On tap at Poor Henry’s, quirky pale ale collaboration with fellow Jersey brewer, Icarus, gets mildly aged on tangy guanabana (a green-prickled fruit). Lactic lupulin powder regales moderate piney citrus bittering and lemony banana whims.
ASBURY PARK XPA
Easygoing Extra Pale Ale coalesces lemon-wedged orange desiccation with herbal lupulin resin, pale malt sugaring and mild grassy musk to its baked bread spine, gaining light astringency by the crisp Cascade-hopped citrus-spiced finish.
BACK EAST CROSBY STILLS & SMASH
On tap at Eli Cannon’s, polite light-bodied rock band tribute lets sunny yellow grapefruit and orange peel tang modestly seep into caramel-spiced pale malts, herbal hop astringency and slight lemongrass tingle.
THREES WANDERING BINE (BARREL BLEND #5)
On tap at Ambulance, bone-dry barrel-blended sour saison plies perfumed yellow grapefruit-seeded lemon tartness and tannic white grape musk to groat-y oats musk. Sour alkaline phenols gain leathery barnyard funk and brined peppercorn-lemongrass niche.
ANDERSON VALLEY FRAMBOISE ROSE GOSE
On tap at Eli Cannon’s, impressive pinkish golden framboise-gose hybrid brings kettle-soured raspberry tartness to salty lemon-peeled acidity and hibiscus-like rose hips adjunct. Vinous green grape tannins, oaken cherry bittering and mild cranberry pucker reinforce lovely sour-candied raspberry puree tanginess.
CROOKED STAVE SOUR ROSE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mouth-puckering oak barreled wild ale utilizes brettanomyces yeast acidity to conjure extremely tart blueberry-raspberry scrum and vinous grape-skinned tannins. Soured rosé wining perhaps elevated by acidulated malts.
UINTA READY SET GOSE
Lifeless sessionable fare. Delicate salty coriander expectancy goes nebulous. Light lemon rind acidity fails to gain enough salinity.
WEYERBACHER SEXY MOTHERPUCKER SOUR ALE
Inspired by classic blending of iced tea with lemonade, mouth-puckering brown-bodied sour ale retains lemon-soured prune-plum niche as well as ancillary oaken cherry tartness, moderate citrus acidity and lightly vinous green grape tannins. A wild ale for dried-fruited black tea lovers.
KCBC MARBLE OF DOOM
On tap at Ambulance, mild kettle-soured ‘wild ale’ brings soured blackberry and pomegranate musk to lightly pungent gose-like lemon limed salting. Tart cranberry pucker adds further souring while subtle sulfuric snip funks up acidulated barley-oats-rye malting.
(VAN STEENBERGE) CELIS WHITE
Original Pierre Celis witbier recipe from Belgium (bastardized by a few American breweries in Texas and Michigan). Stylishly indelible orange-peeled coriander sweetness gains lemony banana-clove-vanilla respite and honeyed chamomile niche while Belgian yeast adds funky fungi snip. Brisk citrus spritz endures while tertiary peach-apricot-pineapple-quince reminders dawdle.
(OFF COLOR) TOOTH & CLAW DRY-HOPPED LAGER
Despite vapid India Pale Lager tag, simple moderation better recalls German and Czech lagers with its carapils malting and grassy Perle-Magnum-Tettnang hop design. Raw-grained minerality picks up salty corn respite, floral honeyed tinge and zesty lemon spritz.
TIRED HANDS PRAYER GROUP
On tap at Ambulance, refreshing oak-fermented ‘spring lager’ plies white-red wheat pilsner malting and grassy hop astringency to lemon-lime juiced Sauvignon Blance tannins. Crystalline mineral-watered lightness softens sulfuric citrus whim.
