255. The Tap (Bloomington, IN) - Ancho-Mandarin Modern Paradise

“Traditional American Pale Ale, medium bodied with notes of tangerine, orange rind, grapefruit, and soft pine complimented [sic] by malt balance.”

That’s the description of the standard Modern Paradise, minus the last sentence, which says: “Try a new variant of Modern Paradise: Ancho-Mandarin!” The chile flavor was very light—just a hint of spice up front and a little bit of dry backbone on the back end. The orange flavors were even lighter, and the low alcohol (5.0%) made this very drinkable. Not quite as good as Waggle Dance, but pretty solid.

254. The Tap (Bloomington, IN) - Waggle Dance

“American style White IPA brewed with orange peel, coriander, orange blossom honey, and packed with bright fruity and citrusy hops in a medium hazy body.”

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a White IPA before, and I certainly haven’t tried one; but the interwebs tell me that this is basically a mash-up of a Belgian wit and an American IPA. I roped Amy into going to the Tap after a very disappointing lunch at the Trojan Horse yesterday—and the two beers I had at the latter more than made up for it. The coriander announces itself immediately in the Waggle Dance, and the other flavors are there in more of a support role. Very easy to drink, but a little too busy to qualify as refreshing.

148. The Tap (Bloomington, IN) - Hull-n-Oats

“Medium-full bodied, deep gold and cloudy pale ale, triple dry hopped with Mosaic giving big pineapple and passionfruit notes and soft mouthfeel.”

This one was also very lightly flavored, but also not bad. A little more hop flavor going on here than with Bionic Dragon.

147. The Tap (Bloomington, IN) - Bionic Dragon

“Traditional American IPA packed with Waimea and Mosaic hops giving a tropical, citrus and floral aroma and flavor with assertive bitterness.”

I didn’t find this bitter at all, but I also didn’t find it to be terribly flavorful.