One of the best Cascadian Dark Ales marketed, bringing dark-roasted black chocolate insistence, smoky black patent malting and ashen piney hop bittering to less prominent dried fruiting. Pineapple, grapefruit and clementine fondue illusions straddle mighty charcoal-seared mocha malt mass. Tertiary mango, papaya and orange marmalade undertones vie for space in ‘noirish’ environment.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, wonderful citrus-crisped pale lager hybrid utilizes alpha-acidic calypso and citra hops to beguile the senses. Wafting lemon zest briskness informs up-front yellow grapefruit tang and subsequent orange rind bittering, pineapple tartness, mango tropicalia and tangerine sweetness. Dry woody tones and grassy hemp reminder reinforce zesty yellow-orange fruiting. Beats original Hopstitution hands down.
Lively grapefruit juicing briskly saturates moderate dry-wooded hop bittering. Lilting mango, pineapple, papaya and navel orange tropicalia sweetens light biscuit-malted white wheat spine. Serve to mid-range India Pale Ale lovers as well as noble pale ale imbibers.
Commendable Imperial India Pale Ale boasts lively 10% ABV as peachy passionfruit-like Galaxy hops brighten brisk tropical fruiting and pine-needled hemp oiling. Salient pink grapefruit tang followed up by lemony pineapple, papaya, pineapple, guava and navel orange illusions. Sappy spruce snip helps sweeten the crisp citric sensations.
This years model utilizes sour yellow-fruited saison yeast to enhance its floral citric Cascade hop pep. Musky lemon rot, bruised grapefruit and moldy peach illusions crackle with a fizzy carbolic spritz, bringing a certain astringency to the rye-dried white wheat backdrop.
Sessionable dry-bodied moderation with sunny India Pale Ale fruiting layers zesty lemon, pink grapefruit, tangerine and navel orange briskness above lightly lingered hemp-oiled Galaxy hop astringency and French-breaded rye graining. Floral-pined pineapple, peach, apricot and mango undertones receive slight phenolic backdraft.
Mysterious rye-spiced farmhouse ale loads barnyard leathering and light brettanomyces acidity upon tannic black gape souring. Sharp hop char deepens earthen rye toasting at the back end. Wispy sour tropical fruiting and teasing green raisin smidgen fail to rise above ashen charcoal acridity inundating mossy dry-fruited finish.
Defying traditional Belgian pale ale styling by integrating Americanized raw-honeyed malt graining with mustily earthen citric-soured dry hop acridity, interestingly divergent moderate-bodied hybrid wins on its own terms. Lemony grapefruit pith bittering, tart orange rot follow-up, delicate green grape esters and unripened peach-apple-pineapple conflux pick up herbal peppercorn accents, becoming dryer at yellow-wooded citrus finish.
Confoundingly hybridized kettle-soured black berliner collaboration utilizes tart omani lime pucker and lactic brettanomyces acidity to engage syrupy raspberry tannins (as well as tannic green grape-like Balsamic vinegaring). Salted seaweed nuance and grassy hop fizzle increase limey dryness. Compost waft may turn off less adventurous thirsts.
Intriguing limited edition 2014 Imperial Stout recipe has changed little since ’05. Rich ebony-hued full body (with well-hidden 11% ABV) drapes creamy black chocolate malting and bittersweet coffee-cocoa-vanilla bean expanse atop ashen wood-toned hop char. Wavered bourbon tones penetrate the heavy mocha theme. Sticky maple molasses sapping surges over tertiary raisin, dark cherry, black currant and anise notions.
Seismically complex 2014 bourbon-barreled Imperial Stout burrows its luxuriously sweet bourbon resonance inside creamy brown and dark chocolate malts as well as chewy vanilla sugaring. Thick maple molasses sapping deepens the vanilla bourbon warmth, leaving light burgundy and sherry wining in its wake. Just as effectively, chocolate-caked creme brulee, fudge brownie, rum raisin, Kahlua coffee and coconut undertones whirl across the fertile surface. After a few sips, wispy black cherry, pecan and almond hints emerge. Illustrious Boulder elixir perfect for dessert or on its own.
Well balanced moderate-medium body contrasts floral-spiced West Coast hop varietal with majestic mocha malting and light cookie dough continuance for crisply clean sedation. A light cardboard edging pleasingly grazes subtle brown chocolate sweetness and cocoa-sugared caramel roast. Latent brown pear, peach and apple nuances glide by.
