On tap at Seven Lakes Station, tropical ‘hop bomb’ allows lemony grapefruit juiciness and tangy orange-mango-tangerine splurge to loom above lightly embittered juniper-licked coniferous herbage. Tidy citric-spiced continuance sweetened by floral accents and honeyed pale malts. In the can, lemony orange and grapefruit zesting picked up floral-sweetened pineapple, peach and mango tang as bitter juniper bite gained strength alongside sticky pine resin and fresh-cut grass astringency.
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MONTAUK DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Valhalla, juicy lemon zest sprays grapefruit, orange, peach and tangerine tanginess. Tidy citrus frontage gains light floral hop pining to contrast mildly creamed crystal malting.
CAPTAIN LAWRENCE TEARS OF GREEN DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, juicy tropical fruited medium body utilizes lemon-limed Moteuka hops and floral citric Mosaic hops. Lemon zest brightens yellow grapefruit frontage as orange, tangerine, mango and papaya illusions receive sugared pale malting. Mineral-grained spelt, barley and oats provide light backend.
LIC BEER PROJECT HOLLOWS (DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED IMPERIAL IPA)
On tap at Ambulance, relegated dry hop pungency plied to easygoing orange, pineapple, grapefruit and mango tang as well as zesty lemon zip above lightly creamed honeyed pale malts. Mainstream likability.
LIC ECHOES FROM THE WELL
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, juicily tropical fruited double dry-hopped IPA maintains bright sunshiny appeal. Sweet orange-peeled peach, pineapple, mango, tangerine and guava ripeness brings tantalizing luster to sugary wheat-flaked malts and moderate citric-glazed resinous hop bittering for exemplary fruit punch.
FINBACK INTERLACE DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, resilient yellow grapefruit tang overrides Mosiac-hopped orange-tangerine respite and herbaceous white peppering. Mildly creamed vanilla sweetness and light crystal malting settle below snazzy citrus appeal.
HUDSON VALLEY ESCHATON DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, hazily sunshiny beige-yellowed double dry-hopped medium body lets tart yellow grapefruit rind and pith embitter lightly sour tannic grape acidity and mellow orange rind illusions above softly spice crystal malts in approachable setting.
HUDSON VALLEY MATTER DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, sour lemon-rotted yellow grapefruit tartness regales Citra-Mosaic hop powdering and dry oats base. Tangy pineapple, mango and papaya juicing reinforces lemony grapefruit zestiness.
RUSHING DUCK R & D: ENIGMA DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical fruited Enigma hop (similar to Galaxy hop) provides ‘guava’ and ‘hints of pine,’ as per label. But its grapefruit-sugared lemon peel tartness, orange-candied souring and grassy respite come forth more vibrantly for sunshiny medium body.
ANGRY CHAIR DEAD INSIDE IMPERIAL IPA
Bright grapefruit zing provides lively tang to wintry coniferous briskness and mild floral herbage. Sharp grapefruit peel and pith bittering gains sweet peach tone to contrast dry Huell Melon-hopped guava, mango and kumquat illusions at the midst. A fine collaboration with Chicago’s popular Pipeworks.
KNEE DEEP TAHOE DEEP IMPERIAL IPA
Frisky floral fruiting settles above dank piney hop resin and lingering fresh-cut grass astringency. Moderated grapefruit-embittered orange peel acidity contrasts tangy peach, mango and tangerine sweetness to its biscuity bottom.
REFINED FOOL SHORT PIER, LONG WALK DOUBLE IPA
Bright grapefruit-peeled orange zest and casual peach-pineapple-mango tang pick up lemon rind bittering above creamy cookie dough malting. Spritzy citrus pep levels off light piney hop musk.