Interestingly hybridized English-styled porter given sour brettanomyces yeast to influence peat-smoked mocha frontage. Dark-roasted black chocolate and black patent malts receive crisp black-peppered hop bittering as crisp lemon rind-soured hop spritz gains intensity. Dark cocoa, black coffee and raw molasses illusions abound. Unique stuff.
Admirable English-styled winter warmer blends Christmastime spicing with mocha nuttiness and dried fruiting. Creamy chocolate-caramel malting sweetens gingerbread-sugared nutmeg, coriander, clove and allspice seasoning as well as surging raisin, prune, black cherry, blackberry and red wine illusions. Cocoa-powdered chestnut, pecan and cola nut nuances saunter by.
Crowded, yet creative, flavor profile brings oaken-dried rye whiskey and bourbon influence to highly spiced citrus fruiting. Grapefruit-peeled navel orange, peach, apple and tangerine tang to rye-malted finish, leaving mild black peppered tobacco roast in its wake. Citric rind bittering gains strength along the way. (Picture coutesy of mybeerbuzz.com)
Dried orange entry picks up ascending yellow grapefruit bittering and sweet tangerine tang above substantial pine lacquering for massively dry-hopped Imperial IPA. Candi-sugared malt sugaring overrun by intensely embittered citrus aftertaste.
Well-defined rye-influenced pale ale receives subtle brown chocolate roast, reedy tea-like earthiness, dewy peat mossing and light pumpernickel-caraway tease. Cardboard-ridged dry rye pertinence advances to pale malt finish unimpeded.
Murky saison brings sour-fruited expectancy and hard cider bite to delicate hop spicing, losing luster by citric-spoiled finish. Orange-oiled tartness, honeyed lemon herbage and terse lemongrass-coriander snip fit stylistic realm.
Lightly creamed, ‘intensely hopped,’ and unstylishly yellow-cleared India Pale Ale goes down smooth for such a bitter seducer. Using the same citric hop profile as Maine’s Weez, its sharp yellow grapefruit peel and rind bittering lingers delicately, yet profoundly, above resinous hop oiling, subtle white-peppered juniper bite and lilting herbal whim. Wispy orange-peeled tangerine, mango, pineapple, lemon and kiwi tropicalia usurped by grandiose grapefruit profile. Ultra smooth.
Totally sessionable India Pale Ale offers soft piney grapefruit bittering and sweet pineapple tang to grassy hop astringency. Crisp tropical-fruited briskness sweetened further by light floral-perfumed waft. Frisky carbolic pep prickles subsidiary orange-peeled lemon, tangerine, mango and guava undertones.
Subtle blood orange peel influence thinly disguised by misty citra hop bite, light resinous pine oiling and sweet caramel malting of light-bodied pleasantry. Musky grapefruit, tangerine and lemon tartness contrasts misty floral waft beneath the soft surface.
Silken mouth-puckering spring seasonal loads ultra-dry red cherry tartness atop lightly vinous white wining and dessicated lemon parch, but lacks advertised ‘sweetness.’ Instead, easygoing fruit ale becomes too arid as its seltzer-like fizz depletes cherry influence rapidly.
On tap at Ambulance, persistent ‘dark candy date sugaring’ sweetened further by caramel-butterscotch-chocolate swirl. Orange-dried raisin, prune and fig undertones pick up light cognac-bourbon boozing.
On tap at Ambulance, stylishly moderate ‘pale barleywine aged on oak chips’ contrasts honeyed yeast sweetness and sugared grapefruit-orange tang with soured fig tartness. Oaken vanilla buttering and crayon-like grouting drape the backend.