Durable Brit-American hybrid offers hard-watered English-styled herbal dewiness and toasted grain pleasantry to citric hop-forward American IPA crisping (and mild cookie dough sweetness). Zesty orange-peeled lemon rind bittering perfectly contrasts floralĀ tangerine-grapefruit-peach-apricot tang. Recommended.
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SAND CITY SONDER PALE ALE
Sunshiny session ale offers orange-peeled tangerine tang and orange blossom florality to wheat-sugared caramel malt base. Moderate hop astringency persists at lively citric finish.
BLACK HOG 5 GALLON PAIL ALE
On tap at Julian’s, muted basil influence sweetens floral-spiced crystal malt sugaring to contrast lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering of blissfully moderate beige-yellowed pale ale.
CROOKED LADDER AMARILLO PALE ALE
Briskly clean watered mineral graining seeps into bright floral-daubed grapefruit-pineapple-orange tang above moderate wood-toned Amarillo hop bittering and tempered wheat biscuit malt base.
ANGRY ERIK ARCTIC MOON PALE ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, stylistically advanced pale ale (with sunshiny IPA luster and heightened 6.5% ABV) brings fruitful Citra hop pleasantry to floral-spiced sweetness and toasty grain malts. Lemon-limed grapefruit pith bittering and mild wood tones contrast tangy orange, peach, apple, pear and pineapple flurry.
ANGRY ERIK TROLL BABY
On tap at Amazing Grapes, juicily fruited pale ale squeezes out moderate grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and mild peach-pineapple-mango tang as wood-dried grassy hop astringency stays atop toasted caramel malting. Crisp summertime splendor.
ANGRY ERIK PAULINSKILL PALE ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, stylishly expansive pale ale brings floral-bound lemony herbage to oats-sugared crystal malting and mild peppery hop respite. Mild lemongrass adjunct increases zesty lemon splurge above gluey plastique stead. Betters simpler amber-grained competition.
HILL FARMSTEAD EDWARD
On tap at Ambulance, irresistible well-watered American pale ale stays crisp and clean while appealingly resembling a sessionable IPA. Tangy yellow grapefruit prominence, zesty lemon brightness and light orange peel bittering pick up dry floral-daubed piney hop resin. Spritzy carbolic thrust increases zesty citrus entry as mildly spiced tangerine-peach-pineapple medley increases fruity fortitude.
BEAR REPUBLIC GRAND AM AMERICAN PALE ALE
“Sessionable, yet assertive” moderate-to-medium body loads sharp India Pale Ale fruiting to grassy hop astringency and biscuit-y pale malting. Zesty orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple, peach, tangerine and lemon tang stays brisk as floral undertones sweeten the front end to contrast oncoming alcohol insistence.
OUTER LIGHT NINJA TRAIL GREEN TEA
On tap at These Guys, light springtime pale ale brings wispy green tea misting to citric-tart lemondrop hops and honeyed Vienna malts. Sessionable herbal tea fare.
RAMSTEIN PALE ALE
On tap at River Of Beer, 2016-debuted middle-of-the-road Bavarian American pale ale offers perfume-spiced citrus hops to mild earthen astringency. Laid-back lemony grapefruit tang saddles light wood-dried bittering. Serve to dismissive macrobrew relics as simply better alternative.
CONCLAVE HOP RITUAL PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, soft-toned IPA-fruited moderation brings zesty Mosaic-Citra hop freshness to the fore. Lemony pineapple-grapefruit-orange melange picks up mineral-grained respite and light floral daub. Yet another hop-forward pale ale for enlightened lighter thirsts ready to move on to increasingly tastier suds.