Juiced-up Rebel IPA never gets too bitterly hoppy to scare off moderate bodies. Instead, politely rationed tropical fruiting and light sugar spicing easily contrast the wispy piney hop bitterness (gaining slight astringency at the yellow-fruited finish). Tangy mango adjunct gets evenly spread alongside yellow grapefruit, peach, pineapple, tangerine and navel orange illusions atop its creamy crystal malt spine.
On tap at Growler & Gill, unassuming 21st Anniversary India Pale Ale’s bright lemony grapefruit uprising gets supported by mild carapils malting, astringent hops, floral accents and resinous pine, but indecisive fruit paste finish beckons.
On tap at Taphouse 15, elongated rebel-rousin’ moniker opposes summery soft-watered moderation. Delicate piney-hopped yellow grapefruit and orange rind bittering gains mild juniper nip to contrast sedate pineapple, mango and tangerine illusions.
On tap at Taphouse 15, sessionable hop-forward IPA features easygoing tropical Azzaca hop profile. Less fruitful than typical stylish fare, its wispily wood-dried citrus bittering stays mild above herbaceous pale malts. Murky lemon-dried grapefruit, orange, mango and pineapple illusions waver.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, fine Turkish coffee-related porter offers brown-sugared cardamom and cumin spicing to vanilla-creamed black chocolate malting. Bittersweet cocoa-powdered coffee bean theme never relinquishes exquisite Indian spicing.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, well-done Snickerdoodle cookie re-creation brings cinnamon-sugared vanilla sweetness to black chocolate malting. Light anise, cumin and nutmeg seasoning contrasts hazelnut-smoked wood char underneath. Fine as sweet-toothed medium body dessert.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, delightfully decadent ‘candy bar in a bottle’ blends Rogue’s Hazelnut Brown Nectar with its Chocolate Stout. Up-front chocolate brownie fudging allows toffee, crème brulee, Tootsie Roll, cacao nibs and vanilla illusions to sweeten its lingering dark-roast hazelnut core while light hop charred peanut shelling adds contrasting bitterness. Pleasant caramel-burnt chocolate truffle finish will please any bittersweet-toothed dessert freak.
On tap at Growler & Gill, richly creamed chocolate spicing picks up milk-sugared vanilla sweetness to contrast less profound cocoa-dried espresso bittering and unsweetened Baker’s chocolate powdering.
On tap at Growler & Gill, boldly pepper-spiced stout allows brazen chipotle peppering and mild Mexican cinnamon seasoning to penetrate bittersweet caramel-burnt black coffee and dark chocolate over dry rye malting. A hint of black cherry wavers below mocha-spiced enticement.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, superb winter stout offers oats-flaked lactic sugaring to creamy brown chocolate sweetness, molasses-draped carapils malting and dry vanilla-beaned nuttiness.
Superfine Imperial Stout matured on candi-syruped cocoa nibs, roasted hazelnuts and vanilla beans utilizes sweet black chocolate spicing to contrast dry black coffee influence. Flirtatious bourbon and burgundy warmth deepens dark cocoa aspect as well as bittersweet vanilla splurge and black grape-cherry tease.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, legit gluten-free dry body takes on Cascadian Black Ale style with relative success. Designed to taste like a “Black & Tan shaken up,” robust ebony-hued Jerseyite layers charcoaled medium-roast coffee bittering atop hop-charred black grape, pineapple and grapefruit illusions. Resinous pine tones deepen the bitter end.
