“Summer peach” regalia gains sharply bittersweet citrus bite, dank piney hop bittering and vodka-like ethyl alcohol (10.2% ABV) surge over glutenous pale malt pasting. Swift peachy entry upended by lemony orange-peeled pineapple, tangerine and grapefruit tang given salted mango thrift.
Lemony lime zesting bridges vodka-licked pink grapefruit, pineapple, passionfruit, peach, papaya and mango tang into lactose-infused crystal malt creaminess disguising fusel (8.2% ABV) esters of brewer’s heady Dreamwave Fluctuation offshoot.
Lemon-candied tangerine, pineapple and orange tartness contains sweet peach, cantaloupe and melon tang as clean vodka esters add icy briskness to double dry-hopped moderate-medium body.
Silken gold-hazed moderation renders spiced yellow grapefruit sunshine and sweet orange peel zesting over pasty pale malts in crystalline Cryo Citra hop setup. Mild pine tones linger thru the brisk citrus finish as ancillary mango, pineapple and tangelo notions provide juicy backup.
Streamlined piney citrus bittering loiters alongside subtle floral sweetness that blows past its earthen sorghum pastiness for gluten free flagship. Lemony grapefruit rind bitterness extends softly into grassy hop astringency. Sorghum’s not yet a satisfactory substitute for wheat circa 2021.
Somewhat blandly ordinary reduced-gluten IPA lacks specific stylistic piney fruiting as gritty raw graining overwhelms lemondrop-candied tartness and orange-dried grapefruit spicing in mannered tea-like setting recalling a desiccated British IPA.
On tap at Capital Craft – East Hanover, extremely tart cocktail-inspired elixir strictly for broad-minded sourheads. Tequila-aged wild ale blends red and golden sours with grapefruit zest, leaving acidic orange-dried lemon oiling and vinous cider spot upon leathery barnyard acridity. Bitterly soured grapefruit zesting puckers tongue as mild blue agave nectar fades.
Pleasingly mellow gooey maroon sour ale retains lactose-salted stone fruiting. Sweet cherry overtones and tart mango-peach adjunct receive oaken vanilla-dried white wining as limey cranberry, gooseberry and guava souring beckons above pallid white wheat bed.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, super-tart “fruited brulee” honoring Wounded Warriors conditioned on vanilla beans and pomegranate puree gains limey cranberry and Granny Smith apple bite in lactic-soured, milk-sugared, oated wheat setting. Salted pomegranate tannins softly surface to contrast sweeter pomegranate creme brulee elegance.
Tartly vinous pinkish-glowed barrel-aged golden sour ale lets mixed culture yeast affect white-wined blackberry and raspberry pucker. Raspberry vinaigrette continuance gets extremely sour as desiccated plum smidge counters marshmallow sugaring deep below.
Easygoing tart blackberry adjunct plied to lightly salted lemon pledge and ginny juniper reminder. Faded blackberry influence grazes blueberry-boysenberry snips. Thin.
Obliquely offbeat vegetal saison tries escaping unbalanced nature as toasted cumin-seeded carrots and ginger root tea earthiness pick up gin-sacked lemon zesting to ride above raw-grained barnyard acridity.
