On tap at Seven Lakes Station, 800th anniversary Belgian pale ale remains steadfastly subdued as bubble-gummed banana and clove sweetness pervades zesty lemon briskness and honeyed tea sugaring while polite chamomile-lemongrass-peppercorn stint beckons below.
Tag Archives: Belgian pale ale
ANGRY ERIK SANTA LUCIA
On tap at Kitchen And Beer Bar, fairly complex Belgian-styled blonde leverages lemony saffron florality and mellow orange tang with herbal ginger riffs, botanical Vermouth snips and musty barnyard acridity over its honeyed French bread spine.
PIZZA BOY QUICKEST FOREVER SINGEL
Endlessly sessionable aluminum yellow-hazed Belgian tripel spreads pickled lemon zesting across reserved banana-clove sweetness, herbal ginger-spiced white peppering, fungi-spiked grassy hop pining, mossy peat earthiness and latent plantain-clementine-grapefruit licks over its mild white bread spine.
ANGRY ERIK KAYEWLA
Busy Belgian pale ale lacks specificity. Wayward candi-sugared Belgian yeast skirts coriander-spiced orange zesting and mild banana-prune-raisin illusions above muskily grain-hopped bittering in slightly phenol manner.
GOOSE ISLAND BRASSERIE BLANC (BARREL-AGED)
On tap at Poor Henry’s, strong golden ale (8.6% ABV) aged in wine barrels with orange Muscat grape juice maintains tannic oaken barnyard acridity. Lightly vinous champagne sparkle reinforces tart orange Muscat wining of crisply clean Belgian-styled blonde ale hybrid.
GRIMM TODAY’S SPECIAL BLANC
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dry hazy pale ale utilizes Hallertau Blanc hops to stimulate honeydew, melon, white grape and peach fruiting as well as tangy grapefruit spritz above earthen celery-fennel rusticity, unveiling “orange blossom-watered clover honeying” at the supple finish.
GHOST HAWK WAYWARD HELLION
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, mildly vanilla-creamed banana and clove scurry gains cologne-perfumed lemon twist to combat subtle white-peppered herbage and brisk vodka crisping. Sugary citric banana spicing latently caressed by wispily honeyed guava, passionfruit and pineapple tropicalia. Just a tad ‘wayward’ stylistically, but expressively so.
NESHAMINY CREEK MISADVENTURES & MISSTEPS
On tap at Sogo, refreshingly crisp Belgian golden ale with mild lemongrass and pink peppercorn adjuncts dabbing bright lemon zested mandarin orange tang as well as sweet banana-clove wisps and wavering Sauvignon blanc-wined white pear snips. Zestful herb-laced citrus finish stays sharp.
OMMEGANG GAME OF THRONES: BEND THE KNEE GOLDEN ALE
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, ambrosial candi-sugared honey adjunct regales sweet orange-bruised banana pudding, peach cobbler and pear syruping against herbal white-peppered barnyard acridity. Rapturously fruitful frolic gains zesty lemon twist and mild coriander-clove spicing over oats-flaked malts for fairly complex and highly recommended Belgian strong ale.
UNIBROUE BLONDE L’ENFER
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, wintry 2017-derived Belgian pale ale brings cidery champagne effervescence to spicy candi-sugared dried fruiting. Buttery Chardonnay, desiccated orange, banana bread and apricot illusions placate Vermouth-dried vodka expanse of strong blonde.
ALLAGASH FLORETTE
On tap at Ambulance, dry-hopped hibiscus petaled tropical fruiting picks up estery green grape tartness and leathery oaken cherry snips above honeyed pale malting. Mildly acidic lemon-dropped hibiscus flowering zestily represented.
NEW BELGIUM FAT TIRE BELGIAN STYLE ALE
Streamlined Belgian-American wheat ale hybrid brings Fat Tire’s mildly creamed caramel-toasted amber ale styling to mild dubbel-like dried fruiting. Understated sugarplum, raisin and date spicing tingles wheat wafer spine. Needs richer template and roundedness.
