Robust full body plies dark-roasted chocolate and caramel malting to bitter tar-like hop char. Prevalent black chocolate, dark cocoa and roasted coffee overtones as well as subsidiary tobacco chaw, Brazil nut and licorice illusions rise above the delicate oats-flaked bottom.
From its murkily chartreuse-hazed hue to its juicy fruited Citra-Galaxy-Topaz hop tandem, this crisply clean well-watered IPA maintains a pervasive grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, zesty lemon spritz and sedately bark-dried pine needling. By softening an India Pale Ale’s comparatively harsher hop proclivities and upping the candi-sugared tropical sweetness, the final product’s both sessionable and briskly embittered. Tangy yellow grapefruit, navel orange, mango, guava, passionfruit and papaya illusions abound above the delicate mineral graining.
On tap at Track 84, zestily fruited Mosaic hops remain delicate on the tongue as moderate grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, light resinous pine needling, sharp Citra hop oiling and aspirin-like acridity provide rounded mouthfeel. Tropical pineapple, peach, mango, guava, papaya and passionfruit illusions flutter just above soft caramel malt bed.
On tap at Track 84, ambitious barrel-aged Imperial Stout balances dark chocolate malting with red-wined dried fruiting in light oaken bourbon setting. Sour cherry tartness outshines subsidiary sherry, port and burgundy wining as well as mild fig, prune and raisin nuances by dark-roasted mocha finish.
On tap at Track 84, ‘ghostly’ cocoa nibs and vanilla bean inform dark-roasted chocolate malting. Mild dried fruiting wispily glides by earthen peat, burnt coffee, Baker’s chocolate, soy milk and tobacco chaw illusions beneath oats-flaked mocha prominence of foreign export stout (named after Muhammad Ali’s phantom knockout punch against Sonny Liston).
On tap at Track 84, soothingly approachable moderate-bodied India Pale Ale plies bittersweet citrus fruiting to mild resinous hop oiling and crystal malt sugaring. Subtle orange-peeled grapefruit bitterness allows tangerine, peach, cantaloupe, melon, apple, pear and mango illusions to flourish alongside. Slight vodka burn invigorates juicy fruited finish.
On tap at Track 84, smoothly crystalline apple-juiced saison utilizes champagne yeast to provide inviting white-wined cider lilt. Subtle lemony orange souring and tannic yellow grape esters fill the backend, but advertised apple adjunct relegated to a certain anonymity.
On tap at Dog & Cask, robust porter brings rich dark-roasted mocha malting to roasted hop bittering. Abrupt coffee-milked dark chocolate initiation followed up by burnt caramel, vanilla bean and burnt toast illusions, keeping its thickly creamed lactic mocha assertion firmly intact.
On tap at Dog & Cask, extremely dry-hopped bitter pays homage to the Ramones punk classic, “Blitzkrieg Bop.” Coarse bark-dried pine needling and sharp lemon-pitted yellow grapefruit rind bittering lead the way, picking up spiced apple and orange wisps. Light acetone pungency underscores tangy citric finish.
On tap at Dog & Cask, versatile Scotch Ale seems reminescent of a helles bock with its rich honeyed malting and persistent dried fruiting. Sweet ‘n sour fig, prune and raisin illusions consume creamy caramel malting. Sugary toffee backup and tertiary apple, pear and peach snips contrast peaty earthiness beneath the surface.
Elegant caramel-spiced Belgian pale ale contrasts sugar-caned fruit sweetness with light brettanomyces yeast earthiness and dry Scotch tinge. Subtle bourbon warmth soothingly softens orange-dried cider tartness, buttery Chardonnay respite, oaken vanilla niceties and mild banana daiquiri illusions. Tertiary pineapple, apricot, red apple, pear and peach nuances drift in and out.
Fine springtime moderation brings easygoing citric bliss and ‘delicate floral hops’ to its grain-toasted ‘fresh baked bread’ base. Setback grapefruit, tangerine, navel orange and white grape nuances suffice for winsomely sunny respite.