Pleasing lemony grapefruit easement lightly embitters grassy-hopped wheat husk, cardboard-y pale malt dryness, and mineral grained recess. But pasty texture and slight alcohol burn cloak apple skin snick and floral lick.

Stagnant clear copper dry body needs to deepen blanched grapefruit-peach bittering and tepid malt roasting ’cause woody Cascade hop astringency can’t carry the load. Bark-like mouthfeel feels right but cardboard finish and acetous aftertaste deprive further goodness.

Dank citric floral aroma abruptly interrupted by rye-pumpernickel-tobacco assertion until lemony overture infiltrates dry sour bread finish for extent joyride. Brewery defunct: 2005.

Subtly impressive light-bodied fare with sweet honey-dipped cereal grains penetrating gently spice-hopped peach-tangerine tang. A hint of cornbread surfaces soon after.

Laudable clear amber medium-bodied ‘hophead’ fave updated from initial ‘Maverick’ version listed below. Dry pine needled green hop prickle given lemony grapefruit, orange peel, and juniper bitterness contrasting luscious spruce-sapped peach-nectarine sweetness to biscuit-y wheat bottom. Spicy floral-herbal tinge envelops tertiary fresh-cut grass, resinous hemp, and moldy wood remnants.

Robust amber body reminiscent of barleymalt-sweetened toasted lager receives moist orange-tangerine wisp pervading mineral-grained cracked wheat spine. Lingered hop-embittered lemon rind tang bombards tender almond finish but acetous metallic bitterness causes minor setback.

Lingering grain-swayed hop fizz reaches crusty wheat finish for indiscernible pale ale. Overall, heartier than most understated sweet-watered Canadian brews and more refreshing than Bud or Coors (if that’s progress).

Soft water texture, bland seltzer fizz, muted quince-red grape seduction, and pleated orange peel bitterness inform busy, yet light-bodied, spice-hopped Belgian knockoff. Sweet cracked wheat finish accessible to sporty pilsner fans.

Delectable dry-hopped grapefruit-orange frontage picks up candied malt sweetness dotting pine-needled spruce bottom of golden-hazed medium body. Earthen floral finish increases prickly hop bite twofold.

Banal English-styled pale ale with weak maize-wheat confluence and arid hop follow-through has supposedly been ‘a Washington DC tradition since 1873.’ All others need not apply. Brewery defunct: 2006.

Zesty orange peel bittering caresses well carbonated amber-clouded moderate body. But stimulating butterscotch sweetness whisked away abruptly by lingered dry hop astringency.

Red fruited nosing begets alcohol-drenched citric tongue as juicy grapefruit-orange-peach tang counters sharp juniper-creased floral hop bittering and charcoal-stained wood-burnt harshness of hazy golden liquid. Beneath, roasted barley-oats and toasted almond provide rich bed. Serve to hop-headed gin lovers.