On tap at Taphouse 15, mouth-puckering limited edition spontaneously fermented ’22 lambic lets French oak wood parch seep into Chardonnay-barreled blackberry tartness and dry vanilla tannins. Vinegary white-wined lemon salting increases eye-squinting sourness, nearly overtaking its bitter blackberry essence.
Well-rounded Belgian-styled tripel maintains traditional strong pale ale integrity as dewy cellar-mildewed yeast funk absorbs white-peppered herbage for candi-sugared fruit esters. Spicy orange tang, lemon custard tartness, banana daiquiri cocktail punch, honeyed peach sweetness and rummy dried fruiting contrast dry botanical hop phenols. ‘Invigorating.’
Dewy peat mossing centers rye-dried Irish red ale as tobacco roasted crisping, brown apple spoilage, brown tea herbage and molasses-draped caraway seed nuttiness reach modest dark cocoa stead.
A bit of a stylistic departure as apple-skinned cherry and grape fruiting and mild orange oiled perfuming make bigger splash than stylish grapefruit pining above pasty pale malting.
Lactic orange-pureed tangerine thrust overrides any stylish vanilla-creamed ‘milkshake’ appeal. Instead, tart orange-candied lemon musk and citric-herbed hop astringency backed by dry pale malt spicing seems closer to a standardized American IPA.
Tropical lactose-sugared Imperial IPA plies tart pineapple-tangerine juicing and mango-salted coconut cream to light pine resin for slight Pina Colada resonance.
Softly creamed tangerine tartness spikes bubbly champagne yeast of modestly orange-juiced Mimosa cocktail. Lemon-seeded white grapefruit bittering lingers just below orange-twisted tangerine tang at the midst, picking up subtle oaken vanilla tannins and brittle hop herbage to its dry pale malt base.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, bittersweet floral-daubed orange peel zesting engages mild peach, pineapple, tangerine and mango tanginess and piney hop lacquering above dry pale malt stead of straightahead moderate-medium body.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, vibrant orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach and mango tang reinforced by light floral spicing that contrasts its mild pine dirge.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, proudly hop-juiced moderation retains ‘smooth’ consistency as lemony orange zesting tingles light spruce-tipped piney hop dankness. Tropical pineapple-mango-peach-tangerine-grapefruit tang stays subtle.
On tap at Ambulance, peach-candied lemon lollipop tartness awakens briskly Mosaic/Cascade-hopped moderation. Mildly herbal Simcoe-hopped pine resin contrasts gentle wheated oats sugaring.
On tap at Beef Trust, tropical fruit punch brings tangy pineapple, mango and strawberry adjuncts to musky floral-perfumed respite above pasty oats-flaked white wheat malt base. Wispy orange, tangerine and mandarin illusions waver.
