On tap at Ambulance, richly creamed full body adapts Cap’n Crunch’s Crunch Berries cereal motif over dark-roast mocha malting and restive hop char. Black chocolate syruping thickens cacao nibs and vanilla bean adjuncts to withstand advertised blueberry barrage, raspberry rasp and strawberry serenade.
DARK HORSE RAIL LA SPAR
Unconvincingly enigmatic stout lets dry vanilla-beaned sarsaparilla root adjunct punctuate flashy initiation. But its creamily smooth black chocolate syruping, gooey anise uprising, delicate bourbon tingle and mild cola nuttiness never properly reinforce the stifled vanilla root beer entry and a slight compost waft seems out of place.
PRAIRIE PARADISE STOUT
On tap at Coastal Craft Beverage, heavenly Imperial Stout aged on coconut and vanilla stays rich and creamy. Bittersweet vanilla-beaned coconut toasting picks up coffee-roasted anise spicing and oats-sugared black chocolate malting. Fudged brownie, chocolate cake, Black Forest cake and marshmallow remnants add to the mighty mocha dessert treat.
PRAIRIE PRISON RODEO HOPPY COFFEE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, assertively bittersweet Ethiopian coffee bean adjunct provides initial robustness, leveling off alongside zesty lemony grapefruit twist and teasing blueberry daub after a few sips. Juicy citric hop bittering and lemon meringue tartness gain strength against creamy milk-sugared coffee finish.
LAGUNITAS SAKITUMI ALE WITH SAKE YEAST AND RICE
On tap at Ambulance, uniquely hybridized IPA (with unobtrusive 8% ABV) utilizes dry rice-wined sake yeast to influence raw-honeyed orange oiling and wispy grapefruit-tangerine tang. Sweet bread flouring anchors enigmatic Japanese-wined medium body.
COMMON ROOTS LITTLE MONK
On tap at Ambulance, sessionable Belgian pale ale (brewers’ lighter alcohol version of Burly Monk) retains crisply clean grapefruit-juiced hop-oiling above honeyed malt piquancy, but laid-back herbal hop bittering never fully suffices.
PIPEWORKS LUCKY CAT ALE WITH STRAWBERRY AND HIBISCUS
Summery Mosaic-hopped fruit ale (with ethyl-like 8% ABV lacquering) relies on tart hibiscus-flowered strawberry adjunct to level off sour lemon acidity. Floral-bound lychee, guava, passion fruit and prickly pear illusions suit sweetly sour strawberry sway.
PIPEWORKS/ TIRED HANDS MARILIME LAW NINJA DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing moderate-to-medium body brewed with juicy lime zest (in collaboration with Pennsylvania’s Tired Hands) retains briskly clean profile. Limey lemon-peeled pineapple, grapefruit and mango tang caresses mild dry-wooded Simcoe-Amarillo hop bittering and sugary pale malt spine.
HILL FARMSTEAD SUSAN
On tap at Ambulance, beautifully effervescent India Pale Ale lets bright floral-bound fruit juicing and spicy caramel malting contrast dank piney hop resin. Crisply clean lemon-peeled grapefruit, orange, mango, peach, pineapple and nectarine tang gains mild herbal licks and sweet floral accents over doughy mineral-grained malts. Velvety smooth and highly effervescent moderate-to-medium-bodied nectar of the gods.
KENT FALLS SUPER SPARKLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, “vibrant” lemony grapefruit, tangerine, orange, pineapple and tang brightens the front end. Well-watered mineral grain crisping and dank piney hop resin reinforce zesty tropical fruiting.
KENT FALLS ORANGE JUICEMAKER IPA
On tap at Ambulance, freshly-squeezed orange juice tang works its way thru mild dry Chinook hop bittering. Candied orange sweetness brings blood orange, orange marmalade, tangerine and tangelo illusions to the fore.
BLUE POINT PROP STOPPER SEAWEED IPA
On tap at Biggie’s – Ramsey, sharp citrus-spiced tang and creamy caramel malting gain seaweed salinity at rousing finish. Lemony grapefruit, pineapple and mango vibrancy glimmers.
