On tap at Poor Henry’s, juicier citrus zesting and much muskier pine-oiled earthen tones differentiate ‘North As Uptown’ from its tropically sourer ‘South’ version. Mildly bitter lemony grapefruit frontage gains delicate peach-mango tang, sour lemondrop daub and wispy herbal snip above dry pale malts.
902 HAM AND CHEESE OVERHOPPED SESSION ALE
Sessionable IPA really resonates with bright lemon zesting, juicy orange tang and pale-malted sugar spicing bringing sunshiny resilience. Well-balanced, crisply clean splendor never negated by ‘over-hopping.’
HALF ACRE BODEM INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned grapefruit peeled orange rind bittering and dank cedar-tinged piney hop resin contrast candied peach-apricot-pineapple conflux as sour gooseberry-passionfruit-guava subsidy fades in the distance above wheat-floured pale malt grist.
GHOST HAWK CEREBRAL ARTERY DOUBLE IPA
Dewy herbal-hopped English pale ale dryness sidles piney citrus-spiced IPA response. Sourly citric New Zealand hops provide lemony grapefruit-orange-pineapple tanginess with zestful whim.
HARPOON ONE HAZY SUMMER NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE
Vibrantly juicy soft-toned New England-styled pale ale lets spicy lemon-limed orange peel tang tingle piney yellow grapefruit bittering as affable peach, pineapple and mango tropicalia sweetens the pale malt spicing. Delectable IPA-styled moderation looking for a snappier citric hop bite.
FOUR CITY “C”ITY PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sharp Cascade/Citra/Columbus/Centennial-hopped citrus zesting sits atop dry pale malt base. Grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering picks up spicy lemon twist. Crisply clean citrus surface will appeal to IPA lovers as well as pale ale thirsts.
BRIX CITY VANILLASTRATUS IMPERIAL CREAM ALE
On tap at Beef Trust, syrupy vanilla cream soda knockoff retains ice cream float sweetness and semi-sharp orange peel spicing effectively. Sugar cookie, whipped cream and toasted cinnamon illusions flutter.
BOLERO SNORT DIA DE LOS MOOERTOS
Ambitious Mexican-style horchata-inspired cream ale brings stylishly sweet cinnamon-vanilla warmth to milk-sugared rice flouring above honeyed Graham Cracker base. Confectionary powdered sugaring drapes vanilla-creamed cinnamon frontage as recessive coconut, almond and mandarin orange illusions sway. Sensational sugary dessert treat.
21ST AMENDMENT SPARKALE
Sparkling rosé ale recalls less involved lambic with its tart oaken cherry souring, lightly vinous champagne sparkle and ester-y grape effervescence swaying piquant apple cider, cranberry and peach adjuncts. Lovely cherry juice tartness spreads across tertiary sherry, port, pomegranate, crabapple and watermelon rind illusions that seep into thin Jolly Rancher wine cooler finish.
BRADLEY I’M A SPECIAL FLOWER PALE WHEAT ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mild dry-bodied pale wheat ale blends juicy Citra-Mosaic hop fruiting with protruding raw-grained barnyard leathering, corn-husked maize astringency and cracked wheat breading. Celery-watered crisping brings light vegetal remnant to dewy citrus-induced grain field.
NIGHT SHIFT ALL THE PEELS PALE WHEAT ALE
On tap at Ambulance, approachable moderate-bodied wheat ale gathers orange-peeled tangerine zesting to contrast lemon-soured orange pith bittering above pasty wheat base. Subtle orange rot grazes sweet bubblegum-banana snips in backend.
DEFIANT / TWO VILLAINS THESE ARE THE HANDS THAT ROLL THE DICE
On tap at Growler & Gill, deviously offbeat hybridized one-off utilizes lightly brined squid-inked smoke peach adjunct to casually affect its doppelbock-like maple sugaring, brown ale-like chestnut/hazelnut snag and dark lagered fig-dried black malt dryness. Needs more pronounced squid-inked peach intensity.
