On tap at Poor Henry’s, soft nitro-like plushness of oaken vanilla tannins sidle lightly creamed lemon meringue tartness, musky orange oils and dank hop resin. Tertiary apricot, tangerine and Chardonnay illusions waver. Atypical as far as IPA’s go, but quite approachable for more adventurous pale ale buds.
On tap at Ambulance, wonderful dry-hopped Imperial India Pale Ale with a ‘dollop of honey’ spreads its complexities all over the place. Floral grapefruit-peeled orange tang, zesty lemon briskness and sticky pine resin of a sharp-toned IPA spark the front end while dried-fruited apricot, plum and fig illusions plus tertiary pineapple-peach-tangerine snips soak into the dewy earthen mustiness ransacked by rummy vodka-licked Scotch malt assertiveness (leaving a boozy alcohol astringency upon the expansive finish).
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, sugary cinnamon-spiced cider frontage gains pumpkin pie sweetness while conditioned on lactose vanilla for off-the-beaten-path breakfast-styled IPA hybrid. Plastique Citra-Mosaic-hopped citrus waxing, wintry nutmeg-cumin-allspice seasoning and leafy autumnal foliage add further nuances without getting awkwardly obtuse. A liquified apple cider donut for sweet-toothed benefactors.
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, lemony grapefruit juicing and dry orange rind bittering gain resinous piney hop oiling as well as mildly skunked hemp dankness. Wispy floral herbage and recessive pineapple-peach-mango fruiting waver.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, soft-tongued New England-styled Imperial IPA plies subtle lemon meringue creaminess to Sauvignon Blanc-wined melon rind, sour mango and papaya tartness. Slight vegetal herbage may be outta place for off-center sour-fruited changeup.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, juicily citric ‘hop bomb’ explodes in your mouth with sharp lemony grapefruit tang gaining dainty orange-peeled mango, pineapple, peach, guava and cantaloupe tropicalia to counter dankly resinous hop oiling. On tap at Ambulance, honeyed fruit spicing reached herbal piney hop dankness as even-keeled tropical fruiting reigned.
On tap at Ambulance, mannered ‘hazy New England-styled India Pale Ale’ allows mild lemony grapefruit bittering to sharpen pine-sapped floral aspect above sugary pale malting. Beneath the surface, honeyed peach, grilled pineapple, grilled mango and nectarine illusions contrast overriding citric pining.
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, juicy citrus hop profile and syrupy crystal malt sugaring lead the way for hazy New England-styled IPA. Bright grapefruit, orange and lemon tang gains floral respite for zesty moderate-medium body.
On tap at Beef Trust, hazy New England-styled IPA utilizes muskily hop-oiled sour fruiting to set the stage as waxy floral citrus tones spread above dry pale malts. Guava-soured grapefruit rind and orange pith bittering contrasts less prominent pineapple, peach, mango, lychee and papaya tanginess to its tart lemondrop finish.
Nicely re-creating super-sticky skunked weed with its piney ganja resin and dank hemp pungency, briskly clean dry-hopped India Pale Ale also regales lemony orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering and dainty peach-pineapple-tangerine tanginess with pink peppercorn flourishes. Wispy tarragon, dandelion and carnation snips flutter. A fine strain.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, hazy orange-clouded New England-styled IPA drapes tangy pineapple, peach, mango and papaya tropicalia onto mild piney hop resin and dry pale malts in politely centrist manner.
On tap at Taphouse 15, murkily pink blushed IPA utilizes champagne yeast to provide dry brut wining for tart lime-juiced strawberry and raspberry adjuncts as well as tertiary passionfruit, guava and papaya illusions. Stylish piney citrus theme thrown aside here.
