Lactic milk-sugared cocoa nibs creaminess draped in fudgy dark chocolate syruping gains earthen soy tartness and distant Chinook hop char, retaining slightly sweet milk chocolate finish.
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TWO ROADS IRISH EXIT – NITRO
On tap at Pompton Craft House, softly creamed dry Irish stout captured on nitro buttresses its nutted black coffee stead with dark chocolate malting and blackened hop char, gaining bitterer Blackstrap molasses treacle, caramelized espresso milking and distant dried black cherry snip. Smooth.
BELHAVEN BLACK SCOTTISH STOUT – NITRO
Guinness-like canned nitro stout retains familiar nut-charred dark chocolate milking. Lightly creamed black coffee/ dark chocolate nitro flow receives slight soy-soured whey twang at blackened hop-charred mocha finish.
PHASE THREE NIU TOASTED COCONUT PORTER
Underutilized toasted coconut sweetness depleted by fudged toffee, black coffee and black licorice serenade contrasting molasses-tarred nut char over earthen peat dewiness.
DEEP RIVER PUMPKIN PIE PORTER
Dark chocolate outdoes brown-sugared pumpkin pie spicing as hop-charred gourd roast and black coffee tinge counter ginger-dried cinnamon and nutmeg spicing and minty fern snip.
GOOD NATURE PUMPKIN BROWN ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, perfumed pumpkin spicing lacquers phenol hop tannins above maple-glazed dark chocolate base. Semi-sharp cinnamon spicing and dainty nutmeg snip deepen brown-sugared pumpkin pie goodness.
FIRESTONE WALKER GOLD RIDER (2022)
On tap at Taphouse 15, Sidecar cocktail-inspired strong ale (circa 2022) utilizes cognac-barreled orange bitters to engage fresh-squeezed lemon juicing and tannic white grape esters. Buttery oaken vanilla caramelization underscores the popular sour mix (while wispy red cherry, candied apple, golden raisin and spiced orange licks flutter).
DREKKER HYDRA CHONK
Creamy marshmallow-creamed ambrosia fruiting consumes fantastic non-lactic tropical Slushie. Tart raspberry-pureed mango and dragonfruit adjuncts plus toasted coconut sweetness secured by concentrated orange juicing given yogurt-like sour milking.
WELDWERKS STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, penetrative pastry-sugared strawberry cheesecake likeness and mild milk-sugared vanilla creaming contrast tartly acidic lemon lime salting. Delightful dessert fodder.
WELDWERKS TROPICAL MILKSHAKE DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, creamy milk-sugared vanilla sweetness integrates perfectly with pureed ambrosial fruiting. Tangy mandarin orange, tangerine and pineapple juicing gains lemony passionfruit-pomegranate tartness and distant pine needling for essential dessert-like Smoothie.
TIRED HANDS STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE IPA
Tart strawberry shortcake entry gains mild vanilla creaming as salty yogurt-soured gooseberry-guava conflux, lightly embittered yellow grapefruit-seeded pineapple zesting and lemon meringue piquancy counter marshmallow-fluffed ambrosial fruit sweetness. Bitterer than sweet tropical delight with muted strawberry influence engaging heightened tropical fruit juiciness.
TIRED HANDS ALIEN CHURCH
Vibrant NEIPA retains mellow grapefruit-peeled orange peel sunshine slightly embittered by peppery juniper and lacquered pine above wheated oats base. Dark floral tones emerge alongside ancillary tangerine, peach, pineapple and papaya tanginess at spiced-up citrus finish.
