On tap at Ambulance, soft ‘hop-forward’ double dry-hopped IPA retains sour lemon herbage and salty yellow grapefruit bittering contrasted by lemon verbena sweetness, picking up lemongrass, herbal tea and floral illusions.
FROTH NAKED LOLLIPOP: PINEAPPLE, COCONUT CARA CARA ORANGE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, tart lollipop-candied fruited sour lets coconut-toasted marshmallow sugaring seep thru salted pineapple tang and cara cara orange sweetness. Lemon meringue piquancy and sourly green grape esters add further depth.
PRAIRIE WATERMELON GIRLFRIEND
On tap at Ambulance, dry sea-salted liming contrasts lemonade sugaring as bruised orange tartness seeps into sour watermelon rind eruption. Weird adjunctive melon mix also includes mild lavender, green tea, hard cider and crabapple illusions.
THREES WHITE NOIZ BELGIAN WHITE
On tap at Triton, delicate orange-peeled coriander sweetness picks up lemon meringue tartness and mild herbage as creamy vanilla froth hits the lips.
OXBOW SUN SUN FARMHOUSE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, mildly acidic mixed fermentation farmhouse ale lets clementine juicing get aged by bitter and sweet orange peel, grapefruit peel and lemon peel, gaining pinot grigio wining, leathery green grape tannins and sour lemon pucker.
ASLIN EARTH DAZE HEFEWEIZEN W/ TOASTED COCONUT
On tap at Ambulance, unconvincing toasted coconut adjunct gets watery as stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness fades into dry rummy midst mired by gluey wheat slickness.
FOUNDATION RADIANT WAVES HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Pompton Craft House, offbeat hefe invites sourly citric New Zealand Pacifica hops to bring tart lemon-candied murk to compromised banana-clove sweetness, wavered vodka-like whir and mild herbal tinge. Tepid doughy base falters.
DECIDUOUS SIMPLE UNION KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, brisk lemon-candied tartness and musty green grape esters fade into subdued white breaded pilsner malting as penetrative oily hop bittering lingers.
SOUTH 40 GEORGIA BLONDE
Peachy summertime blonde ale retains pureed peach tang over gluey honeyed wheat. Lemony white peach lacquering stays consistent as mild floral sweetness gathers alongside delicate apricot and red plum wisps.
VAULT WHEAT PALE ALE
Lemony orange pith spritz scurries thru brisk, but nondescript, wheat ale. Mild citrus spray picks up peachy nips and phenol hop astringency that interrupts fruity flavoring over crackery white wheat base.
FOAM CANVAS PALE ALE
On tap at Triton, soft yellow-hazed New Zealand-hopped pale ale brushes tropical lemon-limed pink guava and mango salting against tangy grapefruit zesting, peachy pineapple zing and sweet floral daubs. Even some velvet ginger lemonade honeying passes thru fruity pale malt sugared moderation. Down Under-inspired pale ale betters most simpler, less vibrant American pale ales.
DOUBLE NICKEL JETTY SLOW NO WAKE SUMMER ALE
On tap at Triton, washed-out blood orange tartness and lemon-soured yellow grapefruit twang plus subtle pineapple fringe reach brusque resinous hop bittering over sugary pale malting.