Rustic olfactory musk infiltrates moderately embittered West Coast-styled IPA, leaving mossy earthen dryness upon floral-wafted Citra-Cascade-hopped citrus tang and spritzy tropical fruiting as mildly piney Simcoe-Amarillo-hopped dankness increases. Lemony orange-peeled grapefruit zestiness and mild mango-guava-papaya nuances linger above pale malt spine.
Tangy blood orange juicing gains candied tartness and sweet vanilla smidge, nearly recalling a less sugared Creamsickle or spritzy soda pop. Ancillary tangerine ripeness reinforces blood orange adjunct.
‘Variation of Anderson Valley Solstice” adds cardamom, star anise and vanilla to orange-peeled ginger, black-peppered herbage and sugary crystal malts, creating a honeyed chai tea experience. Tertiary chestnut, chamomile and cinnamon illusions add further complexity of worthy medium-bodied herbal spiced mélange.
On tap at Sogo, cream-sugared roasted coffee overtones never ambush maibock-styled sour lemon peel bite and sweet orange peel tang settling above Maris Otter/ pilsner malting. Judicious coffee stimulation gains dark chocolate, cocoa, espresso and hazelnut illusions to contrast lingered acidic hop esters.
Unique yellow-hazed hefeweizen hybrid brings creamy peanut butter oiling to stylish white-peppered lemondrop tartness and banana-chipped clove spicing in winning fashion.
Sassy lemon spritz sparkles alongside stylish banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness, tangy orange snag and brisk white-peppered mineral graining above straw-dried white wheat backbone.
If you believe Blue Moon Mango Wheat’s sugar-fruited tropicalia and honeyed wheat base are too damn sweet or nearly cloy, then try this pleasantly tart alternative. Kinda like a spritzy mango seltzer, its zesty lemon spurt, sticky watermelon sweetness, easygoing mandarin orange kick and delicate floral-spiced snips balance both the sweet and dry sides.
Utilizing dried watermelon and honeydew rind to reduce its mild cantaloupe sweetness, above-average moderation will please some fruit ale fans. Lemony carbolic spritz blitzes candied melon tartness at the musty midst, leaving dewy cantaloupe ripeness alongside salted watermelon remnants right above the moldy wheat base.
Tart pineapple spritz and juicy apricot sweetness define syrupy soda-like wheat ale. Summery candied pineapple tartness lingers over bready wheat malting. Sugary fruitiness may seem cloy to some.
Plum-juiced German-styled gose adds salty seaweed to lightly vinous lemon liming. Tart plum pucker retains calmly acidic sourness. Kettle-soured sea salting integrates fairly well with guava-tinged plum caking.
Mild nitrogenated blackcurrant adjunct brings subtle souring to pink-headed magenta-bodied cream ale. Tart gooseberry, passionfruit and boysenberry illusions delicately affect blackcurrant tannins above earthen maize-dried lager yeast base.
“Classic cold-cellared German lager” brewed in collaboration with Spaten Brauerei stays crisply clean as doughy yeast enticement brings biscuity breading to light lemon-rotted musk, musty peat earthiness and leafy hop astringency. Spritzy carbolic pep awakens the tongue.
