On tap at Poor Henry’s, splendid sour saison eases grape-soured lemondrop tartness into honeyed pale malting, picking up sweet banana-spiced snip to contrast leathery barnyard aridity.
WILD BEER REDWOOD
On tap at Poor Henry’s, understated foraged fruit vinegaring gains leathery oaken cherry musk and mild raspberry souring above leathery salt-licked bottom. Light oak barrel aging softly affects sour cherry, raspberry, pineapple and red grape tartness.
ALMANAC VALLEY OF THE HEART’S DELIGHT
On tap at Poor Henry’s, immediate fruit-soured pucker weaves foraged apricot tartness, mildly vinous green grape esters and oaken cherry musk over dry barnyard leathering. Approachable sour ale crossover. On tap at Ambulance, 2017 version’s vinous white-wined tannins upended any foraged apricot and strawberry adjuncts.
DISTRICT 96 HOPPY-ING FENCES IPA
On tap at Burger Loft, brisk tropical fruiting and dank pine resin lead the way for moderate-to-medium-bodied India Pale Ale. Tangy yellow grapefruit, orange, pineapple, mango and peach illusions ride above subtle crystal malting.
DISTRICT 96 SILENT MAJORITY PALE ALE
On tap at Burger Loft, bright tropical fruiting serenades soothing moderation. Mild grapefruit-peeled lemon souring gains tangy pineapple, orange and tangerine illusions with delicate hop astringency lining the crisp citric finish.
DISTRICT 96 AMERIKANISCH KOLSCH
On tap at Burger Loft, dry moderation plies lemon-limed orange candied sourness to doughy white bread spine, picking up mild soap-sudsy vegetal earthiness and celery-watered fennel smidge..
YONKERS SHOWER TIME PALE ALE
Refreshingly crisp springtime moderation gains sunny grapefruit tang above dewy malts and French-breaded yeast in brisk mineral water setting. Lemony Amarillo-Citra-Mosaic hop astringency allows subtle peach, apricot, pineapple and mango undertones to latently emerge.
GRIMM NEON LIGHTS
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean, ‘delicately complex’ (and nearly bone dry) farmhouse ale loads acidic lemon rind and grapefruit pith sourness atop lingering rustic-grained pungency and dank herbal hop musk, masking any sugar-spiced melon, pineapple and pear subsidies. Tongue-lashing Hallertau-hopped citric bitterness gains latent black-peppered coriander assertion.
SOLEMN OATH YARNBOMB
On tap at Ambulance, refreshingly singular “Northwest-styled” Cascadian(?) hefeweizen lets stylish banana-clove sweetness take a backseat to lemony grapefruit and pineapple tartness and herbal respite in similar fashion to some sourer saisons, perhaps. Dank spelt-like oats dryness and grassy hop astringency provide earthen bottom for citric-herbal finish.
LAGUNITAS DAVEY MURRAY’S BEST SCOTCH ALE
On tap at Ambulance, wayward 2017 limited edition moderation needs headier Scotch sweetness, smokier peat malting, dewier tobacco roast and tangier citric-licked hop tingle to truly capture attention.
BUNKER / FINBACK COCO LOCO BLACK LAGER
On tap at Ambulance, aimless one-time collaboration with New York’s Finback puts the proverbial ‘lime in the coconut’ but leaves very little drupe influence upon limey grape-stemmed tannins. Musky dry hop bittering and ashen tobacco overwhelm any bitter coconut watering.
SINGLECUT KT66 INDIA PALE LAGER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, restive hazy-bronzed India Pale Lager spreads sourdough biscuit malting across lemony grapefruit-pineapple-orange tang and dank herbal hop resin. Gluey millet-grained grouting and fresh-cut grass earthiness add further dimension.
