Soft-tongued milk-sugared dark cacao pleasantry and vanilla-daubed burnt caramel creaming contrast mild earthen hop char over molasses oats base of velvety semi-sweet chocolate fodder. Beneath, chalky mocha dryness encounters slight weedy dirtiness.
CONNECTICUT VALLEY SPIKED SMOOTHIE STRAWBERRY BANANA
Sharp sugar-spiced banana puree and tart strawberry compote combine for slick rummy clean-tanned cocktail knockoff. Ultra-sweet cotton candied gloss slickens pineapple, peach and red apple fruiting as well as cherry Sangria spell. A strawberry-banana lollipop.
SKYGAZER WATERCOLORS PINEAPPLE BANANA CREAMEE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, rummy pineapple juicing reminiscent of a pina colada picks up creamy milk-sugared banana pureed vanilla sweetness and zesty lemon spritz. Try in lieu of whipped cream-topped pineapple banana pudding.
HUDSON VALLEY SILHOUETTE: BRUNCH STYLE SOUR IPA W/ LEMON LIME
On tap at Growler & Gill, salty shandy-like Citra hopped brunch quencher lets dryly sour lemon lime pureeing, musky herbal snips and floral lavender swipe reach its raw wheat backbone before leaving a tart lemonade pucker.
NESHAMINY CREEK SUMMER DOLLARS SOUR ALE W/ BLOOD ORANGE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, zesty sea-salted blood orange entry gains lemon-dropped liming and hard cider bite as well as tart raspberry snips. But gnarly orange oil souring could be deemed off-putting.
THE ALCHEMIST FOCAL BANGER
Briskly clean Citra-Mosaic tropical fruit juicing seeps into resinous pine-lacquered grassy meadow, dank earthen soiling and sweet floral daubs, leaving lightly embittered grapefruit-seeded orange rind vibrancy alongside ancillary pineapple, mango, peach and papaya tang atop cereal grained malting.
BURLINGTON BEER UNCANNY VALLEY NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, smooth pine-needled mango/grapefruit salting, zesty navel orange/tangerine tang and passionfruit-soured pineapple prickle pick up sugary bubblegum sweetness above creamy vanilla-daubed crystal malting. Tertiary peach, clementine, papaya and watermelon illusions flutter.
AXEMANN HAZY DAISY NEW ENGLAND IPA
Floral-spiced orange peel zesting, lemony grapefruit juicing and tangy pineapple zing pleasingly outdo mild pine tones above dry oated wheat base of worthy tropical fruited moderation.
AURORA DOUBLE THE RUCKUS NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Ambulance, amplified Citra/ Simcoe hopped NEIPA increases orange-peeled grapefruit thrust, candied pineapple tartness and misty tangerine tang alongside dank pine resin above mild pale malt sugaring.
AURORA INTRICATE PLOTS NEW ENGLAND IPA
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned Galaxy/ Simcoe-hopped NEIPA brings orange-peeled yellow grapefruit sunshine and ancillary peach-apricot tang to mild grassy-hopped pine resin.
902 JUICY CITY
On tap at Beef Trust, creamily fluffed eclair head tops soft-toned tropical fruited Citra-Mosaic hop juicing as resinous Amarillo hop pining zaps grapefruit-sugared pineapple, orange and mango tang drifting into mild oated wheat base.
BEER TREE FRESH VIBES
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, waxy yogurt-soured tropical fruiting hovers above caramelized crystal malts. Salted passionfruit, guava, green grape and grapefruit tartness plus subtle mandarin orange, yuzu lemon and pineapple stay brisk for double dry-hopped NEIPA.
