On tap at Arooga’s, rousing orange-peeled lemon seed bittering and brisk yellow grapefruit tang provide hard-candied sweet ‘n sour profile. Tertiary tangerine, clementine and pineapple illusions allow fruitiness to expand above moderate pale malt base. Aggressive Citra hop briskness anchors 8% ABV DIPA, deepening its juicy citrus frontage and resinous pine hind. In the bottle, richer doughy yeast sinew arouses bitter yellow fruiting plus dark cherry, bruised orange and sweet fig illusions.
On tap at Ambulance, atypical Imperial IPA-fruited sour ale lets mild brettanomyces yeast affect floral-dried lemon pit entry and yellow grapefruit tartness over resinous hop fade.
On tap at Plank Pizza, wood-lacquered Simcoe hop bittering seeps into lively lemon-seeded peach, mango, grapefruit and pineapple tang as well as raw-honeyed pale malting. Light floral remnant picks up currant-like pizzazz at fruitful off-dry finish.
Bolder and more assertive than typical watermelon-flavored brews, though its featured fruit loses luster against citric-spiced IPA bittering and minor fusel alcohol burn (10% ABV). Acrid watermelon rind astringency contrasts candied watermelon sugaring above rich barley-roasted cookie dough malting. Tart orange-peeled yellow grapefruit, pineapple and mango illusions waver.
On tap at Ambulance, up-front navel orange zest picks up lemony peach, mango, pineapple and grapefruit juicing above herbal-honeyed sweetness, perfumed citric hop bittering and resinous wood tones.
On tap at Ambulance, refreshingly brisk and clean Imperial IPA features Citra hop briskness. Syrupy peach, pineapple and mango sweetness picks up bitter lemony orange tingle. Resinous piney earthiness and oats-dried wheat spine fortify spunky fruiting.
On tap at Growler & Gill, fine medium-bodied India Pale Ale seeks middle ground as dry citric pined expectancy greets the tongue. Yellow grapefruit, mandarin orange, pineapple and lemon tang gains spicy tingle above honeyed pale malting while alcohol-spiked 9.7% ABV remains hidden.
Tropical Imperial boasts brisk phenol-fruited Azacca hop presence and zesty pineapple-papaya-mango-orange tang anchored by biscuit-y rye malting. Floral sentiments sweeten fruity nature to contrast juniper berry bittering (and a finishing aspirin-like acidity that may preclude softer thirsts).
Sunshiny yellow grapefruit tang gains brisk orange rind bittering above rye-dried pale malt backbone as bark-dried pine needling increases. Tertiary pineapple, peach and tangerine tones recede alongside recessive sugar spicing. Astonishingly well-hidden 11.4% ABV spikes raspy citric-pined delight hop-heads will highly regard.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, hilariously sexually charged moniker somehow suits this ‘panties dropping’ high energy (10.6% ABV) strong ale. Its murky copper-dirtied hue will scare away lighter thirsts upon sight. However, well-balanced and enduringly fruity India Pale Ale hearkens to a syrupy malt-enriched Sangria-bound barleywine. Luxurious pink grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, cherry, mango and tangerine tang sweetens alongside sugary pastry confection and above pungently resinous piney hop bittering. Undeniable.
On tap at Amazing Grapes, captivating 19th Anniversary Imperial IPA unloads six hop varieties onto malt-heavy 9% ABV full body. Caramel-candied apple, bruised orange, lemon meringue, pink grapefruit, mango, pineapple, peach, cantaloupe, honeydew and melon melange absorbs dank pine resin, sweet spruce sugaring and plasticene clay quirk.
On tap at River Of Beer, durable dry-hopped IPA (with latent 10.3% ABV surge) brings softly perfumed citrus spree to stinky piney hop resin above light sugar-spiced honeyed wheat backbone. Yellow grapefruit, pineapple and orange rind bittering contrast lesser apple, melon and berry illusions. Be prepared for ethyl alcohol ascension at briskly fruited finish.
