Off-putting cooked veggie nose never disrupts zesty orange-grapefruit tartness and tingly coriander spicing of medium-bodied golden-paled wheat ale. Peppery lemongrass nip underscores impending sour-candied lemon and green raisin illusions.
YARPIVO STRONG KREPKOYE
Sweet-to-cloying Scotch-malted corn sugar entry upsets softly carbonated full-bodied lager (while puffy white bubbles consume short head). Oily 7% alcohol flow scoffed by rugged American-styled malt liquor heft.
(YARDS) TRUBBEL DE YARD’S BELGIAN STYLE ALE
Regal full-bodied cola-colored Belgian-styled ale gathers creamy chocolate liqueur froth and ripe cherry warmth to rich black chocolate finish. Oats-smoked grassy peat underpins spice-hopped crackle. Gruff prune souring bolsters backend of bottle conditioned sedative.
YARDS GENERAL WASHINGTON TAVERN PORTER
Old World brown-bodied porter gains black-malted burnt caramel affluence as dark chocolate, dried tobacco, bitter coffee, and syrupy molasses rally ’round raisin-plum variance. Mild bourbon flourish fills out bittersweet mocha finish adequately.
YARDS THOMAS JEFFERSON TAVERN ALE
Sharp floral hops fit earthy herbal nose of tan-laced deep copper ale. Roasted hazelnut and honeyed wheat get fruited malt support as apricot-plum-black cherry adjuncts surge to oak-dried pine-reinous lemongrass finish. Subtly complex.
YARDS SAISON BELGIAN STYLE ALE
Nondescript fizzy Seltzer lightweight needs better coriander-spiced orange peel thrust, deeper malt penetration. stiffer peppery hop sway, and tarter floral-dried lemon-apricot-grapefruit medley. Lazy, hazy, pale-toned session beer suffers further when horse-blanket mustiness lessens sweet banana nose and candied coriander-clove sensation. Belgian yeast influence indiscernible.
YARDS PHILADELPHIA PALE ALE
Easygoing amber-toned, medium-bodied, English-styled ale from the city of Brotherly Love. Yeast-backed sour bread opening serenades burnt hop bitterness, chaffed wheat restraint, and buttery resolve, settling to pleasant roasted barley midst with a smidgen of acidity and no significant follow-up.
YARDS LOVE STOUT
Up-front dark chocolate resonation envelops wood-smoked espresso dryness and roasted nuttiness lingering to creamy malt finish of English oyster stout. Tame black cherry cola backdrop counters unrefined maple sap bitterness and burnt coffee sourness. On tap, soy-milked dark chocolate roast, chalky cocoa powdering and black coffee bittering counter sweet toffee-candied caramel malting.
YARDS INDIA PALE ALE
Under-whelming IPA lacks seasoning, resilience, and substance. Bitter hops and casual malt sweetness quashed by insipid grain stagnation. Burnt coffee dryness nearly saves unresolved finish.
YARDS EXTRA SPECIAL ALE
Amiable turbid copper ESB flaunts toasted caramel frontage, honeyed almond follow-up, and biscuit-y barley bottom. Bottle-conditioned yeast sediment, overripe black cherry, and distant orange-berry-pear confront chocolate bitterness to nutty off-dry finish hearty drinkers will find acceptable.
YARDS EUROPEAN STYLE PREMIUM BEER
Swell maple-malt aroma initiates complex Euro-styled premium. Up-front bitter grains enjoin dark cherry tartness and syrup-y maple sweetness for excellent well rounded brew reminiscent of Sierra Nevada ales.
YANYING PREMIUM LAGER
More cereal grained, wheat-y, and malt thickened than Chinese competitor, Tsingtao (and just as hop-infused), despite being less engaging. A hint of agave puts this clear-toned lager closer to Mexican brews, but soft fizz gets a tad cloy, stale, and acidic. China’s answer to Coors?