Succinct French roast coffee theme sustains above lightly creamed chocolate nuttiness, milked espresso easement, wood-burnt singe and oats-dried hop char. Veiled black licorice tones fall off as tarry nut-charred coffee oiling stains the finish.

Stylishly easygoing dry stout utilizes Baltimore’s turbocharged Cafe Racer coffee to amplify mellow charm. Bittersweet java prominence stays firm and robust, developing dark-roasted chocolate and dried cocoa tones above the molasses-sapped oatmeal base. Wispy vanilla, walnut and hazelnut notions drape the hop-charred back end (and a light black pepper burn’s detected). Easygoing mineral water crisping allows expressive coffee theme to retain poignancy.

On tap at Craft House, soft-tongued dry body brings mildly creamed black chocolate fudging to dark-roasted Brazilian coffee roast. Bittersweet espresso-milked cocoa chalking, vanilla bean respite and charcoaled hazelnut-cola conflux underscore soap-stoned coffee finish.