Valiant dessert treat drapes Nestles brown chocolate sweetness atop glazed doughnut sugaring with fascinating results. Milked coffee sedation, chocolate caked creaming, black patent malt backdraft, vanilla bean surge, Belgian-dipped cappuccino waver and dry cocoa whims amp up rich hop-charred mocha madness. Anise, black cherry, bourbon and burgundy illusions drift below.
Masterfully hybridized dark lager (named after devilish rocker John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne) is a cut above the rest of most so-called German-styled schwarzbiers. Resonating ‘white’ Ethiopian coffee roast pleasantly inundates light dry-hopped bittering and dark-roasted mocha malting. Milked espresso, cocoa bean and toffee subsidies wispily affect persuasively bittersweet creamed coffee theme. Perfect for light-roast coffee fanatics as a seductive after dinner relaxant.
Nebulous autumnal medium body adds fresh-pressed apple juice to musky raw-honeyed graining and leafy hop stead, but lacks sufficient stylistic intention. Barren apple juicing shadows tannic grape snips and spiced citric nips, fading away quickly with nary a trace.
Tempting ‘tripel crossed with an American IPA’ opens with zesty grapefruit-peeled effervescence gliding easily into lemon-candied clementine, tangerine, pineapple, mango, tangelo and nectarine tang that contrasts musty orange-rotted souring. Black-peppered Belgian ale yeast creates herbal underbelly for sweet-spiced citric snazz.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, fully expressive dark-roasted mocha malt creaminess nearly overwhelms dark-fruited constituency. Coffee-sugared black chocolate frontage, black patent malt subsidy and dark cocoa reminder get soaked in sappy molasses as blackened charcoal-singed hop bittering deepens the contagious mocha prominence. Burgundy-wined black grape and black cherry tones settle beneath the surface. In the can, thickly frothed mahogany-bodied Cascadian Dark Ale seeps black malted dark chocolate bittering into mild coffee sugaring and ashen hop-roasted nuttiness as well as IPA-suited orange peeled yellow grapefruit twist.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, modified Imperial Stout relies not only on expectant black chocolate creaminess, but also evenly spread anise sweetness, hop-charred wood dryness and black grape souring. A daring dark ale likely to impress some avid imbibers, though stylistically, its puzzling blend may not appeal to traditionalists.
Affable moderate-to-medium body stays dryer than less intimate, more intimidating Tricerahops Double IPA as orange-peeled yellow grapefruit rind briskness picks up sticky piney hop bittering. Sugary caramel malt subtlety sweetens tertiary peach-tamgerine-pineapple-mango tang.
Monstrous Imperial India Pale Ale (8.8% ABV) allows pungent perfumed musk to boost bitter yellow grapefruit and orange pith rampage above dry piney hop resin. Floral-bound peach, pear, apple, tangerine, mango and pineapple illusions seep inside crisp citric setting.
One of the best Cascadian Dark Ales marketed, bringing dark-roasted black chocolate insistence, smoky black patent malting and ashen piney hop bittering to less prominent dried fruiting. Pineapple, grapefruit and clementine fondue illusions straddle mighty charcoal-seared mocha malt mass. Tertiary mango, papaya and orange marmalade undertones vie for space in ‘noirish’ environment.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, wonderful citrus-crisped pale lager hybrid utilizes alpha-acidic calypso and citra hops to beguile the senses. Wafting lemon zest briskness informs up-front yellow grapefruit tang and subsequent orange rind bittering, pineapple tartness, mango tropicalia and tangerine sweetness. Dry woody tones and grassy hemp reminder reinforce zesty yellow-orange fruiting. Beats original Hopstitution hands down.
Lively grapefruit juicing briskly saturates moderate dry-wooded hop bittering. Lilting mango, pineapple, papaya and navel orange tropicalia sweetens light biscuit-malted white wheat spine. Serve to mid-range India Pale Ale lovers as well as noble pale ale imbibers.
Commendable Imperial India Pale Ale boasts lively 10% ABV as peachy passionfruit-like Galaxy hops brighten brisk tropical fruiting and pine-needled hemp oiling. Salient pink grapefruit tang followed up by lemony pineapple, papaya, pineapple, guava and navel orange illusions. Sappy spruce snip helps sweeten the crisp citric sensations.
