From the ‘freshly baked pale ale series,’ brisk banana cream pie knockoff allows lemony kaffir lime intrusion to outdo its pastry-like dessert sweetness and minor lactic acidity. Throughout, insistent lemon juicing relegates powder-sugared banana cream pie luster above mild honeyed wheat base.
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HACKENSACK LAWN STRIPES
On tap at Plank Pizza, “fluffy” soft-toned IPA guides apricot pureed tartness into powdered candy Hawaiian Punch stead. Sweet ‘n sour lemon-dropped raspberry, pineapple, passionfruit, papaya and guava illusions fade quickly to wispy white breaded bottom.
SAMUEL ADAMS MOUNTAIN BERRY
NIGHT SHIFT GENTLE TWIST ALE W/ BLOOD ORANGE, ELDERFLOWER & LAVENDER
Sharp citrus hopped spicing gains sour cider scamper and dried apricot reminder to complement floral-bound blood orange tartness over light white bread spine. Sweetish elderflower and lavender nuances nearly lost.
SAINT PATRICK’S PEACH MANGO BLONDE ALE
BELL’S LARRY’S LATEST FLAMINGO FRUIT FIGHT
Tart passionfruit and lime adjuncts bring dryly sour tropical fruiting to the fore as vinous white-wined green grape tannins and juicy lemon spritz gain mild acidity. Limey passionfruit continuance picks up herbal lemongrass snips to wispy white wheat base.
DOGFISH HEAD FRUIT-FULL FORT
On tap at Beef Trust, blustery red-wined twist on brewers’ berry-heavy Belgian fruit ale, Fort, loads pureed raspberry, boysenberry, elderberry and blackberry atop rum-spiced brandy warmth, picking up vinous cherry tartness alongside boozy alcohol astringency at the bold whisky-dried cherry coughdrop finish. Candied orange, red grape and clementine illusions dot the back end.
TWO TON BANANAS FOSTER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, light vanilla creaming battles back lactic yogurt souring and tannic grape tartness. In the midst, rum-buttered banana daiquiri sweetness fades quick as dry plantain acridity sets in alongside tertiary boysenberry-gooseberry pucker. A bit waxy.
SCHLAFLY MERRY BERRY
GOLDEN ROAD MELON CART WATERMELON WHEAT ALE
Utilizing dried watermelon and honeydew rind to reduce its mild cantaloupe sweetness, above-average moderation will please some fruit ale fans. Lemony carbolic spritz blitzes candied melon tartness at the musty midst, leaving dewy cantaloupe ripeness alongside salted watermelon remnants right above the moldy wheat base.
THE BRUERY OUT OF THE LUNCHBOX ALE
On tap at Beef Trust, sharp IPA fruiting rides above salty peanut-floured boysenberry adjunct, leaving minor lactose acidity in its wake. Recalling a PB&J sandwich when the nutty resonance upstages the raspy boysenberry tartness as well as pureed blackberry-cherry subsidiary, this slightly askew eccentricity may intrigue the esoteric lunchtime crowd with its unique blend.