On tap at Taphouse 15, lactic Muscovado-sugared coconut and pineapple sedation draped with fudgy brown chocolate syruping gains hazelnut-glazed vanilla, creamed coffee, chocolate mousse and creme de cocoa illusions for rich chocolate colada dessert knockoff.
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BRIX CITY I SPEAK A LITTLE PIGEON IMPERIAL MILK STOUT
Amplified milk chocolatey vanilla creaming and fudged brownie richness relegate dark-roast hop char as molasses-sapped treacle guards incoming cocoa-coffee-cappuccino triage. In the distance, creme brulee, toasted marshmallow, gingerbread and anise illusions sidle up against chocolate-covered raspberry and cherry tartness.
OMNIPOLLO MENELIK STOUT
Judiciously creamed brown chocolate spicing integrates coffee, vanilla, cocoa nibs and yellow raisin adjuncts with cedar-charred hazelnut, almond and chestnut tones for richly complex milk stout. Mild cinnamon toasted nutmeg spicing and lilting bourbon licks underscore luscious mocha thrust.
ICARUS THE FLUFFIEST PASTRY STOUT
On tap at Beef Trust, majestic “heavily oated dessert-style milk stout” conditioned on cacao nibs and Madagascar vanilla beans retrieves generous marshmallow-sugared brown chocolate sweetness over honeyed Graham Cracker base. Debittered black malt roast adds slight smoky residue to rich chocolate-caked mocha stead.
HORNY GOAT CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER PORTER
Creamy dark chocolate-embedded peanut buttering invites modest cinnamon toasted Graham Cracker sweetness to the Reese’s Pieces candied center. Molasses-sapped cocoa nibs resonance picks up light bourbon tingle for limited edition Imperial Porter.
OMMEGANG SMOKED PORTER
Marvelously rich caramel-burnt dark chocolate toffee spicing overlays mocha-smoked cocoa, carob and coffee nuttiness. Dried black cherry, bourbon vanilla and sweet burgundy illusions usurp creme brulee-sweetened stout-like serenity of decadent full-bodied dessert treat.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY CARAMELLA ALE
Unique caramelized wheat wine aged in Larceny Wheated bourbon barrels while conditioned on brown-sugared cinnamon and apple picks up mild toffee sweetness. Subtle bourbon warmth receives apple pie, candied apple, gingerbread and tart cherry snips while downplaying 14.6% ABV heft.
ALLAGASH BARREL & BEAN BOURBON BARREL AGED GOLDEN ALE
Daring bourbon barrel-aged Belgian golden ale almost fully integrates cold-brewed coffee nuttiness into tripel-like honey-spiced dried fruiting for offbeat hybrid. Milk-sugared java continuance gains caramelized dark rum sweetness, almond-pecan whims, chocolate eclair nips and bourbon vanilla snips, losing some flare by the finish.
ICARUS TAKE IT INTO OVERTIME BELGIAN QUAD
On tap at Beef Trust, fruit-caked Belgian dark candi sugaring merges caramelized plum-date-raisin splurge with understated cotton-candied banana sweetness above toffee-spiced pilsner malting in splendidly crystalline, stylishly forthright manner.
ICARUS MILKING IT IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Sugary vanilla milkshake creaming sits atop yogurt-soured ambrosia fruiting and heavily wheated caramelized oats base of delightful lactose-spiked NEIPA. Sweet orange-peeled vanilla onrush gains lemony green grape tartness, mild grapefruit bittering and delicate peach-mango tang.
SOURCE MANGO TENGO MILKSHAKE IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15, milk-sugared vanilla creaming fades slowly alongside doughy pastry-like sweetness scaling back the juicy mango tang. Sharply spiced orange-grapefruit-peach zesting stays brisk though lacquered pine oiling slightly undermines mango vanilla smoothie.
SOURCE ULTRA EL DORADO IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Briskly lemon-limed El Dorado hop bittering pervades peachy grapefruit and mandarin orange flash as well as cucumber watered watermelon rind pickling. Sour grape esters and mild herbal snips stay recessive.
