Rich cocoa bean entry given bourbon vanilla warmth thickened by molasses-sapped maple and hickory-charred coffee undertones. Along the way, dark chocolate syruping coats chewy anise stickiness, bruised cherry sweetness and subtle cognac notions underpinning decadent full-bodied elegance.
On tap at Yard House – Nyack, lovely nitro-injected stout offers fudgy milk chocolate sweetness to hazelnut-glazed vanilla, milk-sugared medium roast coffee and maple molasses tones contrasting minor dry hopped walnut char. Perfect silken confection.
On tap at Ambulance, gently frothed dry Irish Stout plies mildly acidic medium roast coffee tones to subtle walnut-charred dark chocolate bittering and black tea snips with predictable, less resonant Guinness-like result.
Soft-tongued milk-sugared dark cacao pleasantry and vanilla-daubed burnt caramel creaming contrast mild earthen hop char over molasses oats base of velvety semi-sweet chocolate fodder. Beneath, chalky mocha dryness encounters slight weedy dirtiness.
Sharp sugar-spiced banana puree and tart strawberry compote combine for slick rummy clean-tanned cocktail knockoff. Ultra-sweet cotton candied gloss slickens pineapple, peach and red apple fruiting as well as cherry Sangria spell. A strawberry-banana lollipop.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, rummy pineapple juicing reminiscent of a pina colada picks up creamy milk-sugared banana pureed vanilla sweetness and zesty lemon spritz. Try in lieu of whipped cream-topped pineapple banana pudding.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, zesty sea-salted blood orange entry gains lemon-dropped liming and hard cider bite as well as tart raspberry snips. But gnarly orange oil souring could be deemed off-putting.
On tap at Growler & Gill, salty shandy-like Citra hopped brunch quencher lets dryly sour lemon lime pureeing, musky herbal snips and floral lavender swipe reach its raw wheat backbone before leaving a tart lemonade pucker.
Briskly clean Citra-Mosaic tropical fruit juicing seeps into resinous pine-lacquered grassy meadow, dank earthen soiling and sweet floral daubs, leaving lightly embittered grapefruit-seeded orange rind vibrancy alongside ancillary pineapple, mango, peach and papaya tang atop cereal grained malting.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, smooth pine-needled mango/grapefruit salting, zesty navel orange/tangerine tang and passionfruit-soured pineapple prickle pick up sugary bubblegum sweetness above creamy vanilla-daubed crystal malting. Tertiary peach, clementine, papaya and watermelon illusions flutter.
Floral-spiced orange peel zesting, lemony grapefruit juicing and tangy pineapple zing pleasingly outdo mild pine tones above dry oated wheat base of worthy tropical fruited moderation.
On tap at Ambulance, amplified Citra/ Simcoe hopped NEIPA increases orange-peeled grapefruit thrust, candied pineapple tartness and misty tangerine tang alongside dank pine resin above mild pale malt sugaring.
