On tap at Ambulance, interestingly idiosyncratic collaboration between DC, North Carolina and Texas breweries. Gin-inspired saison leaves juniper branch-watered briskness upon dry-hopped citrus bittering. Zesty lemon juicing picks up dried lime souring and sharp yellow grapefruit rind piquancy. Like sippin’ on gin ‘n juice.
On tap at Sogo, “classic” saison adds mild peach adjunct to usual lemon-soured herbal musk and floral white-peppered hop spicing as well as cotton-candied banana and clove sweetness (and wispy mandarin orange sedation).
On tap at Ambulance, dryly sour saison (aged in neutral oak barrels) utilizes black-peppered grains of paradise spicing to scour barnyard-desiccated spelt and oats graining as mild brettanomyces funk provides sufficient acidity. Carbolic lemon spritz, green apple tartness, green grape esters and wispy passionfruit snips lightly affect piquant grains of paradise juicing.
Intensified dry-hopped IPA brings candied pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine, clementine and navel orange sweetness as well as tangy peach tones to sugar-spiced pale malting. Moderate wood-stained pine resin and grassy hop astringency provide contrast.
On tap at Ambulance, welcoming collaboration with Long Island’s Sand City suits milder IPA fans and bolder hopheads alike. Smooth sugar-spiced yellow grapefruit tang, moderate lemon peel bittering and light floral drift gain dank dry-hopped lupulin-powdered pungency above sweet crystal malting.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sessionable hazy-yellowed moderation stays soft on tongue as lemon-dropped grapefruit bittering contrasts candied pineapple-mango-peach tang over dank pine-oiled hop peppering.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, tangy orange and tangerine juicing receives tart pineapple, peach, mango, guava and pear subsidy above grassy-hopped pine resin. Dry-hopped tropical fruiting spread by Mosaic-Mandarina varieties.
Fine variation on brewers’ Charcuterie IPA features sweet ‘n sour apricot tartness and lemony Citra-Mosaic hop dryness. Syrupy apricot sweetness dominates mid-palate to contrast oncoming citrus-soured pineapple, passionfruit and mandarin orange undertones.
Modernized English-leaning IPA with American hops allows tobacco-roasted earthiness and musky black tea-like pungency to affect orange-dried tartness and mild lemony grapefruit pith bittering.
On tap at Sogo, sturdy dry-hopped medium body contrasts perfumed orange sweetness and sugar-spiced pale malts with sour lemony grapefruit rind spunk, resinous pine oiling and dank herbal nips.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sessionable moderate-bodied India Pale Ale allows honey-sweet peach, navel orange and white grape fruiting to thrive above dank hop resin and lager-like pale malting.
On tap at Ambulance, outstanding cask versions’ frothily foamed mellow splendor sweetens its soft-tongued grapefruit, mango, pineapple, orange, papaya and peach tang with subtle sugar spicing to contrast mildly resinous piney hop bittering and lingering tannic grape phenols.