A strong peanut butter waft emanates from robust nutty porter. Salty peanut resonation picks up peanut skin layer as mild hazelnut, Brazil nut and walnut subtleties gently emerge alongside unsweetened grape jam wisp.
Part of brewers' Adventures In Scouting series, bark-dried dark chocolate and hop-charred peanut buttering embitter front end of porter-like brown ale. At the finish, maple walnut sweetness flutters thru bitter mocha stead for peanut buttered Girl Scout cookie.
Confectionery peanut buttered TastyKake variant starts with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup essence given spongy chocolate-caked maple sapping, burnt caramel nuttiness, candied toffee sugaring and dried cherry tartness, but oily hop residue works against luxurious pastry goodness.
On tap at 3 Knots Taphouse - Onancock, creamily smooth peanut butter entry gains dark chocolate richness over sugary barley-roasted oatmeal base in winning manner.
On tap at Schatzi's - Poughkeepsie, creamy chocolate-y peanut buttering smoothly spread on honeyed Graham Cracker base. Caramelized nut roast sweetens the rich mocha finish.
On tap at Taphouse Grille - Wayne, freshly roasted peanut butter creaming clings to coffee-stained dark chocolate malting above its honeyed wheat spine. Abounding peanut-oiled mocha finish retains robustness.
On tap at Ambulance, lightly creamed dry-roasted peanut buttering receives salty snip above English pale malting. Distant hazelnut and dark cocoa illusions fill out well-designed peanut butter alternative.