On tap at Taphouse 15, briny blackberry souring, moderated blueberry-boysenberry tartness and mild Muscat grape musting upstaged by rotted lemon bittering. Limey blackberry souring dries out acrid fruited finish.
SOUTHERN TIER JUICE JOLT EXTRA JUICY IPA
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, wafting fruit juice blast profoundly introduces tropical delight. Intensely judicious pineapple-juiced navel orange zesting and resilient lemon-limed mango tang serenaded by tertiary red grape, melon, berry and cherry illusions in vodka-clean setting. Sugary bubblegum candied scamper reinforces fruitful fancy.
FIDDLEHEAD MASTERMIND DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, mildly embittered yellow grapefruit tang, salted mandarin orange and lemon meringue tartness gain milky yogurt souring over delicate oated wheat base for winsome NEIPA profile.
FOAM LIKE CLOCKWORK
On tap at Growler & Gill, sunshiny hazy golden NEIPA tosses plush lemon-sugared orange and pineapple tanginess and salted white grape tannins at yogurt milked souring above delicate vanilla-creamed oats spine.
EQUILIBRIUM / MODIST COSMIC PROPORTIONS DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill (and better labeled an NEIPA), gunky yogurt-milked tropical fruiting seeps thru viscous oats flaked creaming. Juicy Citra-hopped orange juicing and yellow grapefruit zesting juxtapose slightly sour Nelson Sauvin-hopped guava, passionfruit and mango splurge as peachy tangerine tang sweetens things up.
ARROWOOD FARMS POLLY INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, undersized NEIPA lacks stylish wheated oats creaminess. But its brisk lemony orange rind bittering, tangy grapefruit peeled pineapple zesting and floral-daubed pine licks maintain assertion over dry pale malt base.
NEW TRAIL BLACK CAST HAZY DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, straightforward NEIPA places mellow grapefruit, orange, pineapple and mango tropicalia as well as dank pine tones atop buttery oated wheat creaming, but lacks stylish yogurt souring of hazier competition.
OTHER HALF 11 POUNDERS DDH IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry yellow-hazed easygoer retains pillowy soft-tongued pleasantry. Lemony white grapefruit salting, sour guava-gooseberry-passionfruit tartness and mellow mandarin orange tang sit comfortably across mild pine resin and above lightly creamed oats sugaring.
PRISON CITY MASS RIOT NEIPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical fruited NEIPA flagship lacks creamy oated wheat base of richer stylistic brethren but still benefits from juicy Citra-Mosaic hop sunniness and dry Simcoe hop woodiness. Lemony grapefruit spritz and tangy mango-peach-pineapple zesting gain grassy astringency above crystal pale malting.
GREAT NOTION ORANGE CREAMSICKLE IPA
Delightfully confectionery milkshake IPA. Creamsickle-like navel orange tang receives heavily powder-sugared vanilla creaming as fizzy soda pep tickles the tongue. Zesty orange continuance gains ancillary lemon meringue, banana chip, white grapefruit, tangerine and peach illusions dashing thru marshmallow fluff contrasting distant pine tones.
FIDENS JASPER DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
Fulsome hazy golden NEIPA retains zesty orange peeled yellow grapefruit tanginess, salted guava-gooseberry souring and slight white peach/tangerine tang as well as resinous piney bittering. Mild grassy astringency and tingled floral spicing add subtleties. Buttery oats creaming gains yogurt thickness at tropical fruited finish.
HANK HUDSON OVERBOARD DOUBLE IPA
Well balanced hazy golden Citra-hopped Imperial IPA (not far removed from an NEIPA with its yogurt-milked wheat oats creaming). Bittersweet orange-peeled grapefruit zesting picks up tart guava-gooseberry souring to contrast less emphatic peachy nectarine splash for dry medium body.
