Bland blonde pilsner serves musky grains to clean rice adjunct and grassy hop waft. Lemony smidge recedes to cardboard-like oxidation. Cheap pale yellowed light body will barely satisfy Blue Collar thirsts.
BLUE MOON FARMHOUSE RED SAISON/ FLANDERS-STYLE RED
Part of “Expressionist Collection,” unenticing blend (tart Flanders Red with sour saison) lacks distinct Belgian farmhouse styling. Mushy mix combines sweet orange-peeled coriander blur, lightly peppered citric hop spicing and murky lemon-candied tartness. Wayward mandarin orange, curacao orange and green apple undertones fail to capture attention.
MILLER FORTUNE
Black-bottled straw-cleared lager considered a malt liquor due to its sneaky 6.9% alcohol astringency, slick pale malting and syrupy corn sugaring. Acrid lemony hop spritz and salty snip contrast murky caramel sweetness. Betters most malt liquors, for sure.
GREY SAIL BELGIAN BLONDE
On tap at Track 84, well designed moderation brings herbal white peppering and dewy mossiness to mild grapefruit-yellowed orange rind bittering, picking up phenol Band-aid reminder over salty mineral-grained bottom.
MYSTIC TABLE BEER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, sessionable light-bodied farmhouse ale spreads rustic barnyard funk across herbal lemondrop-candied tartness, pilsner-malted mineral graining and light grassy hop bittering. Salted white peppercorn respite brings prickly nose tingle.
JACK’S ABBY COFFEE BARREL-AGED FRAMINGHAMMER BALTIC PORTER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, aggressive mocha-rich full body layers dry black coffee bittering atop hop-charred oaken bourbon soothe and sugared oats spine with tremendous results. Majestic chocolate-fudged vanilla bean, espresso, hazelnut and molasses undertones reinforce jolly java theme of enviable bourbon-aged coffee porter that’s an absolute must. On tap at Beef Trust, 2020 version retained creamy milk-sugared coffee rampage and all pertaining references, gaining sweet rum influence.
JACK’S ABBY COCOA-NUT BARREL-AGED FRAMINGHAMMER BALTIC PORTER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, persuasive bourbon-aged dessert treat enhances prominent toasted coconut theme with dark-roasted chocolate malting. Cocoa nibs shelter capacious coconut sweetness as well as ancillary chocolate fudge, marshmallow, toffee, praline and almond illusions. Dry bourbon sway adds warmth and elegance.
JACK’S ABBY VANILLA BARREL-AGED FRAMINGHAMMER BALTIC PORTER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, scintillatingly sweet dessert treat drapes chewy vanilla creaminess above oaken bourbon leathering. Sugary vanilla sweetness efficiently contrasts bitter vanilla bean tannins. Marvelous mocha penetration conjures brown chocolate, creme brulee, burnt caramel, fudged brownie, chocolate truffle, chocolate cake and coconut illusions. Dry whiskey snip dips below tertiary pecan-almond cluster.
JACK’S ABBY PB&J BARREL-AGED FRAMINGHAMMER BALTIC PORTER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, audacious bourbon-barreled Baltic porter distinctly re-creates peanut-buttered raspberry jam sandwich. Grape, strawberry and blackberry jelly illusions deepen fruity pureed sweetness while dark chocolate, vanilla, anise and coffee bean undertones gird mild hop-charred bittering. A hint of bourbon perks up the nutty mocha finish.
JACK’S ABBY BARREL-AGED FRAMINGHAMMER BALTIC PORTER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, tantalizingly voluptuous bourbon-barreled Baltic porter, aged in Four Roses Bourbon circa 2014, provides succinct dark-roasted chocolate malting to brown-sugared cereal oats and oak-smoked earthen peat, leaving treacly bourbon traces along the way. Rum-spiced molasses, vanilla fudge, creme brulee, caramel latte, hazelnut coffee and milked espresso undertones add to the creamy mocha luster. Terse black cherry-pureed sweetness pleats tertiary port-burgundy wining.
JACK’S ABBY LEISURE TIME LAGER
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, herbaceous summertime wheat lager, ‘brewed with spices,’ retains sessionable moderate-bodied affability. Sweet orange-peeled lemon zest brightens advertised lemongrass, coriander and chamomile accents. Peculiar ginger-snapped honeyed wheat flouring lacquers citric herbal spicing. A bit offbeat, if not unbalanced.
GUN HILL BARREL AGED VOID OF LIGHT STOUT
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, admirable oak-aged foreign export stout saddles roasted coffee-chocolate frontage with chalky cocoa nibs tartness. Kahlua liqueur sweetness fades quickly while ancillary caffe latte, espresso and cocoa illusions lean towards the dry side. Black cherry hints regale the bourbon-nipped back end.