Exalted autumnal IPA brings dewy wet-hopped resilience to affluent tropical fruiting and glistening sugared spices. Lively citrus zest brightens above caramelized nut glaze and floral pine lacquering near the crowded midst. Lemony orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach, tangerine, mango, cherry, pear and passionfruit illusions persistently subsume dank mineral graining at the grassy bottom of thoroughly enticing medium body.
Indifferent moderate-bodied IPA never truly catches fire as soft citrus-pined hop bittering gets murky above sugar-spiced caramel malting and dank herbal uprising. Zesty orange-peeled lemon tang and dark floral nuances evaporate, allowing aspirin-like astringency to disrupt easygoing nature.
On tap at Doherty’s, whimsically original limited edition (2015) Imperial Wheat Ale brings sunny Bergamont orange peel essence to white-peppered herbal spicing and honeyed lemon meringue tartness atop fragile raw wheat spine. Ephemeral plastique grouting never undermines lemony orange tea barrage.
Middling sessionable moderation gathers pine-needled lemondrop hops to lightly contrast desolate Valencia orange spicing. Grassy vegetal niche downgrades floral citric finish. Generic, but not necessarily unappealing to mainstream pale alers.
Curious hybridized amber ale takes time to develop flavor-wise as sharp cinnamon-spiced apple cider mingles with brown-sugared oatmeal sweetness – picking up mild crumb cake likeness. Musky hop astringency relegates ginger-spiced orange peel, peach and tangerine smidge as well as latent nutmeg seasoning.
Decisive well-rounded medium body spreads sunshiny yellow grapefruit tang above mellow piney citric hop bittering and cozy cereal-grained caramel malting. Modest pineapple, orange, mango, peach and clementine tropicalia brightens sugar-spiced sweetness, zesty lemon tingle and soft floral accents. Perfect as crossover for softer-tongued pale ale lovers since hop bittering’s kept in check.
Rampaging bourbon-barreled pumpkin ale highlights dark-roasted mocha malting and brown-sugared gingerbread sweetness. Pumpkin-spiced cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and allspice seasoning enriches bourbon vanilla uprising as well as cherry cordial nip and delicate red grape respite at brown chocolate-dominated finish.
Straight-ahead pumpkin pie-like sweetness meets standard autumnal criteria for crisp-watered moderate-to-medium body. Cinnamon-spiced brown sugaring contrasts subtle gourd earthiness and wispy aspirin acridity as ginger, nutmeg and allspice tingle the tongue.
Musky dark-roasted mocha malting allows bittersweet coffee-oiled black chocolate chalkiness to overrun pumpkin pie-spiced sweetness and earthen gourd astringency.
Though its varied flavor profile could be more pronounced and the roasted butternut squash adjunct placed higher in the mix, delicious autumnal offering lets sweet maple syruping and “pirate rum” spicing rise above explosive carbolic fizz with exciting results. Brown-sugared candied yam contrasts pumpkin meat earthiness before gingerbread, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar cookie, vanilla and molasses illusions further sweeten the pumpkin rum cake center of well-integrated dessert treat (with well hidden 10% ABV).
Ambitious autumnal hybrid winningly obtains sugary rice-wined sake yeast for genuine ginger-spiced pumpkin pie sweetness (stimulated by ethyl 9% ABV lacquering). Subtle lemongrass and rose hips adjuncts add herbal nip to brown-sugared pumpkin pie heft as well as spiced sake minerality. On tap at Doherty’s (2016), sweet pumpkin pie spicing gained light butternut-squash earthiness to contrast brown-sugared gingerbread, cinnamon and nutmeg sprinkling.
Light and watery by stylistic standards, dry Baltic Porter backs up mildly creamed coffee-roasted black patent malting and silken dark chocolate powdering with damp earthen hop char. Bittersweet soy-milked mocha swerve, dark-roasted barley crisping, murky dried fruiting and delicate cola nuttiness fade fast.
