On tap at Ambulance, seamless yellow-hazed New England-styled IPA leans on the tart side as candied lemon and slightly soured orange-pineapple-papaya-guava-mango tropicalia ride atop grout-y Maris Otter malting. Dank piney hop resin and light herbal snips reinforce sour fruiting.
EXHIBIT A THE CAT’S MEOW IPA
On tap at Ambulance, vibrant citric-juiced pine needling grazes light vanilla creaming above dank earthen grain base. Spicy yellow grapefruit tang and herbal lemongrass punctuation permeate Mosaic-Eldorado-hopped moderate body. Tertiary peach, nectarine and orange licks provide sweet sendoff.
EXHIBIT A GOODY TWO SHOES KOLSCH
On tap at Ambulance, well-defined kolsch unites brisk lemon spritz with tart orange juicing and bittersweet grapefruit tang above its white-floured bread crust base. Soapy floral-dried grassy hop astringency deepens the dry side against lightly creamed pale malt sugaring.
EXHIBIT A LEITMOTIF OPUS 13 WITH CRANBERRIES
On tap at Ambulance, lactic kettle-soured cranberry pucker brings moderate tartness to pinkish amber-hazed light body. Mild tannic acidity seeps into subtle lemony cranberry piquancy.
HILL FARMSTEAD CITRA INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, zestful lemony grapefruit spritz refreshes subtle mandarin orange twist above soft pale malt bottom. Piquant Citra hop essence retains effervescent alacrity as wet grass astringency and mild pine tones get relegated to the backdrop.
DESTIHL AMRA MANGO INDIA PALE ALE
Suitably subtle mango juicing quietly influences IPA-like citrus fruiting and light resinous pine dankness. Spry mango tang embittered by grapefruit pith and orange rind bite to contrast modest tangerine-pineapple-peach sweetness above its earthen grain bottom. Summertime fun.
BARRIER / KCBC THAT’S A LOT OF DOUGH IPA
On tap at Ambulance, mildly dry Huell Melon hops provide limey honeydew-waxed melon rind tartness crowded by spritzy lemon-oiled acidity, lightly soured grapefruit spurt and splashy lacquered wood polishing. Tertiary mandarin orange, peach and strawberry illusions flutter. Somewhat unique IPA advertised as pizza accompaniment.
SINGLECUT DISTORTION
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, fruitful IPA lets tart mango, pineapple and blood orange adjuncts redirect slightly soured candied orange and grapefruit rind bittering. Mild herbal astringency tethers submerged sour-over-sweet tropicalia.
FOREIGN OBJECTS FUTURE SIGHT INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, brisk double dry-hopped IPA brings ‘visions of peach nectar’ to ‘earthy conifer sap,’ leaving mellow yellow grapefruit and lemon rind bittering in its grassy wake. Sugary pale malts secure tertiary pineapple, peach and tangerine tang contrasting mildly pungent dry wood tones.
GRIMM CELEBRITY CRUISE
On tap at Growler & Gill, lightly embittered citric fruiting contrasts plastique groating of sessionable India Pale Ale-styled lager. Initial lemon-candied orange tartness enjoins bitter grapefruit rind insistence and wavering pineapple-strawberry snips.
JACK’S ABBY PRIVATE RYE BIERE DE GARDE
On tap at Ambulance, warm-fermented Kellerbier piles Belgian candi sugar to subtle French farmhouse-styled lemon spicing and dry rye malting. But its rye influence is restricted and, stylistically, this biere de garde’s as nebulous as its summery strong pale ale category.
CROOKED STAVE NIGHTMARE ON BRETT DARK SOUR ALE – 2016
On tap at Ambulance, low-key dark sour ale aged two years in Leopold Bros. Whiskey barrels retains brettanomyces-bound balsamic vinegaring, tart oaken cherry pucker and mild lemon musk, but whiskey influence is negligible. Slight charcoal graze inundates sharp vinous sourness and horse-blanketed barnyard acridity by indirectly providing charred mocha remnant. Subtly complex.
