On tap at Growler & Gill, creamily rich bourbon-aged lactose stout places bittersweet cocoa nibs and toasted coconut above honeyed Graham Cracker base. Fudged brownie sweetness, pecan pie buttering and chewy toffee glaze inundate bourbon vanilla-spiced chocolate caking.
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IMPRINT NUTT HEAD IMPERIAL STOUT
Extremely rich, creamy and dense dessert stout perfectly balances milk-sugared Split Theory coffee, roasted peanut butter and dark cocoa, bringing luscious creme brulee, fudged chocolate, smoked molasses and caramelized vanilla to latent grape jammed cherry bruise as roasted hop char deepens. Penetrative mocha nuttiness stays resilient for confectionery perfection.

BEER TREE MORNING TIMBER BLUEBERRY BREAKFAST STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, robust pancake-battered blueberry jam tossed over coffee-roasted dark chocolate richness. Wood-fired maple syruping thickens sweet vanilla-chocolate continuance as tart blueberry-raspberry-boysenberry fruiting ascends.
KCBC FORGOTTEN FATES IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, robust lactose-heavy stout allows creamy cookie dough fudging to penetrate milk-sugared vanilla sweetness, cacao nibs chewiness and mellow coffee splendor. Fudgy chocolate coffee brownie battering enriches the dense mocha finish.
ESKER HART BREAKFAST WITH SQUATCH IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamily fudged cacao nibs overtures gain molasses-sapped maple syruping for cinnamon coffee expanse. Rich mocha depth contrasts dark-roast hop sear as pancake battered flouring and tart blueberry-blackberry snips advance.
SHINER CANDIED PECAN PORTER
On tap at Kimball’s Pub, Shiner finally hits homer with this mocha nut-glazed sweet-toothed confection. Unlike more astringent prodding fodder Texas brewer tirelessly markets, its creamy pecan-candied creme brulee sweetness picks up snazzy hazelnut, pistachio, praline and sarsaparilla illusions covered in brown chocolate syrup and easy on the astringent hop quotient. Robustly rounded mocha nutty dessert delight.
LOST MINED TROPICAL DREAM PORTER
Creamy tan-headed brown-bodied porter allows bourbon-dried dark chocolate syruping to drape sweet coconut, almond and pine nut illusions contrasting light wood seared hop bittering above cocoa powdered maple oats malting. Durable nutty mocha richness picks up coniferous fern minting latently.
HOPPING EAGLE TO BE OR NUT TO BE HAZELNUT PORTER
Rich hazelnut-glazed dark chocolate creaming picks up thick molasses sapping for distant cola, walnut and fig illusions contrasting tobacco chawed dark-roast hop bittering.
JACK’S ABBY LAGER NESS MONSTER IMPERIAL BALTIC PORTER
Rich Baltic Porter, aged in bourbon barrels, lets fudgy dark chocolate creaming and spiced vanilla lead the way above thick molasses-sapped cookie dough sweetness. Tertiary hazelnut coffee, toasted pecan and burnt caramel illusions pick up mild wood sear for decadent 12% ABV nightcap.
GHOST HAWK PUTIN HUYLO
Soft-toned Ukrainian strong ale calls out Putin and begs comparisons to a fruity IPA with a clean vodka kick. Uniform grapefruit, orange, peach and mango tanginess gains mild Perle hop earthiness to complement citrus-spiced Saphir hop splendor over delicate caramelized pilsner malting.

KING’S COURT BLINDING BROWN ENGLISH STYLE BROWN ALE
On tap at Ambulance, one of the more adventurous English brown ale’s plies peat-sweet dewiness to Marris Otter-malted caramelized dried fruiting, staying sweeter than many dryer Anglo browns due to its crystal-sugared chocolate base, perhaps.
MAST LANDING SINCERELY YOURS BARLEYWINE
On tap at Ambulance, lovely bourbon barrel aged barleywine sashays luscious ‘whiskey, rum and sherry’ subtleties thru toffee-spiced brown chocolate sweetness, gaining bourbon vanilla, bruised black cherry, buttered pecan and candied butterscotch illusions for spirited 13% ABV elixir.