On tap at Hoovers Tavern, German-styled pastry dessert serenades maple syrupy waffle-coned powdered sugaring with light cinnamon-spiced vanilla glaze over dry pale malts – hiding minor phenol acridity.
Tag Archives: spice ale
JAILBREAK BEACON OF LIGHT
Oddball spice ale inspired by gingery rum-spiced Dark & Stormy cocktail lets dry lime spritz subdue ginger influence as well as star anise and cinnamon sweetness and Tahitian vanilla botanicals. Closer to a lemon-limed 7Up.
NAKED DOVE NICE & NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS ALE
Dainty brown-sugared cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice holiday seasoning plus subtle vanilla spicing, drizzled cherry molasses and mild chestnut snip seep into honey roasted caramelized chocolate malting of dewy Christmastime elixir. Just a tad thin.
PIPEWORKS KING CAKE INSPIRED ALE
Inspired by confectionery wreath-shaped King Cake, lactose spiced ale with sugar-frosted glaze plies wintry cinnamon-nutmeg seasoning to zesty orange-peeled lemon spritz for Mardis Gras celebration. Wispy light-roasted chestnut, butternut squash and pecan pie reminders bump up against Churro-like fried dough sweetness at pastry-like finish.
SOUTHERN TIER FROSTED SUGAR COOKIE IMPERIAL ALE
Sweet wintry-spiced frosted sugar cookie knockoff topped off with iced vanilla buttercream frosting and pancake battered cinnamon toasting buries phenol Columbus hop astringency beneath oncoming cotton-candied marshmallow licks, fried banana snips and distant nutmeg wisps coated by mildly maple syruped oats flaking. Cream vanilla spice caking crowds the sugar cookie finish.
GREAT LAKES BUCKIN’ MULE MOSCOW MULE ALE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, quirky ginger-limed vodka cocktail knockoff truly suffices as summertime refresher. Lime-peeled bittering draws ginger-spiced lemon spot and zesty orange nip into its dry rye bottom. Intriguing eccentricity.
ANDERSON VALLEY CHAI SOLSTICE
‘Variation of Anderson Valley Solstice” adds cardamom, star anise and vanilla to orange-peeled ginger, black-peppered herbage and sugary crystal malts, creating a honeyed chai tea experience. Tertiary chestnut, chamomile and cinnamon illusions add further complexity of worthy medium-bodied herbal spiced mélange.
WARTEGA CATAWAMPUS
On tap at Valhalla, “pleasantly askew” Christmas-spiced moderation brings lemony green tea aspect to tingly nutmeg-cinnamon piquancy. Sugary vanilla-creamed corn malts provide sweet backdrop.
SOUTHERN TIER CINNAMON ROLL IMPERIAL ALE
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, mildly creamed lactose-sugared vanilla icing coats cinnamon-toasted pastry sweetness of well-designed winterized dessert treat. Cinnamon apple pie crusting nearly conceals holiday-styled gingerbread, nutmeg and mulling spice illusions.
GUN HILL DERBY WINNER
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, thin barrel-aged sour ale infused with ginger and mint knocks off a Mint Julep. Lemon-twisted souring adds candied coating and outlasts ginger-mint combo. Serve as accessible crossover to poo-pooing sour ale contingent.
SOUTHERN TIER 2XMAS 2016
On tap at Growler & Gill, sweet malt-spiced tingle meets dank compost salting of ‘seasonal standard’ spice ale. Previous so-called ‘Swedish Glogg’ retained firmer orange-peeled cardamom, cinnamon, clove and ginger root spicing while avoiding cat urine smidge.
SAMUEL ADAMS WHITE CHRISTMAS – 2016
‘Hazy, crisp and bright’ gold-hued Xmas ale lacks full-blown seasonal resolve, becoming slightly arid by the citric-spiced finish. Refreshing orange-peeled lemon zest sparks ginger-minted cinnamon and nutmeg spicing as well as dainty currant and juniper illusions above meager wheat-dried pale malting.
