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CLOWN SHOES TRAMP STAMP BELGIAN INDIA PALE ALE

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On tap at Nanuet Mall’s Yard House, wayward medium-full body scatters prevalent citric overtones above sharp wood-hopped cannibis pining and farmhouse-derived Chambly Belgian yeast funk, but oily fusel astringency ruins upward momentum. Tangy orange-peeled ruby red grapefruit spritz as well as navel orange, orange pekoe tea, blood orange, mandarin orange and tangerine tartness get spread atop mild melon-rotted vanilla creaming. In the bottle, candi-sugared sweetness infiltrates grapefruit-tangerine-peach tang that contrasts black-peppered hop bittering effectively before alcohol astringency increases.

Clown Shoes Beer » Tramp Stamp: Belgian India Pale Ale

GOOSE ISLAND BIG JOHN IMPERIAL STOUT

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Savory booze-draped mocha mellowing overlays soft-toned Imperial Stout. Soothing dark-roasted brown chocolate fudging brings lactic-sugared cocoa nibs, maple sap, molasses, toffee and burnt caramel to the mocha-smoked foreground above an extremely mild dry hop char. Luxurious vanilla-beaned bourbon tones spread across tertiary plum, fig and blackberry souring. Latent black licorice flourish picks up wispy chocolate cake, Baker’s chocolate, cappuccino and marshmallow undertones by the delicately creamed chocolate liqueur finish.
Big John (2011) - Goose Island Beer Co. - Untappd

(BRASSEURS ILLIMITES) SIMPLE MALT ALTBIER

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Deliriously indistinct, yet strangely approachable, copper-hazed strong ale (with 6.8% alcohol volume) brings creamy caramelized brown chocolate entry to metallic Scotch Ale-like whiskeyed orange midst, oaken cherry pucker and mild dark-fruited spicing. Brown-sugared butterscotch, toffee and vanilla undertones coerce tertiary baked apple, brown pear, sugared fig, white peach, green grape and rhubarb pie illusions as well as pithy cola-hazelnut-chestnut niche to its hard-candied center.

 

LOST RHINO PRETTY IN PINK SAISON

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Intriguing collaboration between local Virginia brewers (Lost Rhino/ Vintage 50/ Hardywood/ Bluejacket) brings lemony pomegranate-juiced tartness to citric-soured grape esters. Vinous green and white grape leathering and oaken cherry pucker cause bone dry acridity to contrast honeyed wheat base. Floral hibiscus-lotus nuances flutter by botanical citric-spiced finishof turbid pink coppered farmhouse ale.
 
 
 

16 MILE AMBER SUN ALE

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Unconventional copper-hazed amber ale retains rather bold profile as earthen ESB-like peated malt roast buttresses fudgy brown chocolate sweetness and contradictive toffee-spiced dried fruiting. Instead of segueing seamlessly into the mocha-bound complexities,  ginger-snapped black cherry, bruised tangerine and orange rot nuances never fully integrate, leaving a messy citric-soured marzipan finish in its wake.
 Amber Sun Ale - 16 Mile Brewing Company - Untappd

HARDYWOOD SIDAMO COFFEE STOUT

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By scattering loads of expressive Ethiopian coffee (from local Lamplighter shop) atop serene caramel-malted milk chocolate creaminess, full-bodied Russian Imperial retains soothing approachability and really stands out. Rich roasted coffee bean bittering picks up quickly descending blueberry puree initiation. Dark-spiced dried cocoa, molasses, toffee and hazelnut undertones suffice.

 

SIXPOINT 3BEANS

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On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, rich and creamy limited edition Baltic Porter’s way more extreme than typical stylistic competition. Soothing Stumptown coffee roasting overrides hefty 10% alcohol volume. Modest oak aging dries out cacao-husked cappuccino, espresso, vanilla, molasses, Kahlua and black chocolate subsidies. Fudgy hazelnut midstream sweetens up-front java bittering and minor wood-smoked hop char.