On tap at Growler & Gill, earthen mocha nuttiness provides bittersweet dark milk chocolate entry with hop-charred chicory coffee, Brazil nut, walnut and cola nut reminders.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE COOKIE PUSS MILKSHAKE IPA
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, enigmatic orange-hazed Carvel vanilla ice cream knockoff given biting citric hop blitz of an IPA. Mild vanilla creaming lightly sweetens lactose-soured orange peel, mango, grapefruit and passionfruit tropicalia, lemon-bruised floral perfuming, strawberry rhubarb tartness and swerving vodka nip above sugared pastry malts.
AVERY DOUBLE DIGIT HAZY IPA
On tap at Ambulance, possibly the lightest bodied and least hazy NEIPA to hit the market. Spritzy Mosaic-hopped lemony grapefruit and mandarin orange juicing picks up dry Simcoe-Amarillo-hopped pine resin above smoothly clean, mountain-watered, oats-flaked spelt graining in soft-tongued moderate setting.
RIVER HORSE JERSEY MIST
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, soft-toned summertime refresher brings misty lemon ‘n lime juicing to the fore of citric-spritzed light body with unexpected (and well hidden) 9.3% alcohol whir. Mild vodka briskness spikes grapefruit, orange and berry subtleties underlying spritzy grassy-hopped lemon liming.
BRIX CITY / ICARUS YACHT JAMS
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, awesome coconut cream pie-styled Double IPA (in collaboration with fellow Jersey brewers’ Icarus) perfect as sweet-toothed dessert. Toasted coconut frontage gains ley lime pie tartness, lactic-soured milk sugaring, mild vanilla bean bittering, sweet banana serenity and dry Citra-hopped grapefruit splash above Graham Cracker wheat bottom.
TIRED HANDS SEVERE HEAD WOUND
On tap at Growler & Gill, enigmatic pinkish amber-hazed Imperial IPA ‘glops’ raspberry cobbler tartness, oaken cherry souring, redcurrant jam and hibiscus pleasantry upon salted citrus stead. Mild whipped cream vanilla sweetness contrasts lactic yogurt souring hunkering down at the gentle spelt oats spine.
DEPARTED SOLES DEUCES
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, clear amber-browned Imperial IPA richer, darker and chewier than typical piney citric East Coast varietal. Glazed mango, grapefruit and pineapple tang sweetened by honey-spiced pale malting, leaving earthen pine hop bittering in the dust.
SPRINGDALE REALLY, THOUGH DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, brightly citric floral-perfumed Mosaic lupulin powdering picks up white-peppered herbal respite. Moderate grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering contrasts juicy peach, mango and pineapple tanginess for subtly zestful IPA.
FREETHOUGHT SHIBUMI INDIA PALE ALE CUVEE
On tap at Ambulance, oaken cherry tartness and salted miso pasting sourly contrast honeyed chamomile tea sweetness for uniquely experimental orange-burnt rosy pink IPA crossed with a splendid French-wined cuvee. Dry white grape, crabapple and salted plum subtleties recede beneath tart cherry rhubarb finish.
CONNECTICUT VALLEY ALL ABOARD NEW ENGLAND STYLE IPA
Worthy amber-clouded NEIPA sometimes recalls the epic splendor of iconic Ipswich IPA with its honey-glazed tropical fruiting spread across sugar-glassed cookie dough richness and resinous pine hops. Pastry-like pale malting provides sweet base for orange marmalade, pineapple, peach and passionfruit tang as well as mild pear, cantaloupe, pecan and mango snips.
ANCHOR SAN FRANPSYCHO INDIA PALE ALE WITH PEACH & APRICOT
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, juicy apricot-peach confluence saddles lactic gooseberry-soured lemon yogurt tartness to its salty acidulated malt bottom. Peachy pureed apricot entry drops off as wavered mandarin orange, mango and grapefruit illusions preserve its sourly sweet fruitily understated finish.
STONE TANGERINE EXPRESS IPA
Sharply bold tangerine pureed IPA with tart pineapple twist gains clean vodka boozing and bitter hop resonance. Juicy tangerine-pineapple tandem given tangy orange-peeled mango and grapefruit splurge at pine-dashed tropical finish.