On tap at Burger Loft, brisk tropical fruiting and dank pine resin lead the way for moderate-to-medium-bodied India Pale Ale. Tangy yellow grapefruit, orange, pineapple, mango and peach illusions ride above subtle crystal malting.
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(LION) STEGMAIER INDIA PALE ALE
Unassumingly mild IPA places tangy grapefruit-peach-orange-tangerine-pineapple blur atop astringent hop musk before lingering aspirin-like phenol finish falters.
ELLICOTTVILLE KEEPIN’ IT PEEL CITRUS IPA
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, ‘sharp grapefruit and lime peel’ bittering gains dry wood tone as tangy lemon, orange and peach illusions provide sweet-spiced contrast.
ELLICOTTVILLE SKI BUM WINTER ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, wintry India Pale Ale loads evergreen-fresh coniferous pine tones upon sharp orange-peeled grapefruit rind bittering and sweet floral remnants. Tangy peach, tangerine and pineapple illusions provide ancillary comfort.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS POWER TOOLS IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, well-balanced moderate-to-medium body guides floral-perfumed fruit bouquet above dank piney hop bittering and herbal restraint. Lemony grapefruit, orange, pineapple and peach tang picks up hard-candied tartness at easygoing sugar-spiced citrus finish.
HARPOON IPA – HOPPY FLORAL CRISP
Streamlined 2016 version of Harpoon’s IPA features ‘hoppy, floral, crisp’ tagline. Easygoing floral-hopped orange peel, grapefruit, pineapple and peach illusions pick up minor acidic astringency and fresh-cut grassiness to contrast light sugar spicing.
STONE PATASKALA RED X IPA
“Massively dry-hopped Crimson IPA” celebrates music and arts education program in brewer Greg Koch’s hometown with great results. Juicy grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang gains lightly spiced caramel toasting to contrast lingering Mosaic-Cascade-Amarillo hop bittering (and vodka-like whim). Beneath, crisply clean spruce and pine tones provide evergreen freshness for up-front tropical fruiting as well as apple, cherry and pear subsidies.
BARRIER / OTHER HALF DON’T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, delightfully approachable limited edition collaboration with Other Half brings lemony yellow grapefruit zest to sugar-spiced crystal malting and subtle herbal pining. Citra-Mosaic hops increase juicy orange tang at the midst as elusive pineapple-mango-guava tropicalia flutters beneath.
OTHER HALF DREAM IN GREEN
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned IPA with mildly creamed sugar-spiced crystal malting subtly contrasts lemony grapefruit, orange and pineapple tang against mild piney hop bittering above desolate dried oats spine.
NIGHT SHIFT SANTILLI IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, tropical ‘smooth sipping’ Mosaic-hopped dry body ushers zesty lemon-limed yellow grapefruit juicing into wood-dried grassy hop astringency, botanical cannabis oiling and pale malt sugaring. Subsidiary tangerine, mango, clementine and mandarin orange illusions waver.
NIGHT SHIFT ONE HOP THIS TIME: MOTUEKA
On tap at Growler & Gill, limey Motueka hop (circa New Zealand) lets lively lupulin oiling saturate lemony yellow grapefruit juicing, resinous pine remnant and wispy herbal tangent. Lemon-limed tartness receives waxy hop astringency.
WESTBROOK TWO CLAW RYE INDIA PALE ALE
“Heavily dry-hopped” version of brewers’ of One Claw Rye IPA (in a can) brings intensely juicy tropical fruiting to mild pine-needled hop bittering above biscuit rye malts. Tangy yellow grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple, mango, peach and guava affirmation brightens over time.
