Adequate double dry-hopped IPA. Sunny orange-peeled yellow grapefruit tang and mild pineapple-mango misting reach papery pale malt bottom. Light salted pining adds moderate bittering.
BELLFLOWER FOLK MAGIC IPA
Lemony yellow grapefruit sunshine and zestful orange peel tanginess unite above sugary oats base of puffy cumulous-headed golden body. Wispy crayon waxed pine lacquering and light herbal musk secure reliable tropical fruited NEIPA.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS PARTY FLAVORS MANGO-BLUEBERRY IPA
On tap at The Local Taphouse of Nyack. Zestful mango juicing and less specific blueberry jam sweetness pickup unexpected watermelon Jolly Rancher tartness and lightly salted New England IPA-like guava-gooseberry-passionfruit conflux. Light piney hop pungency persists below the fruited mix.
OYSTER CREEK TRIDENT BELGIAN TRIPEL
Bold 2021 bourbon-aged (11.5% ABV) tripel variant soothes the tongue as caramelized dried fruiting and mellow spicing receive musky cellared fungi residue. Light bourbon sweetness fades.
CHATHAM FARMER’S DAUGHTER STRAWBERRY BLONDE
Fizzy lemon spritz overstays welcome as wild strawberry tartness relinquished. Recessive candied strawberry sweetness given arid pale malt base.
OYSTER CREEK BETAPARTICLE BLACK CHERRY WHEAT
Musty black cherry tartness lingers thru musky compost earthiness, reaching deadened honey wheat base. Thin, underwhelming.
HINTERLAND DOOR COUNTY CHERRY WHEAT
Tart Montmorency cherry influence lost amongst slight orange wisps and slighter floral-perfumed spicing in blurry light-bodied mix. Listless caramel malt base sinks to bottom.
NEW BELGIUM HOLIDAY ALE
Powder-sugared pumpkin spicing (cinnamon-nutmeg) plus muted cranberry-orange tartness stay subtle as fluttered brandy-cognac spiriting sways the dried fruited finish.
BLUE MOON LIGHT CITRUS WHEAT
Bright Valencia orange essence upholds 95-calorie Blue Moon spinoff. Tangy orange fronting gains sunny lemon licks above soft white wheat base. Mild phenol hop aridity kept under wraps.
ROUND TABLE ENCUENTRO
On tap at The Local Taphouse of Nyack, unspecific soft-toned Argentinian lager with palest clear yellow hue hides peppery herbs, floral daubs and delicate spicing beneath Scotch-tinged barley base. Might better average Mexican lagers.
TALKING WATERS STONY RUN PALE ALE
Classic amber-hued pale ale with tepid flavor profile. Lightly spiced orange-apple-tangerine combo barely registers atop cardboardy caramel malts. Tamped down Cascade-Centennial hops lay barren.
TALKING WATERS MN NICE ADVENTURE LAGER
Fizzy, arid, sessionable dry lager with orange-spoiled lemon rot grazing parched maize, straw wheat and raw honey at its bland biscuit base.