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EMPIRE CREAM ALE

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On tap at Birdsall House, smooth nitro-creamed eggshell-headed pleasantry retains cleaner grain-hop profile and gentler reedy hop bittering than less definitive cream ales. Mild tea-like flow mellows into baked breaded bottom while grouty piquancy speckles silken minerality. Arguably the best cream ale marketed in the states. Get onboard!
 

 

BRONX RYE PALE ALE

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On tap at Birdsall House, dry medium-bodied pale ale utilizes spiced rye malts to envelop its mild grapefruit bittering and sweet pineapple-peah-apple-pear fruiting. Parched bark acridity and light floral niche reinforce citric-forward alliance. Serve to India Pale Ale imbibers as an approachable moderation.

 

(DE PROEF) OMNIPOLLO MAZARIN

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Elegant American-styled pale ale (with melting white candle on label) gypsy brewed by Stockholm, Sweden’s Omnipollo for Belgium’s De Proef. Bright fruited hop spicing picks up soft pine-needled grapefruit bittering to sourdough yeast bottom. Rose-watered mandarin orange, lemon zest, pineapple, nectar, peach, red apple and red grape illusions mesh well. Scrumptious.     

MOA PALE ALE

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Peculiarities abound for this American-styled pale ale from New Zealand. Unexpected herbaceous mineral graining takes the lead, bringing rye, alfalfa, barnyard and straw wheat earthiness to dry hop-oiled fruiting. Indigenous Nelson Sauvin hops bring white-wined sour grape, gooseberry and kiwi illusions to musty lemon-seeded bittering. Soft orange peel, passion fruit and peach undertones add depth to honeyed green tea finish.  
 

MOA BREAKFAST ALE

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Musty fruited Belgian-styled wheat ale fails to properly unfurl mild morningtime complexities. Desolate candi-sugared cherry frontage and aromatic raspberry wisp intercepted by weak banana bubblegum sugaring. Washed-out watermelon-strawberry-honeydew-kiwi reminder, polite mandarin orange snip and recessive rhubarb-pomegranate nip barely register. By the watery finish, carbolic Seltzer fizz overrides faded tropical flavors. 

INNIS & GUNN SPICED RUM FINISH (a.k.a. RUM CASK)

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Randomly redundant rumrunner (the updated 2012 version of Rum Cask) may be a tad creamier and richer than I & G’s original whiskey-cask pleasantries, but a few subtle differences make soft-toned offshoot washed-out by its soapier Scotch-dried rum finish. Unlike the original Rum Cask, the newer ‘spiced rum’ version’s crystal-malted vanilla spicing and dainty pecan sweetness fade in the stretch. In need of a thick varnishing instead of a single coat.

SIXPOINT AUTUMNATION

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Atypical autumnal ale with freshly wet green hops and citric fruiting pushing it stylistically towards an IPA and away from a traditional pumpkin ale. Wavered grapefruit-orange bittering and unexpected ginger seasoning overtake any appreciable pumpkin influence. Harvest-grained minerality and resinous white-peppered bite lost in overwhelming carbolic fizz. Wispy guava, mango and kiwi undertones get washed-out alongside any gourd remnant.
Sixpoint Autumnation Beer 23344