On tap at Coastal Craft Beverage, dry black chocolate malting, mild dark cocoa bittering and light coffee roast encounter earthen hop char for stylishly efficient Irish Stout.
HOLY CITY PLUFF MUD PORTER
On tap at Mellow Mushroom, soft-toned ‘dirty-watered’ earthiness anchors dry chocolate roast, molasses-smoked vanilla beaning and oats-sugared coffee nuttiness of somewhat thin dark ale.
ALEWERKS PAYCHECK PORTER
Indecisive nut-roasted hop char and murky earthen smidge seep into sweet hazelnut and bitter walnut apprehension. Recessive molasses-sapped black chocolate syruping needs upgrade.
ALEWERKS TAVERN BROWN ALE
Straightforward moderate-medium-bodied brown ale tethers light roast coffee nuttiness to mildly coarsened dry hop bittering and delicate Gambrinus-honeyed chocolate sweetness. Blurry hazelnut-walnut-cola conflux could use a push forward.
LOW TIDE REESE’DING TIDE BROWN ALE
On tap at Grumpy Monk, lightly creamed peanut buttering drapes mild fudged brownie sweetness and candied praline reminder in soft-tongued manner.
BIRDSONG LAZY BIRD BROWN ALE
Well-balanced medium body contrasts hazelnut molasses sweetness with coffee-dried walnut bittering above dry earthen bottom. Polite lemony Cascade hops and barley-roasted red wheat caress the nutty continuance.
BIRDSONG JALAPENO PALE ALE
Novel pepper-spiced pale ale allows mild jalapeno burn to infiltrate crisp lemon-limed tanginess and subtle black-peppered earthen musk. A fine moderate-bodied alternative (with lightly pungent peppercorn remnant) using brewers’ Free Will Pale Ale as base.
THREE HEADS TOO KIND DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Grumpy Monk, brisk fresh-watered piney grapefruit entry gains moderate orange-peeled lemon rind bittering, resinous hemp-oiled hop dankness and mild herbal dusting.
LONERIDER SWEET JOSIE BROWN ALE
Pitting glazed hazelnut sweetness and caramel-burnt chocolate malting against hop-charred walnut bittering and recessive cocoa dryness, pleasant brown ale gets anchored by earthen grains. Tertiary pecan, cocoa, coffee and Baker’s chocolate illusions flutter.
LONERIDER HOPPY KI YAY INDIA PALE ALE
Rich cookie dough-spiced caramel malting contrasts dry-hopped pink and yellow grapefruit tang, gaining sharp woody bitterness along the way. Â Tangy orange, pineapple, grapefruit and mango tropicalia brightens the hop-headed path.
BLACKBERRY FARM GARDEN SHED IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry medium-bodied India Pale Ale seeps mild citrus spicing and distant herbal hop grouting into bready pale malt backbone. Light Citra hop bitterness affects shifty orange-tangerine tang.
COAST HOP ART INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Grumpy Monk, mildly creamed caramel malting offers delicate nitro feel to soft-toned orange, peach and tangerine fruiting as well as sneaky lemon-seeded black currant bittering. Zesty citrus-spiced finish gains lingered piney hop astringency.
