On tap at Ambulance, waxy fruited New England styled pale ale (a somewhat lighter NEIPA) offers lightly embittered grapefruit zesting, candied pineapple tang and subtle mandarin orange sweetness to salty earthen wood tones, finishing with floral-spiced citrus alacrity.
VEIL CRUCIAL TAUNT IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Ambulance, dry Citra hop-forward IPA plies lemon-candied pineapple juicing and sweet orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tanginess to lime-salted pine licks and mild grassy astringency while creamy vanilla froth stays fluffy on the tongue. Sunny citrus stead gains tertiary mango, papaya and passionfruit tropicalia.
NEW JERSEY TASTING COLORS DOUBLE NEIPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, hazy golden double dry-hopped IPA finds wax-candied grapefruit, orange and pineapple tartness plus zesty mango-peach-papaya whims holding court above dry pale malts.
TORCH & CROWN GO LEFT WEST COAST IPA
On tap at Ambulance, sharp piney grapefruit zesting, dry orange rind bittering and salted pineapple tang pleasantly combine for fine hop-forward West Coast IPA.
EVER GRAIN IDENTITY UNKNOWN DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, smooth Citra cryo hop powdering influences ‘fuzzy apricot,’ limey passionfruit and tangerine pulp illusions as well as salted mango-grapefruit tease, floral perfumed spicing and light pine tones to buttery pale malt bottom of pleasant tropical fruited delight.
ANGRY ERIK ARROWHEAD RED
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, orange-oiled cider sharpness and sour creamed walnut dryness top biscuit-buttered amber grain base. A tad uneven and stylishly nebulous.
DIEU DU CIEL ROSEE D’HIBISCUS
On tap at Ambulance, ‘delicate witbier’ with gentle hibiscus adjunct seeping into subtle orange-peeled coriander spicing and floral lemondrop herbage above wispy white wheat base just a tad too reluctant for perfection.
(STEENBERG) BAPTIST WIT-BLANCHE
Dryer stylistically as lemony orange peel tang, mild coriander spicing and wispy plantain tartness fade slowly alongside mild vanilla creaming contrasted by slight fungi musk above raw-honeyed white wheat base. Smoothly affable.
BONESAW LE PETIT DEMON BELGIAN STYLE BLONDE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, smoothly off-dry Belgian pale ale lets slightly sour lemon musk contrast gentle banana-clove sweetness and tart plantain-guava-gooseberry subtleties.
CATSKILL JOHN O’ THE BIRDS HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, mild vanilla creaming rises above straw-cleared hefe as banana-clove sweetness contrasts light lemon-soured plantain tartness, wispy green grape tannins and herbal whims above sourdough French breading.
J. WAKEFIELD DFPF BERLINER WEISSE
On tap at Ambulance, highly rated Berliner Weisse retains briny dragonfruit and passionfruit influence joined by lemon-candied gooseberry, raspberry and oaken cherry tartness plus modest lactose acidity over dainty pilsner malt bed. Yogurt-soured woodruff syruping gains vinous white wine tannins at the mouth puckering dragonfruit-passionfruit-addled finish.
SINGLECUT HOP SOUNDS KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, ‘crushable dry-hopped kolsch’ retains brisk lemon sunshine to contrast moldy orange rot and vegetal nuances seeping thru fresh-cut grassiness above modest corn-dried pilsner malting.