On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, grain-roasted dark chocolate malting, musky black grape tartness and scorched earthiness converge for fulsome medium body.
BOLERO SNORT CYPRESS LOVE IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE AGED ON CYPRESS
Delicately resinous cypress wood dusting affects soft-tongued Citra-hopped IPA of Bolero-Cypress collab. Mild grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang subtlety lingers over dry-wooded hop astringency. Mildly creamed crystal malts sweeten the midst. Candied peach, mango and tangerine undertones secure delicate citric nature.
BOLERO SNORT MOOSAIC INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, mild milk-sugared lactose seeps into pronounced IPA fruiting, light grassy hop bittering, dank hemp oiling and ‘pillowy’ oats base with nary a trace. Crisply clean Mosaic hop tropicalia offers floral-spiced grapefruit, orange, tangerine, peach and mango tang.
BRIX CITY DOPE NOSE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, resilient golden-beiged medium body drapes juicy orange and grapefruit tang above mild floral-daubed pine hop bittering. Clean-watered crisping really brings out the expressive citrus splendor.
SPELLBOUND CHERRY BELGIAN TRIPEL
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, sweet ‘n sour red cherry juicing gains tart candied banana spicing and honeyed malt sugaring to contrast musky herbal peppering and musty green grape esters.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. CHAIRMAN OF THE GOURD
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, pleasant autumnal moderation offers subtle gourd crisping to mild orange peel zest and spicy hop tingle. Sugared yam, sweet potato and squash illusions aid pumpkin pie finish.
2ND ACT HOUSE KOLSCH
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, brisk lemony grapefruit tang embittered further by dry wood-toned grassy hop astringency. Wispy sauvignon blanc-like white wining whittles away some citric acidity.
EIGHT & SAND BUZZKEEPER SAISON
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, hardy New Jersey-honeyed saison yeast emphasizes herbal rusticity as sweet-spiced pineapple, grapefruit and orange tanginess rides above candi-sugared crystal malting.
ICARUS PINEAPPLE HINDENBURG HABANERO PALE ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, mellow habanero burn deepens in the throat while candied pineapple sweetness struggles for room atop pale-malted caramelization. A zestier pineapple tang would be welcome.
ASBURY PARK SMOKED BLACK LAGER
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, beechwood-smoked barley roast deepens dark chocolate malting, black licorice licks and candied toffee nicety. Peppery citrus nip fills the backend.
LONE EAGLE MY FAVORITE MARZEN
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, dewy earthen minerality picks up sedate toffee-candied sweetness and baked-breaded Vienna malting for stylishly fine moderation.
BRIX CITY UNDISCOVERED WORLDS PILS
On tap at Beef Trust, brisk Mandarina Bavaria hop varietal provides lemon-dropped pineapple and tangerine tang for resinous floral-daubed herbal notions and lightly sugared pilsner malting. Lively citric hops pick up mild wood-toned astringency.
