Busy Imperial Stout utilizes thick cookie dough yeast, dark-roasted mocha malts and deeply charred hops. Dark chocolate, sugared coffee, cocoa bean, cappuccino, fudge and spiced anise illusions crowd the frontage. Tarry tobacco chaw bittering seeps into the mix. A hint of bourbon found at chewy mocha finish.
Viable Imperial Stout coaxes smoked black chocolate, black coffee, cocoa bean, burnt caramel and toffee overtones from dark-roasted mocha malting. Chocolate-spiced finish picks up distant hop-charred Blackstrap molasses, tobacco chaw and pine tar illusions.
On tap at Ambulance, thin lactic milk stout maintains soft water base as dark-roasted mocha malts and flaked oats sugaring take center stage. Black chocolate, chalky cocoa, burnt caramel, fudge, toffee and coffee illusions never prove to be as sweet as advertised since ashen hop astringency brings overstated mid-range bittering. Subtle vanilla, burgundy and burnt nut snips stay below the surface.
On tap at Ambulance, richly hop-charred Cascadian Dark Ale brings dry pine resin and ashen charcoal tarring to forceful dark-roasted mocha malting. Minor grapefruit influence nearly drowned out by dark cocoa, black chocolate and muddy coffee overtones. Charred nuttiness reinforces massive mocha appeal.
On tap at Ambulance, uniquely designed crossbow-named hybrid drapes sweet bourbon atop yellow-fruited candy sourness and spice-hopped Belgian yeast. Oaken vanilla influence uplifts bourbon spirit, leaving vodka, vermouth and Chardonnay traces. Tart lemony orange zest ultimately battles back bourbon whir.
On tap at Ambulance, tart beige-hazed farmhouse ale utilizes Red Jacket apple cider to complement leathery horse-blanketed hay dryness and spelt grained earthiness. Yet its white-peppered green apple tartness steals the show midway, receiving a lightly acidic limestone parch and lemon-fizzed coriander salting. Very interesting and never too demanding for softer palates.
On tap at Ambulance, brisk medium-bodied IPA boasts of tangy “pineapple, cantaloupe, cherry blossom and grapefruit” influence, but lemon zest, mandarin orange, melon, tangerine, papaya and mango illusions make similar up-front impact. Dried piney resin seeps into the floral-bound tropical fruiting and crystal malt sugaring. It’s the perfect blend of Citra, Simcoe and Cascade hops!
On tap at Ambulance, mighty pale ale may be mistaken for hop-headed IPA in the wink of an eye. Mouth-drenching pine needling and zesty yellow grapefruit rind bittering are the product of a sticky Mosaic/ Calypso hop pungency that brings bark-dried wood tones to the fore as well. Orange rind, lemon peel, and passion fruit illusions backup massive grapefruit contingent. Sugar-spiced spruce sweetness perfectly contrasts brash piney citrus bitterness and slight turpentine-like ethanol burn.
Easygoing profile balances stylish floral-perfumed piney fruiting with biscuit-y caramel toasting. Dry Cascade hops freshen pineapple, orange, grapefruit and tangerine tang. Light cookie dough malting and mild spicing underscore citric nicety.
Velvety mocha-rich full body loads Goshen black coffee and bittersweet vanilla beans atop dry hop char. Black chocolate, chocolate brownie, espresso, dark cocoa and molasses illusions catapult pureed black cherry sashay and ascending bourbon-burgundy wining. Light anise influence provides sticky afterthought.
“Brazen” is an advertising overstatement. Instead, this well-rounded Brit-influenced oatmeal stout maintains a likable dark-roasted mocha malting and oatmeal sugaring above its coarse toasted hop char. Black chocolate, day-old coffee, espresso and peat illusions do the job as backup.
Intriguing English Brown Ale neatly duplicates molasses-draped gingerbread cookie. Brown-sugared nutmeg, cinnamon, clove and cardamom spicing as well as light vanilla hints sweeten gingerbread theme over slightly coarse hop astringency, ascending orange peel bittering and light pumpkin pie piquancy. Sharp ginger spicing really takes hold at finish. Well-done Christmas dessert treat.
