On tap at Growler & Gill, soft-toned Belgian witbier’s lightly soured citric entry and grassy hop freshness receive dried orange peel tang. Latent coriander-spiced banana tartness, reluctant plantain wisp and wispy chamomile-ginger accents delicately insulate lemony mandarin orange finish. On tap at Standings, discovered orange juice-powdered tangerine glaze.
On tap at Growler & Gill, light-bodied golden ale brings sour brettanomyces yeast funk to oak-parched lemon souring and soft hop bittering. Yellow grapefruit, apricot and fig fruiting picks up light green grape vinegaring. Polite red wheat malting creates thin bread crust base.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, clean lactobacillus-soured lambic brings subtle unripe peach pucker to white grape vinegaring, lemony limestone salting and light white pepper burn. Just a tad too watery as white peach flavoring diminishes on contact.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dependable blonde ale utilizes passion-fruited Galaxy hops to deepen soured grapefruit tartness and sweet orange-tangerine tang. Honeyed biscuit malts contrast mild grassy astringency below sharp citric crisping.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, crisp lightweight dry body semi-successfully brings uncommon herbal spiced adjuncts together. Light jalapeno-chili pepper heat and cilantro-leafed coriander spicing receive brisk lime tartness, retaining mineral-watered freshness at the bark-dried lime-soured finish.
“True Italian-styled pick-me-up” loads creamy espresso-milked black chocolate richness atop dry coffee bean roast, light hop-charred nuttiness and wispy lemon-peeled souring. Sweet milk chocolate center allows lactose-sugared vanilla, cocoa, burnt caramel and cappuccino illusions to underscore its espresso bean pertinence. Amazing.
On tap at Growler & Gill, illustrious stout gets cask-aged with dark cherries to perfection. Stylish dark-roasted black chocolate malting and dry cocoa bean influence sweetly soured by black cherry bruise, remaining extremely silken on the tongue. Tartly tangy red and black cherry subtleties linger ever so softly alongside wood-singed mocha chalking. Lightly exquisite.
On tap at Keg & Kestrel, dissenting dry stout hybrid utilizes house-smoked cherrywood chips to bring out advertised chocolate-covered bacon smear, anise-spiced dried fruit souring and oats-flaked sugaring. Black patent malting heightens cocoa nibs, dark chocolate and espresso illusions.
Established in Lexington, Kentucky as a whiskey distillery in 1776, James E. Pepper decided to brew rye whiskey-barreled brown ale ’round 2014 at Sterling, Virginia’s Beltway Brewing. Oak-aged rye permanence spreads atop smoky chocolate malts, dried fruiting and nutty nuances. Oaken vanilla phenols retain a dry respite contrasting buttered pecan, maple molasses, praline, toffee and caramel subsidies. Delicate raisin-prune-fig snips and light burgundy-bourbon hints embrace whiskeyed mocha finish.
Smooth-flowing traditional English porter connects dark-roasted mocha malt expectancy to dry anise spicing, bitter coffee bean subtlety and wood-burnt cola nuttiness. Wispy chocolate-covered acai berry tartness wavers beneath.
Sessionable summertime suds with beige-cleared body, billowy pearl head and low alcohol content offers soft rye breading to dry-hopped lemon lime spree and subtle yellow grapefruit tartness. Delicate herbal nuances and possible sawdust whim found at gentle rye-spiced citrus finish. Serve to light pilsner fans.
Weirdly positioned herbal ginger adjunct yields mild sage, rosemary, fern and sawdust accents to vague floral lemon-limed tang. Oats-dried alfalfa, wheatgrass and straw grass murk gains tepid earthen rusticity for resinous hop astringency. Unspecific.
