On tap at The Helm, charming milk-sugared Cinnamon Crunch cereal knockoff with lightly creamed vanilla coffee stead sweetened further by caramelized dark chocolate. Try in lieu of a pastry for breakfast. In the can, lovely cinnamon cereal sendup soaked up by dark chocolate-coffee scrum, picking up fudged toffee, vanilla cream, maple syrup, banana chip and peppermint illusions.
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TIMBER ALES CHASING DARKNESS V3
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxurious Version 3 of ever-evolving Imperial Stout. Sweet chocolate syrup tops coconut-toasted candied pecan confection, hazelnut coffee caramelization and vanilla-beaned cocoa nibs bittering of richly well-integrated nutty mocha nightcap.
GRAND STRAND ATALAYA IMPERIAL STOUT
Creamy mocha-bound stout with Madagascar vanilla influence connects dark chocolate syruping to lingering black coffee bittering and slight nut char, leaving dark floral daubs in dusky dried cocoa finish.
GRAND STRAND SOPHIE BALTIC PORTER
Rich dark chocolate overtones and espresso-dried black coffee bittering given dark-roast hop oiling, picking up ashen walnut char.
COASTAL BREW WORKS NAUTICAL TWILIGHT COFFEE PORTER
On tap at Plank Pizza, seductive coffee roast and bittersweet black chocolate auxiliary incur hop charred espresso nuttiness. Cold-brewed coffee continuance picks up dark caramel, cappuccino, tannic vanilla and musty blueberry snips.
FIDDLEHEAD HODAD PORTER
On tap at The Helm, milk chocolatey coffee bean entry gains toasted coconut flakes lightly embittered by dark-roast hop char. Chocolate pudding skinned sweetness then dominates coffee-milked cocoa nibs splendor and nifty coconut companion as tertiary molasses cookie, cola nut, vanilla, almond and pecan illusions increase depth.
NESHAMINY CREEK BANTHA FODDER BOCK
On tap at Plank Pizza, soft-toned spring bock plies dewy peat to subtle plum-date tartness and spicy perfume misting but lacks definition.
TOMS RIVER WINTERTIME LOVE WINTER WARMER
On tap at Plank Pizza, wintry cinnamon-dried ginger, allspice and cardamom seasoning seeps into sweet orange peel zesting and oaken vanilla tannins above buttery caramel malting.
SKYGAZER WATERCOLORS COCO CREAMEE KIWI GUAVA TANGERINE
On tap at Taphouse 15, mildly sour kiwi, guava and tangerine tang plus yogurt-like coconut watering given plush marshmallow creaming. Zesty lemon vanilla caking sweetens tangy tropical fruiting against delicate citric alkalinity.
URBAN ARTIFACT TEAK
On tap at Taphouse 15, soft-toned tropical fruited kettle sour lets lightly acidic key lime bittering retain salty guava-pineapple tartness and lemon wedged Margarita cocktail persistence. Tertiary coconut-milked passionfruit, white grape and plantain illusions increase sourly semi-sharp tropicalia.
WELDWERKS / MORTALIS PARFAITS ARE DELICIOUS IMPERIAL SOUR ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, chameleonic fruited sour re-creates a yogurt-milked strawberry and raspberry parfait sprinkled with candied granola maple glaze. At the midst, slight caramel syruping sweetens lemon-creamed vanilla custard stead and mild toasted cinnamon sugaring. Its finish picks up passionfruit-guava souring to abet tart berry continuance. Not sure it’s integrated perfectly, but recommended to parfait dessert lovers.
BRONX WORLD GONE HAZY IPA
Juicy sessionable NEIPA corrals zesty grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering and salted mango-pineapple tartness to add ‘Tropical Wave’ fervor above white wheated oats-flaked pilsner malting. In the midst, floral-daubed lemongrass and chamomile herbage surface.