On tap at Biggie’s, brisk hop-spiced IPA fruiting gains musty honeyed wheat tone and herbal thyme snip above dry biscuity pale malts. Brusque floral-wafted Mosaic hop bittering expands lemony orange and grapefruit tang.
OSKAR BLUES PRISCILLA WHITE WIT WHEAT
On tap at Growler & Gill, stylishly faithful orange-peeled coriander briskness picks up uncanny waxed crayon-like grouting and salty lemon spritz above white wheat base. Subsidiary vanilla-spiced banana and clove sweetness as well as wispy lemon meringue, tangelo, currant and orange marmalade illusions garnish the tart citric-spiced finish.
FLAGSHIP PASTIME SUMMER ALE
On tap at Taphouse 15, easygoing baseball season brew stays ‘crisp, dry and balanced.’ Perfumed citrus spicing gently caresses astringent Noble-Saaz hop earthiness and pale wheat malting, leaving a spritzy lemony orange tingle on the tongue. In the bottle, pleasantly brusque flavors mainly at the backend. Sharp hop-spiced citric fruiting, coniferous hop pining and musky mineral grains coalesce in a moderate setting. Yellow grapefruit pith and lemon rind bittering gain lingered aspirin-like astringency.
NORTH RIVER TARWE WIT
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, admirable flagship hefe features louder hop spicing and richer body than typical stylistic fare. Sweet banana-clove entry gains zesty lemon-orange tang and herbal cologne notion above Graham Cracker-like wheat spine.
CHIMAY DOREE
Bottled since 2015 and usually reserved for Chimay Trappists, buttery soft-toned Belgian blonde contrasts sweet-honeyed fruiting with salty white-peppered herbage and lemon seltzer fizz. Vanilla-sugared banana, clove and coriander influence picks up subtle mandarin orange, blood orange, golden delicious apple, yellow peach, red currant and lemongrass illusions above peculiar oats-dried sourdough base.
EMPIRE EAST COAST AMBER ALE
On tap at George Keeley’s, robust English-styled amber ale needs more distinct flavor profile. Instead, wavering fig-dried apricot tartness, dewy earthen wood stead, musty cellar musk, wet-grained hop murk and nutty toffee reminder never fully cohere.
SAND CITY STORMBORN BLONDE
Bustling blonde lets candi-sugared Belgian yeast heighten an array of expressive flavoring. White-peppered herbage contrasts peach-banana daiquiri sweetness, tangy orange bruise, sunshiny pineapple-coconut pina colada tease and mild vanilla creaming above polite pilsner malting.
RAMSTEIN BLONDE HEFE-WEIZEN
Sharpest and most acidic Blonde on the market. Tart lemon pucker infiltrates stylish banana-clove conflux, wavered green apple souring and lightly vinous green grape esters. Limey lemon-seeded bittering and pungent pepper piquancy linger over white wheat spine.
LAGUNITAS FUSION 39: AMERICAN PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical fruit melange ripens above moderate resinous hop astringency and sugar-spiced pale malting of limited edition spring seasonal. Zesty tangerine-peeled grapefruit and lemon adjuncts gain ancillary orange, mango, papaya and guava goodness.
BAMBERGER MAHR’S UNGESPUNDET HEFETUB
On tap at George Keeley’s, dry golden-bronzed Bavarian zwickel brings musty orange-dried tartness, mild raw-honeyed acridity and herbal Hallertau hop bittering to dewy earthen-grained rye breading.
LAGUNITAS LAGUNATOR LAGER
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.
