On tap at Seven Lakes Station, well-balanced medium body places honey-spiced tangerine, cantaloupe, peach and pineapple tang against lemon-peeled grapefruit bittering and resinous piney hop pungency above mild oats base. Stylishly fine mid-range fare.
On tap at Bronx Alehouse, illuminating medium-full body lets creamy sugar-spiced pale malts and floral swirls sweeten orange-peeled tangerine, mango, pineapple and peach tang as spritzy lemon zest tingles the tongue. For contrast, moderate piney hop bittering, fresh-cut grassiness and herbal restraint sidle the juicy fruited rampage.
On tap at George Keeley’s, wondrous amped-up version of brewers’ ambitious Dangerous Precedent glistens with juicy lemon zest, bitter orange-peeled grapefruit resilience and tangy mango-peach-pineapple conflux. Brilliantly detailed Mosaic-Citra-Centennial-Azacca hops reinforce sunny tropical fruiting, creamy sugar-spiced pale malting and light floral sweetness.
On tap at Taphouse 15, bold 10% ABV Imperial IPA nearly maintains ‘dankest, hoppiest’ boast with its assertive alcohol-burnt hop oiling and resinous pine bittering. But its soft-toned honeyed fruiting, botanical herbage and floral sweetness lighten the mood just enough as tangy mango, tangerine, orange, nectarine, pineapple and grapefruit juicing soothes the clean finish.
On tap at Dog & Cask, dense dry-hopped copper-hazed IPA provides light alcohol burn (9% ABV), moderate resinous hop bittering and dank cannabis stickiness to brisk mango, pineapple, peach and tangerine tang above mild pilsner-pale malting.
On tap at Dog & Cask, well-balanced full body with moderate alcohol burn (11% ABV) brings stylish piney citrus brightness to floral-bound juniper bittering atop honeyed pale malting. Tangy orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach and mango briskness maintains crisply clean clarity over dank pine needling.
On tap at Plank Pizza, botanical amber-coppered ‘gin-like elixir’ brings fragrant cologne-perfumed sweetness to ginger-rooted juniper berry freshness above honeyed pale malting. Continual mild juniper bittering contrasts delicate peach, pineapple, grapefruit and red apple illusions. In the bottle, singular stylish blend gains piney spruce aspect for ginger-dried juniper bittering, gaining brisk lemon-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, tropical grapefruit, pineapple and orange tang utilizes Greek mythology-inspired ‘Zythos, Pekko, Warrior and Apollo’ hop blend over mild sugar-spiced malts. Fine off-dry medium-bodied fare.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, streamlined grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang retains hard-candied center, light crystal malt creaming and light floral bouquet. Lightly lingering citric hop bittering (Simcoe-Mosaic-Eldorado varietals) highlights fusel 8.9% ABV astringency.
On tap at Ambulance, ‘opulent’ flagship brew receives bold lupulin-powdered Mosaic, Simcoe and Citra hop influence to contrast sweet honeyed malting in triple dry-hopped setting. Lemony grapefruit and orange illusions waver between bitter and sweet.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, rapturous hop-bomb loads yellow grapefruit peel and orange rind bittering atop lingered bone-dry piney hop astringency. In the backdrop, tangy lemon, mango, orange and tangerine illusions subside as piquant grapefruit wallop continues.
On tap at Grand Cru – Rhinebeck, briskly dry-hopped medium body brings luxurious yellow grapefruit-peeled orange rind tang to resinous piney hop bittering and sharp citric-spiced crystal malt sugaring.
