Sunshiny grapefruit-peeled lemon zest and bitter orange rind casually confront sour gooseberry-guava-passionfruit triage and lactic vanilla smidge for juicy Citra-hopped delight.
HILL FARMSTEAD OF FIRST AND LAST THING IPA
On tap at Ambulance, sharply dry tropical fruited medium body retains lemon limed Motueka-hopped grapefruit bittering, white-wined Nelson Sauvin-hopped gooseberry souring and wispily piney Simcoe-hopped floral herbage over soft crystal malt creaming.
AGAINST THE GRAIN PILE OF FACE INDIA PALE ALE
Bright yellow grapefruit sunshine breaks thru over gently lingered piney hop bittering of standard IPA. Lemony orange peel briskness, wispy mango-pineapple-peach-papaya smidge and mild herbal tinge enhance tangy grapefruit appeal.
RIVER HORSE CLEAR SKIES IPA
Sweet orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang picks up lacquered pine oiling for dry-hopped moderation. Lemony peach, mango and clementine sedation plays possum.
RIVER HORSE INDIA PALE ALE
Effervescent murkily hazed copper-clouded medium body with plentiful Brussels Lace opens up with juicy yellow grapefruit bittering that picks up lactic-soured gooseberry, guava and green grape tartness, tangy mango-peach-pineapple tweak and floral-nipped juniper bite. Stiff gin-like boozing underlies brawny tropical fruiting despite moderate 5.7% ABV.
RIVER HORSE DA’NILE AMBER ALE
Well integrated stylish hybrid utilizes vanilla-beaned molasses sapping and milky dark chocolate syrup above maple oats spine, picking up mildly phenol dark-roast hop astringency. Confectionery glazed hazelnut, spiced toffee and butterscotch illusions settle beneath richer, creamier, adjunct amber ale.
7 MILE GRAND BRU MANGO
Dry mango-infused witbier with bubbly champagne yeast knocking back its stylish coriander-spiced orange peel sweetness. Salted mango continuance gains pineapple-orange-tangerine spritz above mild lagered pilsner malting, retaining sourly sweet fruited tropicalia.
GHOST HAWK BEIRA STRONG SCOTCH ALE
Dewy peat-smoked Scotch malts spread across rye honeyed chocolate malting and waddle seeded cocoa powdering as wispy chestnut, toffee and chocolate orange illusions flutter for durable moderate-medium body.
LORD HOBO FREEBIRD ALE
Easygoing golden ale nestles muted floral citrus spicing with sugary pale malting to its soft biscuity base. Resinous wood-dried Simcoe/Amarillo hop pungency stays mild.
VON TRAPP DUNKEL LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, earthen cellared fungi drapes toffee-spiced brown breaded molasses sweetness and distant fig-pecan-walnut scheme to its dewy wet wood bottom. On tap at Seven Lakes Station 2023, raw-honeyed mineral graining spotted.
HACKENSACK ADVANCE ROMANCE HOPPY LAGER
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, soft-toned yellow grapefruit tang with pine-dried floral perfuming and grassy Noble hop astringency advances above dry oats-flaked maize base.
KCBC STRAP LITE LIME RICE LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, impossibly light-bodied pale yellow rice lager lets dry lime wedge its way into rice-flaked pilsner malts and floral-herbed Hallertau hops in mildest manner possible. A sour limey spritzer.
