On tap at Seven Lakes Station, sunny NEIPA with yellow grapefruit entry allows brisk navel orange, tangerine and white peach tang as well as wispy guava-papaya conflux to fidget around mild pine tones above light oated wheat creaming flawlessly.
DISTRICT 96 SPACE SNAKE IPA
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, fruit gum-sugared NEIPA with tangy Citra-hopped lemony grapefruit and orange waxing picks up mild pine lacquer to contrast pasty oated wheat creaming.
FOAM BUILT TO SPILL
On tap at Taphouse 15, dry Imperial IPA retains zestful citrus spicing and peachy mango-banana tartness as well as musky herbal-tinged pine remnant for lightly creamed NEIPA-like oated wheat base. Sunny lemony yellow grapefruit bittering and brisk navel orange, tangerine and clementine tang stay briskly smooth.
TWO ROADS ROCKET 2 RUIN IMPERIAL COLD IPA
Even bitterer and boozier than original Road 2 Ruin, cold fermented hop heightening allows pungent lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness to crowd the vodka-nipped juniper bite leading to its pine tar respite. The doughy base withers below the musky citric intensity contrasted lightly by floral-daubed strawberry, raspberry and cantaloupe reminders.
GHOST HAWK SENTIENCE
On tap at Stosh’s, briskly embittered West Coast-styled pale ale lets lingered floral cologne musk and stiff juniper bite sink into lemony orange pith dryness contrasting red apple and tangerine sweetness of IPA-designed medium body. Mildly piney Centennial/ Mandarina Bavaria hop blend promotes perfumed citrus oiling above dry pale malting.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. HOOVER’S TAVERN JUST ONE MORE IPA
Impressive exclusive Hoovers Tavern double dry-hopped IPA retains sunny citrus vibrancy over lightly creamed oated wheat. Bright floral spicing engages zestful lemony yellow grapefruit tang, spritzy orange peel misting and pineapple zing, gaining hard-candied lollipop tartness and spritzy lemon-limed tingle.
MOTHER EARTH CALI CREAMIN’ PEACHES & CREAM
Lacquered peach sweetness gains lactose milk-sugared vanilla creaming above honeyed wheat base of variant Mother Earth cream ale flagship. Ancillary apricot, cherry and mango illusions reinforce peachy ice cream finish.
LAST WAVE COOKIE TRAY STROOPWAFEL
On tap at Hoovers Tavern, German-styled pastry dessert serenades maple syrupy waffle-coned powdered sugaring with light cinnamon-spiced vanilla glaze over dry pale malts – hiding minor phenol acridity.
NEW BELGIUM HOLIDAY ALE
Pleasingly thin winter warmer unites cinnamon-spiced nutmeg and ginger seasoning with mild orange peeled cranberry souring over pallid chocolate malts, picking up washed-out sugarplum, fruitcake and honey-roasted fig whims.
VICTORY TASTYKAKE KOFFEE KAKE
Sweet vanilla creaming lightens alongside powder-sugared Cinnamon Swirl Pound Caking of golden strawed pastry knockoff. Tertiary vanilla cake, bundt cake, amaretti cookie, creme brulee, cinnamon babka and creamed coffee illusions flutter.
CZIG MEISTER 78 FIRE IRISH RED ALE
On tap at Pompton Craft House, dry Irish red ale collab with Hackettstown Fire Dept. drapes red and orange fruited spicing plus sweet floral daubs atop mild caramelized pale malting. Good stuff but not dewy enuff for peaty Irish red stead.
GLENBROOK ST. PATRICK’S IRISH RED ALE
On tap at Hoovers Tavern, toasted amber grained caramel nuttiness picks up dried orange tease and mild hop astringency and could use more Irish red-like mossy dewiness to reach stylistic integrity.