Bad-ass India Pale Lager brings IPA-like yellow fruited bittering and grassy floral hops to the fore in a bright panoramic setting. Sunny lemon spritz, yellow grapefruit tang and orange rind bite ride above delicate French-breaded pilsner malts, perfectly contrasting the sugary candied citrus sweetness.
Dynamic cold-filtered ‘strong pale lager’ loads dry-hopped tropical fruiting atop mild leafy hop bittering. Bright grapefruit-peeled orange rind and lemon pith impressions lean forward above soft-toned floral herbage. On the sweet side, ripened tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, papaya and guava illusions shine on.
Pedestrian India Pale Ale/ amber lager mix stays too muted to truly entice. Dry lemon-limed tartness elevates ancillary orange, peach and grapefruit tang, but loses momentum to restrictive floral herbage. Cereal-grained cracked wheat spine slides into the grassy hop abyss.
Vibrant Imperial Pale Ale based on 2nd Anniversary lager recipe enlivened by judicious pineapple-wafted tropical fruiting. Massive pineapple ripeness receives juicy orange-peeled pink grapefruit tang to juxtapose sharp juniper-hopped bittering and resinous hemp-oiled pining. Sugary crystal malting deepens ancillary mango-guava-peach tropicalia.
On tap at Atwood’s Tavern, interestingly deviant Imperial India Pale Lager (aged longer than its well-known India Pale Ale variety) brought faded kiwi, mango and passion fruit tropicalia to a more pronounced piney grapefruit-peeled bittering. Incessant white-peppered spicing seasoned the less intricately detailed pineapple, red grape and peach regalia filtering through the backend of this uncommon dry-hopped strong lager. On tap at Growler & Gill, sweet ‘n sour kiwi influenced by musky lemon-rotted souring.
Pour slowly unfiltered alcohol-tinged malt liquor-like pale lager. Peachy orange-tangerine tang overtaken by pine-barked grapefruit peel bittering. Wavering floral bouquet enhances tropical pineapple passage, mild blueberry souring, and soft currant lacquering. Ultimately, stylistically expansive as an adjunct lager.