Chai-spiced cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and clove illusions tingle thru ‘creamy latte’ midst (with a hint of anise). Dry chocolate roast persists.
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O’FALLON PUMPKIN SEED OKTOBERFEST
BACK EAST PORTER
OXBOW TOWN LINE PORTER
LITTLE WILLOW MR. BROWN ALE
ALLAGASH MY ONE AND ONLY SOUR RED ALE
BRANCH & BLADE PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STRAWBERRY NANNER SOUR ALE
Lightly marshmallow-fluffed vanilla creaming caresses strawberry tartness and banana sweetness as mouth puckering orange concentrated lemon juicing ascends thru lactic strawberry-banana Smoothie. Only its pencil shavings-like graphite tinge works against the finishing berried banana cheesecake richness.

MEIER’S CREEK BERRY MANILOW
SOUTHERN TIER STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE IMPERIAL ALE
IRON DUKE DEAD NUTS RYE IPA
Popular flagship lets narrow rye influence nestle softly into lemony grapefruit pith bittering and lightly spiced tangerine-mango-peach tang. Minor floral-daubed pining and slight herbal whim seep into rye-dried tropical fruiting.
SHIP BOTTOM WATERMELON SUNSET DOUBLE IPA
Persuasive watermelon adjunct nearly submerges stylish Citra-hopped lemony grapefruit bittering, Huell Melon-hopped guava-passionfruit souring and El Dorado-hopped pine lacquering as tart Jolly Rancher-candied sweetness borders on cloy. Tropical watermelon essence never wavers, gaining rummy 9% ABV sugaring.
