On tap at Ambulance, fudgy brown chocolate syruping, milk-sugared coffee respite and daubed marshmallow fluff outdo candied pecan sweetness riding above honeyed Graham Cracker base. Mild bourbon presence subsides as tertiary black cherry, vanilla, toffee, praline and almond illusions add depth to decadent pastry stout.
Aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels with roasted coffee bean serenade parlays nutty espresso dryness into dry burgundy-Muscat wining and oaken cherry-vanilla tannins above dark chocolate mustiness of 11.6% ABV stout. But its advertised cinnamon-spiced gingerbread influence gets compromised by heady bourbon vanilla and chalky mocha persuasion as well as minty ginger herbage.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, decadent bourbon-aged stout (with hefty 19.5% ABV) layers dry burgundy-bourbon-port tenacity with leathery oaken cherry tannins, lightly vinous Muscat grape must and wood-seared molasses bittering as well as cinnamon-toasted anise syruping above dark chocolate spicing, picking up tertiary dark cherry, purple grape and stewed fig nips.
On tap at Ambulance, creamy chocolate mint entry lingers for bold 10.5% ABV holiday stout. Frango mint oiling deepens menthol-candied spearmint sashay while dark chocolate sweetness picks up mild caramel, toffee, vanilla and molasses illusions for decadent York Peppermint Patty knockoff.
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamy milk-sugared coffee roast perks up lactic molasses oats sweetness, ancillary cocoa-dried Bakers chocolate bittering and light anise spicing, finishing boldly assertive.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, divine milk-sugared French press dark-roast coffee insistence gains caramelized chocolate malting, creamy vanilla sweetness and mild cinnamon toasting for fascinating morning latte alternative.
On tap at Ambulance, fine nitro variant retains nutty semi-sweet dark chocolate template as delicate oats flaked creaming surfaces. Slightly charred walnut, Brazil nut, cola nut and hazelnut illusions push forward coffee-blackened mocha resolve. Elevated smoothly creamed Guinness-like mocha sweetness persists.
Soothingly elegant Basil Hayden bourbon barreled stout discharges sweet burgundy, dry rye whiskey and English barleywine sumptuousness for syrupy dark chocolate base. Dried fruited black cherry, raisin and date illusions plus molasses-smoked oats sugaring add further splendor to boozy mocha-whiskeyed warmth.
Templeton rye barrel aging adds lingered whiskey warmth and oaken vanilla tenacity to smoked molasses oats-backed rye chocolate malting, softening by the dried fruit-licked finish, where subtle prune, raisin and dark cherry illusions subtly pervade its peaty rye caramelization.
Dainty brown-sugared cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice holiday seasoning plus subtle vanilla spicing, drizzled cherry molasses and mild chestnut snip seep into honey roasted caramelized chocolate malting of dewy Christmastime elixir. Just a tad thin.
On tap at Ambulance, ruby red moderate-bodied ‘wild ale’ retains Seltzer-fizzed Sweet-Tart candied frontage and watermelon Jolly Rancher continuance, gaining candy apple-glazed raspberry-blackberry sweetness to counter salty citrus acidity.
On tap at Ambulance, dry Black patent-malted dark chocolate roast fades quickly as murky licorice-stained toffee sweetness and distant Brazil nut/ walnut illusions flutter. Better than OK.