On tap at Bronx Alehouse, stylishly complex off-dry amber-browned dunkel bock retains brown-sugared molasses breading and nutty cocoa malting. Latent citrus souring lags, but sharp hop bite lingers.
SMUTTYNOSE PINNEPED SPECIAL VIENNA LAGER
On tap at Bronx Alehouse, understated lightly-kilned Vienna malting brings sweet grained ambiance to mild toasted nuttiness, frugal dried fruiting and light fungi earthiness.
GLENMERE LITTLE MACHETE LAGER
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, enigmatic amber lager brings orange-dried tartness to earthen compost midst and spicy floral hop astringency in nebulous fashion.
OXBOW GRIZACCA SAISON
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, citrus-laden dry-hopped ‘grisette’ retains stylishly clean flavor profile as zesty lemon and orange tartness picks up sour peach-pineapple-papaya wisps and musky horse-blanketed rusticity above musty mineral grain salting.
CARTON HANGJU
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, desirous hybridized saison allows mellow Sichuan peppercorn bittering and tea-like chrysanthemum blossoms to coalesce floral-perfumed citrus zest. Lemony mandarin orange and tangerine tang brightens the dry finish as wispy juniper, chamomile and honeysuckle illusions flutter below.
BEAU’S BUENOS DIAS GRUIT ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, meek ‘ancient herbal ale’ tries to duplicate Classic Margarita with its lightly salted lime-peeled lemon juicing and key lime pie tartness. Setback sea-salted acidity stays low as orange-peeled tangerine fruiting brightens limey sedation.
VICTORY SOUR MONKEY
“Tastefully tart twist” on brewers’ Golden Monkey tripel retains ‘sweet fruity essence.’ Light brettanomyces souring gently affects up-front lemon bruise pucker, vinous green grape esters, dry green apple tartness, oaken cherry musk and raspberry respite over musty barnyard funk.
LAGUNITAS THE WALDOS’ SPECIAL ALE (2017)
On tap at Taphouse 15, bold 10% ABV Imperial IPA nearly maintains ‘dankest, hoppiest’ boast with its assertive alcohol-burnt hop oiling and resinous pine bittering. But its soft-toned honeyed fruiting, botanical herbage and floral sweetness lighten the mood just enough as tangy mango, tangerine, orange, nectarine, pineapple and grapefruit juicing soothes the clean finish.
STILLWATER SHOEGAZE
On tap at Taphouse 15, “distorted farmhouse pale ale” contrasts herbal black-peppered barnyard rusticity against grassy-hopped lemon souring, grapefruit seed bittering and tangy orange peel sweetness above mild spelt-grained oats dryness. Tertiary pineapple, peach, guava and passionfruit tropicalia regales the back end.
SINGLECUT TELL SHAKY & BOXCAR JOE
On tap at Dog & Cask, dense dry-hopped copper-hazed IPA provides light alcohol burn (9% ABV), moderate resinous hop bittering and dank cannabis stickiness to brisk mango, pineapple, peach and tangerine tang above mild pilsner-pale malting.
PORT 11 ANNIVERSARY DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Dog & Cask, well-balanced full body with moderate alcohol burn (11% ABV) brings stylish piney citrus brightness to floral-bound juniper bittering atop honeyed pale malting. Tangy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach and mango briskness maintains crisply clean clarity over dank pine needling.
BRIX CITY BREWS WILLIS INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Dog & Cask, dry IPA reminiscent of British styling with its earthen dewiness, dank weeding and woody Simcoe-Chinook hop bittering. Mellow mango, pineapple and peach illusions settle at the back of the tongue.
