Likably sessionable moderation brings mild-mannered floral citrus hops to the fore. Lemony yellow grapefruit tang and orange rind bittering recede as dank herbal musk and whispery pine resin contrast light malt sugaring.
RIO GRANDE INDIA PALE ALE
Middle of the road flagship IPA with quickly eroding lemon zesting and wavering juniper-tipped piney hops needs better resonance. Instead, grapefruit-peeled lemon rind bittering flails, musty tangerine-apricot respite falters and peppery floral spicing evaporates, leaving an inconsistent, undeveloped moderate-to-medium body (brewed at nearby Sierra Blanca).
ANGRY ERIK MANGO CHOMBO PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mild habanero heat drifts thru juicy mango sweetness of fairly expressive hybridized pale ale. Clean-watered crisping suits tropical mango influence and lemony orange-peeled grapefruit respite.
CARTON YEA WE DOIN THIS
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dry fruit-pureed pale ale with sharp New England IPA-styled hop profile retains lightly creamed caramel malting. Lemony grapefruit bittering receives mild phenol astringency. In the recess, candied orange, pineapple and peach illusions reside.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE DOUBLE WORK
Taut floral-daubed yellow grapefruit entry gains immediate orange rind bittering and sour lemon twist before grassy hop astringency and piney bark dryness linger thru the finish. Beneath the surface, dry pale malt sugaring outdoes dank herbal musk.
BASTONE / JOLLY PUMPKIN CO-OPERATION TRIPEL ON OAK
On tap at Ambulance, sour tripel collaboration (fusing Jolly Pumpkin’s La Roja Amber Ale to Bastone’s Nectar Des Deux Tripel) utilizes banana-clove-sweetened tripel yeast to contrast dry oak barrel-aged lactic acidity. Sour lemon rot, oaken cherry tartness and green grape esters hover above musty earthen grains as well.
FORTNIGHT OFF WITH HER RED RASPBERRY SOUR ALE
Rosy amber-cleared moderation retains sharp-edged red raspberry souring alongside vinous green grape esters. Tart raspberry continuance receives recessive lemon spritz and wispy floral aspect. Worth pursuing.
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7 MILE BEACH BUBBLES PEAR WIT ALE
Adventurous aluminum-yellowed lightweight brings dainty white-wined champagne yeast to prickly pear adjunct for hybridized witbier. Bubbly champagne sparkle perks up pear-stewed lemon rot and green apple sourness, leaving stylish orange-peeled coriander spicing in the dust.
BURIAL HEIR OF MALEVOLENCE PETIT BRETT SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, mild brettanomyces acidity affects sour-candied citrus tartness and raw wheat graining of moderate beige-yellowed farmhouse ale. Subtle white peach, herbal lemon and lime peel illusions deepen Citra hop influence.
GRIMM CRYSTAL SYNC SAISON
On tap at Ambulance, dry-hopped light body brewed with floral-citric Earl Grey tea maintains subtle herbal lemon influence, wispy mandarin orange tease and botanical peppercorn whim above hay-dried straw acridity.
2ND ACT DEEP CUTS SAISON
On tap at Poor Henry’s, voluptuous renegade saison buttresses stylish Hallertau Blanc-hopped Sauvignon grape, gooseberry and lemongrass tartness with tenacious clove sugaring and equally sweet cherry-wined cinnamon and nutmeg spicing. Pale wheat-malted barnyard leathering and light citrus spritz hold up the dry end alongside latent herbal nuances. The blend’s original, insistent and decisive.
DEVILS BACKBONE MAIBOCK
Indifferent Helles lager lets dry sourdough-breaded pale malting top laidback orange-peeled grapefruit and tangerine desiccation. In the recess, astringent leafy hop residue contrasts withering honeyed cherry-berry sweetness. Needs firmer stylistic distinction and conviction.