On tap at Mahwah Bar & Grill, soothingly smooth summertime saison retains moderate-bodied hazy yellowed hue. Mellow lemon-soured yellow grapefruit zest and delicate mandarin orange wisp pick up lightly spiced white peppering. But weak white wheat backbone and stylistic desiccated farmhouse rusticity barely register.
On tap at Mahwah Bar & Grill, approachable moderate-to-medium-bodied India Pale Ale will please lighter thirsts with its amiable grapefruit-orange-pineapple fruiting, light pine influence and silken sugar malt creaming. Muted floral herbage masked at juicy citric-hopped finish. On tap at Plank Pizza, floral-wafted pineapple and yellow grapefruit tang picks up plum-sugared mango, peach, papaya and melon sweetness as well as herbal tea snip. In canned version, brisk clean-watered IPA surges forth with tangy orange-peeled yellow grapefruit juicing, picking up pineapple, mango and peach illusions over lightly creamed pale malt sugaring.
On tap at Growler & Gill, crisply resilient hop-headed Imperial India Pale Ale soaks floral-wafted citrus zest in pungent hemp-oiled piney hop bittering. Juicy orange-peeled grapefruit rind briskness and hefty lemon rind respite provide mighty bite countering subtly sweet honeyed malts. Tertiary mango, pineapple, papaya, peach and tangerine fruiting reinforces sharply citric tropicalia.
On tap at Growler & Gill, lightly creamed crystal-sugared caramel malting and spicy yellow-orange-red fruiting contrast grassy-hopped pine ash to stylistic perfection. Lively floral-bound lemon, grapefruit, orange, tangerine, red cherry, peach and mango tang resonates.
On tap at Growler & Gill, crisp German pilsner-malted moderation with tangible dry-hopped Imperial Pale Lager fruiting picks up light floral spicing and relegated honey malt sweetness. Sharp lemon-soured yellow grapefruit tang gleefully brightens all corners. Just a tad phenol.
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.
