beautiful yellow and pink grapefruit overtones ride above piney whole-coned Chinook-Citra-Simcoe bittering, creamy crystal malting and gorgeous floral bouquet. Apple, pear, melon, peach and tangerine fruiting sweetens stylish grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang. Passive mango, papaya, passionfruit and guava tropicalia hidden beneath the surface.
VICTORY HOP RANCH IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at The Drafting Room, indelible yellow grapefruit-juiced entry picks up floral-daubed tropicalia over pungent whole-coned hop bittering and piney hemp oiling. Tart orange-peeled lemon rind crisping deepens tangy pineapple-mango-papaya-nectarine-tangerine undertones for fruitful delight.
FLYING DOG ORCHARD ALE
On tap at The Drafting Room, lulling fruited moderation utilizes locally pressed apples, but fails to truly intrigue. Sweet cider stead too ineffective against murky hop astringency and flailing lemon-peeled bittering. Vinous green grape tartness never fully integrates with sweet ‘n sour red apple signature.
TWO BROTHERS REVELRY IMPERIAL RED ALE
On tap at The Drafting Room, succulent sunny-hazed barleywine-styled strong ale plies floral tropical fruiting to caramel-malted honeyed wheat backbone. Resinous pine-needled grapefruit tang rides shotgun alongside orange-peeled pineapple-mango-papaya tropicalia and perfumed peach-apple-pear ripeness.
ELYSIAN DARK O’ THE MOON PUMPKIN STOUT
Diabolically dichotomous dark ale hybrid effectively contrasts brown-sugared cinnamon spicing and pumpkin pie sweetness against brooding black chocolate-embittered coffee milking, fudgy cocoa richness and salty pumpkin seeding. Mildly creamed caramel malting brings out ancillary gingerbread-spiced Graham Cracker nicety to counter ashen charcoal acridity. Tertiary chocolate rum cake, glazed pecan, hazelnut praline, charred walnut, dried cherry and dry burgundy illusions graze cinnamon-toasted nutmeg, cardamom, sage and sandalwood licks. Tenacious!
