The Big Lebowski’s favorite beverage, a frothy vanilla-creamed, vodka-induced, coffee liqueur cocktail, gets knocked off in fine fashion. Despite its intense 8% ABV, the luscious mocha-vanilla designed elixir allows brief vanilla-creamed buttered rum, spongy white cake, lemon pineapple cheesecake, Bananas Foster, powdered sugar and marshmallow illusions to ‘abide.’ Fantastic!
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, tart cranberry adjunct given candied apple-glazed red grape, strawberry, raspberry and blueberry subtleties in lightly syruped soda-like shandy. Spritzy lemon zesting sinks into sweet-tart berry merriment.
On tap at Ambulance, richly luxurious jet black full body drapes syrupy anise sweetness atop fudged dark chocolate. Pleasant vanilla, cocoa, espresso and blackcurrant illusions pick up warming bourbon-port alcohol burn (lusty 13.8% ABV). Tarry hop char contrasts creamy oats-sugared mocha malting as well as crisp tobacco roast and latent blueberry-plum-raisin-cherry snips. Marvelous chocolate dessert beer.
Superfine coffee porter nightcap! Milked hazelnut coffee entry gains fudged brownie, creamed vanilla, roasted cocoa, toasted almond and peanut-buttered cookie dough influence before reaching its chocolate nougat center. Tingly cinnamon-curry-cumin seasoning and bottoming brown-sugared oats expand rangy dessert treat.
On tap at Growler & Gill, lovely collaboration with Norwegian brewer, Lervig, inspired by a “super-tasty” chocolate martini cocktail, interlocks scintillating brown chocolate creaming with bourbon vanilla sweetness, picking up creme brulee richness. Subsidiary dried cherry, toasted coconut, chalky cocoa and sugared spices gain traction.
