Tart Moroccan red-hazed “session sour” plies pomegranate-soured blackberry adjunct to vinous white grape tannins, retaining moderate lime-salted acidity.
CENTRAL WATERS SALTY DOG GRAPEFRUIT GOSE
On tap at Ambulance, sea-salted coriander spicing seeps thru tart yellow grapefruit juicing and Margarita-like orange liming. A briny citrus-doused summertime moderation.
KING’S COURT KING’S KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, crisply dry moderate bodied staple lets orange-dried lemon spicing and raw-grained malt subtlety gain celery-watered herbal hop astringency. Wildflower honeyed pilsner malts pickup warm French breading.
EAST ROCK WEISSE
On tap at Ambulance, effervescent lemony banana-clove entry rides atop delicate honeyed wheat base in standard manner. In the bottle, green grape esters nearly overwhelm banana-clove sweetness as spritzy lemon fizz hides slight honeyed mead and cider nuances.
GHOST HAWK SAISON D’AUTOMNE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, complex atypical farmhouse ale loads black-peppered herbal perfuming to lemony saffron minting and earthen floral musk. Basil, sage, catnip, spearmint and sassafras illusions waver for slightly enigmatic off-centered moderation. On tap at Plank Pizza ’24, foraged local ingredients increased light herbal fungi musk, dark floral perfuming and mild peppercorn spell as lemon balm, champagne grape and black tea illusions join the sage-catnipped sassafras minting.
ALEMENTARY RANDOM PLACEMENT OF THINGS
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, silken mildly creamed Extra Pale Ale brings lightly spiced tropical fruiting to nominal pine tones above subtle caramel malting. Spritzy grapefruit, orange, pineapple and mango zesting retains juicy appeal.
(GOLDEN ROAD) BLOOMIN’ BLONDE ALE
Crisply clean Outback Steakhouse-related easygoer brings spritzy lemon-fizzed prickle to grassy hop astringency, mildly floral honey-spicing and teensy green peppering over corn-dried pilsner malting. Perfectly centrist light-bodied suds with bold body stands up to hearty meat dishes.
UFO JOURNEY TO PLANET PUMPKIN
On tap at Schatzi’s – Poughkeepsie, easygoing pumpkin puree-spiced hefeweizen moderates cinnamon-nutmeg-allspice seasoning as earthen gourd dryness and lacquered citrus snip add slight dimension.
FIVE BOROUGHS PUMPKIN ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, sedate golden-cleared autumnal moderation contrasts pumpkin pied cinnamon-nutmeg-allspice seasoning with earthen gourd salting as cologne-spiced lemon licks waver.
HACKENSACK DAAMN SMOKEY LAGER
On tap at Taphouse 15, soft-toned rauchbier lacks richer meatiness of true German smoked lagers. Mellow beechwood-seared peat mossing secures mild cured meat subtlety (instead of massively smoked carnivorous brininess) while fizzy lemon spicing lingers delicately. Serve as easygoing alternative to smoked beer fence sitters.
ZEUS QUEEN CITY PILS
On tap at Schatzi’s – New Paltz, sessionably crisp aluminum-cleared German pilsner with a peculiar lemon-dried lime twist, mild floral spicing and spritzy fizziness reaches doughy French breading.
SCHATZI’S PUB – POUGHKEEPSIE
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
A nifty baby blue round signpost (with emblematic pint-guzzling skunk) welcomes patrons to SCHATZI’S PUB – POUGHKEEPSIE, the original storefront gastropub with second location ten miles west across the Hudson Bridge in New Paltz. Both ‘homey’ pubs offer a German beer hall experience serving top-notch local brews and international faves alongside tasty Anglo-Bavarian dishes.
Opened during autumn 2013, Schatzi’s lies right in the middle of downtown Main Street a few doors down from Zeus Brewing (which began operations ’round 2019). Its narrow interior features an elongated 20-seat, bronze-topped bar (with several tap stands holding 16 draughts), a blackboard beer list, top-shelf spirits and four TV’s. Antique wire-meshed lighting fixtures add a Speakeasy feel. There are four chaired tables towards the rear and a black metal-furnished backyard beirgarten.
While visiting November ’21, sunk four previously untried suds, including Hamburg Berry Berry Sneaky! Sour, Crown & Torch Breakshot India Pale Ale, Maine Wolfes Neck India Pale Ale and UFO Journey To Planet Pumpkin! (reviewed in Beer Index).