Dark cocoa bittering infiltrated by Blackstrap molasses, oily black coffee, milked espresso and anise stickiness as well as tarry hop char. Less creamy, sweet and candied than inspirational chocolate con leche dessert.
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GENESEE IMPERIAL STOUT
Bittersweet cacao nibs provide dark chocolate entry rallying past hop-charred nuttiness, Blackstrap molasses bittering and dark toffee scamper. Tertiary black grape tartness, anise spicing and seared wood nuances complete fair ’22-introduced stout.
WEST KILL FRESH COAT OATMEAL STOUT
Bittersweet dark chocolate penetrates milk-sugared coffee tones and molasses oatmeal base. Mild hop char increases tarry mocha bitterness consuming robust stout.
EQUILIBRIUM MOBIUS PORTER WITH COFFEE AND VANILLA
Updated Mobius variant betters original with its coffee-vanilla forward design. Soft-tongued Madagascar vanilla bean bittering absorbs lightly creamed coffee roast that then pervades dark roast hop-charred porter. At the finish, unsweetened cacao nibs insistence and dry espresso milking join vanilla coffee richness. Only some latent oily coffee remnant dampens fine prospect.
DESTINATION UNKNOWN PINA COLADA NEW ENGLAND IPA
Salt-rimmed pineapple zesting and toasted coconut sugaring peruse lactose-aided vanilla creaming then given stiff vodka-like kick underscoring rummy Pina Colada knockoff. Marshmallow fluffed ambrosia salad illusions as well as orange marmalade tartness, lemon meringue piquancy, lime-zested guava souring and musty green grape esters provide ample follow-thru. Only a hint of alkaline astringency gets in the way of perfection.
FROTH JUICE LIFE INDIA PALE ALE
Soft-tongued lightly spiced orange tartness receives tangy tangerine-pineapple-mango-apricot respite above delicate honeyed wheat base. Juicy orange zesting splashes the amiable citric-pined finish.
DECADENT GUAVA CREAM POP IPA
Creamy vanilla ice cream sugaring tops guava pureed sherbet milking for frothily sunny golden hazed milkshake IPA. Sweet guava ice creaming gains lemon meringue tartness and key lime pie zesting as soft piney reminder lingers below tangy tropical confection.
CATSKILL RATFACE MACDOUGALL DOUBLE IPA
Soft-toned lemony orange zesting picks up spritzy grapefruit zing, mild papaya-passionfruit souring and light citric vodka spark, relegating any piney bittering.
VICTORY HONEYPOT IPA
Efficient small-batch ’23 IPA retains soothingly soft-toned orange blossom honeyed citrus zing to counter musky dark-roast hop bittering. At the midst, dry pine-toned grapefruit and orange rind bittering contrasts pineapple-candied peach tang above caramel malt base.
MONTAUK WAVE CHASER INDIA PALE ALE
Sessionable moderate bodied IPA brings floral-spiced fruited tropicalia to the fore as tidy orange-peeled pineapple zesting, mild yellow grapefruit bittering and peachy mango tang gallop thru honeyed malt base. Delicate piney hop bittering detected latently.
BERLINER GESCICHTE HEFEWEIZEN
Polite Berlin-styled hefe provides salty lemony herbage for lightly vanilla-creamed banana and clove sweetness to its sugared wheat base. Crystalline, yes, but somewhat unassuming at dryish finish.
MAKKU MANGO MAKKULI KOREAN RICE BEER
Turbid yellow-glazed Korean-styled cream fraiche mousse knockoff brings cane-sugared pureed mango sweetener to slushy marshmallow fluffed gunk, piquant lemon pie and tart orange spritz. Sweet-tart mango continuance, sweet rice base and rummy vanilla creaming ultimately absorbed by orange concentrate.
