On tap at Growler & Gill, salted lemon juicing and tart tropical fruiting gain honeyed malt sweetness to contrast musky piney hop resin. Candied grapefruit, passionfruit and pineapple tartness backs up zesty lemon tang.
HARPOON IPA – HOPPY FLORAL CRISP
Streamlined 2016 version of Harpoon’s IPA features ‘hoppy, floral, crisp’ tagline. Easygoing floral-hopped orange peel, grapefruit, pineapple and peach illusions pick up minor acidic astringency and fresh-cut grassiness to contrast light sugar spicing.
STONE PATASKALA RED X IPA
“Massively dry-hopped Crimson IPA” celebrates music and arts education program in brewer Greg Koch’s hometown with great results. Juicy grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang gains lightly spiced caramel toasting to contrast lingering Mosaic-Cascade-Amarillo hop bittering (and vodka-like whim). Beneath, crisply clean spruce and pine tones provide evergreen freshness for up-front tropical fruiting as well as apple, cherry and pear subsidies.
KUKA ME TOO!
On tap at Ambulance, stylishly mild Imperial IPA suits softer palates as well as demure hop-heads. Mellow yellow grapefruit tang and tidy orange rind bittering bring zesty citric spritz to tingly sugar-spiced sweetness for affable Citra-Mosaic-Summit hop showcase.
BARRIER / OTHER HALF DON’T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, delightfully approachable limited edition collaboration with Other Half brings lemony yellow grapefruit zest to sugar-spiced crystal malting and subtle herbal pining. Citra-Mosaic hops increase juicy orange tang at the midst as elusive pineapple-mango-guava tropicalia flutters beneath.
OTHER HALF DREAM IN GREEN
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned IPA with mildly creamed sugar-spiced crystal malting subtly contrasts lemony grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang against mild piney hop bittering above desolate dried oats spine.
NIGHT SHIFT SANTILLI IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical ‘smooth sipping’ Mosaic-hopped dry body ushers zesty lemon-limed yellow grapefruit juicing into wood-dried grassy hop astringency, botanical cannabis oiling and pale malt sugaring. Subsidiary tangerine, mango, clementine and mandarin orange illusions waver.
NIGHT SHIFT ONE HOP THIS TIME: MOTUEKA
On tap at Growler & Gill, limey Motueka hop (circa New Zealand) lets lively lupulin oiling saturate lemony yellow grapefruit juicing, resinous pine remnant and wispy herbal tangent. Lemon-limed tartness receives waxy hop astringency.
SIXPOINT FARMHOUSE RENOVATION
On tap at Growler & Gill, mellow red wine-barreled farmhouse ale brings delicate brettanomyces yeast acidity and leathery barnyard funk to mild lemony strawberry tartness. Simmering red grape esters add subtle warmth.
WESTBROOK TWO CLAW RYE INDIA PALE ALE
“Heavily dry-hopped” version of brewers’ of One Claw Rye IPA (in a can) brings intensely juicy tropical fruiting to mild pine-needled hop bittering above biscuit rye malts. Tangy yellow grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, mango, peach and guava affirmation brightens over time.
WESTBROOK ONE CLAW RYE PALE ALE
Perfectly sessionable rye-spiced pale ale (in a can) retains mild stylish disposition despite bitterer citric-hopped rye malting. Sunny orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang as well as ancillary peach, pineapple, mango and tangerine fruiting pick up piney evergreen serenity.
DOGFISH HEAD BEER TO DRINK MUSIC TO ’17 TROPICAL BLONDE
On tap at Growler & Gill, “liquid soundtrack welcoming warmer weather” brewed with kiwi juice and hibiscus flowers retains floral gooseberry-perfumed citrus spritz, subtle perfumed hop prickle and mildly acidic brininess. Dainty kiwi-juiced lemon, grapefruit, mango and pineapple tropicalia softly settles on the tongue above tranquil crystal malting.
