On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, summery citrus splendor shines brightly as tart lemon-candied blood orange adjunct gains lively pink grapefruit influence and subtle Sauvignon Blanc souring above light pale malting.
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SOUTHERN TIER SWIPE LIGHT
Frail skinny-canned aluminum yellowed dry body with delicate white webbed lace stays unassumingly vapid. Meager corn-starched lemon licks, wispy mandarin orange smidge and distant vegetal nuance remain barren over white-breaded pilsner malting.
UNTIED SPRING ALE
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, sharply assertive Citra-hopped golden ale coats lightly embittered grapefruit-peeled orange rind zesting and spicy pale malting with dry wood-lacquered herbal notions above mild wheat-oats spine. A bolder pale ale.
NOTCH DOG & PONY SHOW NEW ENGLAND PALE ALE
Glowing yellow-hazed New England-styled pale ale (sans piney IPA resin) brings floral citric-spiced banana sweetness to spritzy lemon zest and light herbal snip for easygoing drinkability. Tangy orange, tangerine and pineapple juicing counters grassy hay astringency at brisk pale malt-sugared finish.
BEER’D 8 DAYS A WEEK
Heady Citra-hopped pale ale gathers floral orange-peeled grapefruit tang and dank wood tones for dry cereal-grained pale malt setting, leaving honeyed Graham Cracker sweetness upon tingly citric-spiced finish. Lemony mango, guava, tangerine and pineapple illusions add subtle touch.
MAST LANDING DOUBLE DRY-HOPPED TELL TALE PALE ALE
Casually unassuming and likably straightforward, dry-hopped moderation never goes out of its way to be anything other than a world class pale ale. Sunny yellow grapefruit tang, zesty lemon spritz, brisk navel orange sweetness and pale malt spicing contrast dank pine resin in crisply clean mineral water setting. Mild peach, mango, tangerine and guava tropicalia provides further depth.
CARTON SS HIEF IMPERIAL PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, heftier version of brewers’ renowned Boat Beer (masking heightened 8.4% ABV) emboldened by plentiful IPA-like citrus fruiting, grainier pale malt spine and powdered lupulin oils (instead of hop pellets). Lemony grapefruit zest and ancillary guava-papaya tartness grazed by resinous hemp dankness and delicate lemongrass herbage above doughy dry malting. Sunshiny summertime fare with a solid hop-grained redemption.
JERSEY GIRL SUNNY DAY AMERICAN PALE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s, dry pine-lacquered tropical fruiting of a straightforward India Pale Ale given mild pale malt sugaring to contrast latent green tea herbage. Mild floral bouquet affects bright yellow grapefruit tang and bitter orange rind follow-thru of Citra-Moteuka-Ekuanot-hopped medium body.
GLENMERE UPPER REACH PALE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, lively grapefruit-peeled orange tang maintains bitter lemon-juiced retention. Zesty citrus continuance gains moderate floral herbage over dry pale malts.
HARPOON REC. LEAGUE HAZY PALE ALE
On tap at Amsterdam Ale House, reliable lightly yellow-hazed moderation conjures New England-styled IPA with its bright yellow grapefruit tang and lemony orange zest, despite easing up on the lactic souring and being void of any wood tones. Sunny citrus spicing and wispy mango-pineapple-papaya tropicalia spread across mild grassy hop astringency above sugary pale malts.
THREES THE WORLD IS FLAT ENGLISH PALE ALE
On tap at Ambulance, dry orange blossom-honeyed citrus serenity rides above dewy pale malt base. Advertised cantaloupe and elderflower illusions stay recessive.
SOULCRAFT GREEN CHILE PALE ALE
Roasted pueblo-serrano chili peppering extends the heat to slightly pungent herbal hop grassiness and rice-y pale malt dryness. Green chili pepper burn stays toned down so zesty lemon spritz could spread a little sunshine.
