Blurry beige-hazed puffy white-headed fruit ale hides sweet ‘n sour cranberry motif beneath softly acidic limey brimstone tartness, lemon-candied cherry-apple souring, and orange-peeled cinnamon-coriander spicing. Herbal raw-honeyed twinge seeps into white-breaded wheat spine. Light red-fruited finish tails off a tad.
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FLYING FISH EXIT 4 AMERICAN TRIPPEL – CHERRY HILL
Wavering Belgian-styled amber-hazed tripel remains indecisive, yet strong, to herbal gin-soaked currant-like finish. Initial vanilla-extracted banana liqueur tease and meager red-fruited nosing abruptly tail off as acidic white-peppered caraway-seeded clove-coriander-spicing tingles scruffy apple tartness and green banana triviality pungently disrupted by musty wild yeast fungi and nasty alcohol-burnt harshness.
FLYING FISH EXIT 11 HOPPY AMERICAN WHEAT ALE
Well-balanced bottle conditioned straw-hazed ‘pale wheat’ ale (celebrating Jersey Turnpike exit) juxtaposes piney floral-hopped lemon-orange zest and mild grapefruit-currant bittering against tangy apricot-apple-tangerine sweetness. Candi-sugared Belgian yeast softens alcohol burn at fruity sherbet finish. White peach, purple grape, and parfait illusions come and go.
(BLUE DAWG) WILD BLUE BLUEBERRY LAGER
Here’s a surefire way to piss off fruit ale drinkers. Have Anheuser-Busch change Blue Dog Brewing’s winning recipe for despicably cloy alco-pop sold under similar ‘Blue Dawg’ banner. Slick reformulated magenta-hued malt beverage brings glutinous cough-syrupy corn-sugared soda-like appeal to styptic blueberry theme underscored by solvent-like raspberry-cranberry tartness. Boo to corporate scum.
SAMUEL ADAMS DOUBLE BOCK DARK LAGER
Aromatic caramel-butterscotch frontage, buttery almondine-brandy-sherry whir, and subtle mocha-molasses continuance perk up hop-roasted brown chocolate finish. More distinguished ’09 version upped brown chocolate, sugared fig, raisin puree, stewed prune, sweet whiskey, and hazelnut illusions glancing chocolate liqueur warmth.
SIERRA NEVADA SUMMERFEST LAGER ’09
Modest light-bodied dry lager with too much acidic citrus bitterness and not enough counteractive sweet red and orange-fruited luster. Grapefruit peel bittering and mild juniper hop astringency ransack white grape tartness and peach-apple tang to weak white-breaded spine.SOUTHERN TIER IMPERIAL MOKAH STOUT
Stunningly impressive lactic stout mashes Southern Tier’s ‘heavyweight’ Jah-va and Choklat stouts for one totally awesome chocolate lover’s hybrid. An absolutely superb dessert beer combining Jamaican roasted coffee with bittersweet Belgian chocolate, this perfect 11% alcohol libation rewards sweet-toothed minions lusting after creamy Nestles dark chocolate, chocolate mousse, Black Forest cake, and fudge brownies. Vanilla-frosted crème brulee richness boosts chewy chocolate chip cookie, chocolate pudding, and molasses-soaked Sugar Daddy illusions.SAMUEL ADAMS LONGSHOT TRADITIONAL BOCK
Sharp molasses-soaked hazelnut-almond overtones energize chewy brown-sugared caramel-burnt toffee sweetness and pureed cherry-raisin luster. Recessive plum, rum cake, cookie dough, chocolate nibs, and cocoa illusions fill out robust copper-hued full body.
OAKHAM ATTILA (ENGLISH STRONG ALE)
Subtly strong hand-drawn cask-conditioned pale golden moderation retains buttery lemon-spiced floral-hopped soft tone. Mild currant-grapefruit bittering abuts tingly caramel malting as green apple, curacao orange, and pineapple illusions float by.
(PHILADELPHIA) WALT WIT BELGIAN-STYLE WHITE ALE
Elegant pale gold-hazed moderate-bodied witbier with earthen wildflower-like Belgian yeast funk brings peppery herbal hop spicing to cushy white-breaded wheat-floured bottom. Clove-sweetened blueberry-cherry wisp fades to lemon-soured grapefruit-orange-apricot-pineapple seduction. Baked apple nuance whisked away by tertiary lemongrass, coriander, and chamomile prompting.
THE BRUERY SAISON DE LENTE BELGIAN SAISON ALE
Reliant on fresh farmhouse brettanomyces, this busily complex tawny golden peculiarity brings musty earthen minerals to herbal-spiced fruit-dried acidity. Candy-caned lemon-bruised tartness secures leathery horse-blanketed alfalfa-rosemary-sage-wildflower illusions and dry-hopped twiggy twine tousle.
THE BRUERY ORCHARD WHITE BELGIAN ALE
Subtle soft-tongued sunny-hazed light-bodied Belgian witbier retains well-rounded profile. Breaded wheat-oats bed cushions perfume-hopped lemon-fizzed white peach, yellow grape, and green banana fruiting as well as white-peppered coriander-clove-ginger spicing. Chalky lavender and limestone acridity may be off-putting to some, but mellow white Sangria finish proves indelible.