On tap at Poor Henry’s, suggestively-named (8.8% ABV) collaboration with Lakewood, NJ’s Icarus integrates mild blueberry tartness with dry-hopped lemony mint freshness as wispy white-peppered heat withers behind.
PIPEWORKS PASSIONFRUIT GUPPY SESSION IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, sessionable moderate-bodied tropicalia gains sour citrus edge above grassy-hopped fertilizer spread. Raw-honeyed lemon souring and bitter grapefruit rind continuance nearly overwhelm subtle passionfruit adjunct. Dry Citra hop influence spreads the tart fruited plain across dank earthen compost expanse. On tap at Valhalla, mild Citra-Mosaic-hopped India Pale Ale lets tart raw-honeyed passionfruit, guava, mango and gooseberry souring lead the way. Sedate grape esters and mandarin orange tease add to poignant tropicalia. Soft mineral-grained hop bottom lightens the load.
CONCLAVE MAORI HAKA IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, splendid dry-hopped New Zealand varietal combine for crisply clean tropical fruited restraint. Mildly lemon-soured passionfruit, mandarin orange and grains of paradise tartness retains clean-watered celery crisping as mild hop astringency lingers. Serve to dispirited citric-pined IPA haters as fine alternative.
EVIL TWIN PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, I’M A BIG FAN OF YOUR BEERS IPA
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sweet ‘n sour orange-candied mango, tangerine and grapefruit tang gains mildly creamed crystal malting to contrast sedate pine hops and oats-dried herbal snips.
EVIL TWIN HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing lemon-spiced moderation with helles lager-like biscuit malt base picks up honeyed herbal tea notion. Mod hop bill (Pacific Jade; Mandarina; Kohatu; Mosaic)provides mellow grilled pineapple, guava, papaya and mandarin orange illusions.
STILLWATER THE CLOUD
On tap at Taphouse 15, sessionable IPA brings clean-watered citrus spicing to dank hop pungency, mild floral residue and dry oats spine. Light lemon zest sprinkles tangy grapefruit, mango, peach, pineapple and orange juicing in casually steadfast manner.
OLDE SARATOGA DEATH WISH NIGHTMARE INDIA PALE ALE
Draping Death Wish coffee beans atop piney IPA fruiting, sufficient amber-toned medium body retains oily hop roast. Stylish orange-peeled grapefruit and pineapple tang holds steady as black coffee bittering increases a tad.
KONA HANALEI ISLAND IPA
Foregoing usual piney citrus IPA route, tropical juicy-fruited moderation goes for subtler adjuncts such as passionfruit and guava to make a delicate mark alongside its bittersweet mandarin orange tang. Sharp lemon-limed grapefruit rind bittering stays recessive as crisply clean Hawaiian Islander retains indigenous guava-passionfruit splendor over mildly peaty mineral graining.
STONE GHOST HAMMER IPA
Divergent li’l IPA refrains from typical fruited pine styling for milder sourdough-like Challah breading. Subdued floral-spiced fruitiness lingers with lemony orange-candied pineapple and peach wisps. Thin and pallid up-front, retaining pleasingly sweet baguette resonance and musty grain seepage.
FLYING DOG SINGLE HOP LEMONDROP IMPERIAL IPA
Propagated lemony mint and green tea illusions relinquish mild lemondrop hop tartness for surprisingly hefty 8% ABV India Pale Ale. Sunny lemon resilience gains bright mango, papaya and mandarin orange juicing above biscuity pale malt base.
DOGFISH HEAD LUPU-LUAU IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, sharp ‘lupulin-loaded’ coconut-centric IPA lets brisk orange-peeled mango, pineapple, grapefruit and peach tang override dehydrated coconut water adjunct and parched wood snip above dry barley-flaked oats. Toasted coconut midst loses potency and weird floral-cologned waft appears while citric bittering ascends.
LONG TRAIL GREEN BLAZE IPA
Delicate lemony orange-peeled grapefruit tang gains mild pine resin and herbal hop resilience in soft-toned fashion for brisk copper-hazed medium body, staying crisp and clean. Tertiary sugar-spiced pineapple, tangerine, peach and mango illusions flutter.
