On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, bold smoky black chocolate prominence gains mighty hop char as mild lactic acidity contrasts black cherry-pureed tartness and toasted coconut sweetness above its oats-sugared cookie dough base. Distant molasses, coffee and cola nut illusions fade. A bitterer mocha-dried liquid breakfast cereal.
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BISSELL BROTHERS UMBRA STOUT
PRAIRIE DOUBLE DUNK IMPERIAL STOUT WITH OREO
On tap at Taphouse 15, fudgy molasses-caked dark chocolate richness and bittersweet cocoa nibs drape Oreo cookie conditioned stout. Creamy chocolate richness gains ancillary bourbon vanilla, crème fraiche, hazelnut and black cherry illusions at Oreo cookie finish. On tap at Growler & Gill, creamy caramelized chocolate fudging enriched chewy Oreo conditioned full body. Syrupy maple molasses draped auxiliary cocoa brownie, vanilla, chocolate cake and chocolate eclair illusions.
DOGFISH HEAD SIRACUSA NERA IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Sogo, mildly creamed dark-roast coffee and lightly smoked chocolate malting pick up ancillary port-aged ‘plum, cherry and stewed fruit’ notions from Syrah grape must of hybridized wine-barreled stout that stays remarkably soft and fluffy on the tongue. Wood-burnt hop char and light walnut sear impact smoky coffee-cocoa finish, leaving oaken vanilla tannins in the distance.
HORUS AGED ALES HAZELNUT HARRIS IMPERIAL COFFEE STOUT
CROSSROADS BROOKS BROWN ALE
PRAIRIE PHANTASMAGORIA DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Beef Trust, zestful tropical delight loads pineapple-pureed grapefruit insistence upon zesty orange-peeled peach, papaya, mango and white grape tanginess as well as rummy coconut-milked pina colada subtlety and floral-perfumed spice tingle to contrast reticent piney hop bittering above light oats base.
MELVIN CHUCK MORRIS IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Beef Trust. Spoofing martial artist Chuck Norris, mellow whipped cream-headed IPA packs a tropical fruit punch to spicy pale malt spine. Zesty lemony grapefruit entry gains juicy pineapple, peach, mango, orange and tangerine tang alongside moderate resinous pine bittering (and well-hidden 8% ABV) of frothily creamed medium body.
TOPPLING GOLIATH SCORPIOUS MORCHELLA DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
CAPE MAY COASTAL EVACUATION DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Beef Trust, ‘brazenly’ Centennial hop-forward West Coast IPA brings sharp citrus zesting to resinous pine bitterness and caramelized biscuit spine. Lemon-candied grapefruit sugaring gains orange-glazed pineapple, honeydew, mango and tangerine tanginess to contrast dry wood bittering.
HILL FARMSTEAD THREE MAGIC LETTERS IPA
On tap at Ambulance, juicily tropical India Pale Ale lets bright yellow grapefruit tang add liquid sunshine to Nelson Sauvin-hopped grape-guava-gooseberry tartness and dry Simcoe-hopped wood lacquering. Zesty grapefruit entry gets illuminated by spiced-up pineapple, peach and mango tanginess above sugary mineral-grained pale malting of crisply clean moderate-medium body.
INTERBORO ES POSIBLE? WEST COAST IPA
On tap at Ambulance, crisply clean San Diego-styled India Pale Ale brings tangy Citra-hopped grapefruit and orange briskness to musky Hallertau Blanc-hopped green grape tannins. Tart candied citrus center gains tertiary ‘caramelized pineapple,’ apricot and tangerine spicing over polite pilsner malting.



