10 beers to try in May (photos) - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - We can’t get out to bars, but we’re still trying an assortment of craft beers from all over. Toilet-paper aisles might be a bit barren in stores, but beer shelves remain crammed. Each month, we try various out-of-region beers and offer up flavor profiles you can expect. We’ll also list our favorite and show you photos of what the beers, as well as labels, look like. Our selections this month range from 4 to 9.5% alcohol. Email us and let us know what you like or don’t care for, or suggest a beer in local distribution we should try. Cheers!

Here are our beers for review in May — East Coast Crush: BrewDog, Columbus, New England-style India Pale Ale, 4.8% alcohol

East Coast Crush

BrewDog, Columbus, New England-style India Pale Ale, 4.8% alcohol

Citrus and grapefruit hit you in this very hazy, low-alcohol ale that has a lingering finish. A very good session ale. We're seeing more and more session ales with more flavor and body from craft brewers these days.

Arrogant Bastard Ale

Arrogant Consortia from Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, California; Ale, 7.2% alcohol

Very big and intriguing ale. A ton of bitterness across the palate and the finish, though a hint of sweetness from malts makes its way in. You know you’re drinking a hoppy ale but you know it’s not an IPA. Tough to classify this one, which has been made since 1997.

Hookiebobb

Crazy Mountain Brewing Co., Colorado; India Pale Ale; 6.7% alcohol

The ale is billed as a "bright, citrusy and floral IPA," and lemon is big here. Hops come out, and there is a slight Belgian-yeast taste on the finish. It's made with three American hops and weighs in with 87 International Bittering Units. Caramel malts keeps the IBUs in check.

Song of the Open Road

Bell's Brewery, Comstock, Michigan; Winter Warmer Ale, 8.5% alcohol

Song … is the fifth of seven beers in the brewery's literary suds series based on Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. This is a hoppier version of an amber ale with definite caramel notes. It belies its healthy alcohol. Brewer's comments suggest notes of baked bread, brown sugar and dark fruit - a fair assessment. Another smooth one from a great brewery.

Neverending Haze

Stone Brewing Co., Escondido, California; India Pale Ale, 4% alcohol

Huge tropical aroma with fresh citrus. Grapefruit is very clear on every sip in this juicy ale. Great body. This is a session ale that we'd never guess is a session ale.

Bavik

De Brabanderie, Belgium, Pilsner, 5.2% alcohol

I love that this is called a "Super Pils." There's a sweetness, similar to what a Hefeweizen would yield. But hops punch through more than a typical pilsner and linger. With its moderate alcohol and clean flavor, this would be a great beer to have while watching a ballgame … when there were ballgames. Sigh… (Here's the site for the Pilsner.)

Uncle

Rhinegeist, Cincinnati, Mild Ale, 4.2%

Chocolate aroma, and malts are definitely are up front in this ale, with caramel notes and hops kicking up. You don't see this low-alcohol, malt-forward style too often, but it is similar in body and flavor to Brown Ale and Porters. The plaid background is a nice touch. (We recently featured this beer in our Friday Night Sips series.)

Batsquatch

Rogue Ales, Newport, Oregon; Hazy India Pale Ale; 6.7%

Orange comes out with some pine. A nice one, hearty IPA, with its blend of strong citrus flavors on every sip. Long finish lingers.

Pulp Patriot

BrewDog, Columbus, Milkshake India Pale Ale, 9.5%

Orange and a bit creamy, though it's not pithy-tasting at all, as the name "pulp" might suggest. Very alcoholic tasting. Hops are fairly restrained. Vinepair says the sub-style has "inspired brewers to experiment with lactose, fruit, spices, and hop additions in a variety of ways." The subset of New England hazy IPAs dates to 2015, the site says.

MadTree Lift

MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati, Kolsch-style ale, 4.7%

Kolsch is one of my favorite styles. This Kolsch-style ale has a slight sweetness with a dryness on the finish. Hops are very restrained, and very little citrus comes through. It's slightly bready. Kolsch, German in origin, is a bit of a hybrid between an ale and lager, and this one is delicious.

Our favorite this month: Good ones this month, but we’ll give our hat tip to Arrogant Bastard Ale.

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