Mild aluminum-cleared, cumulous pearly-headed, German-styled pilsner brings desiccated lemon tartness and herbal perfumed hop musk to acrid barnyard graining. Dry barleycorn bottom lightly anchors easygoing gypsy brew.
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BOULEVARD WHISKEY BARREL STOUT – 2019
Richly creamed whiskey-barreled Imperial Stout (2019 version) drapes brown chocolate syruping upon molasses-sapped bourbon vanilla thickness, leaving oak-charred dark whiskey sentiment for bold nutty mocha finish. Ashen hop bittering counters sweet chocolate nougat, stewed prune, pureed raisin and gooey anise crescendos. A superior chocolate whiskeyed confection.
JACKIE O’S DARK APPARITION STOUT WITH VANILLA & COFFEE BEAN AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
Luxuriously rich bourbon-barreled Russian Imperial Stout gives desirable coffee-beaned vanilla adjunct a fudgy dark chocolate creaminess underscored by oaken hop-charred nuttiness. Caramel-burnt bourbon sweetness escalates marvelous mocha chewiness, allowing coconut, marshmallow, anise, black cherry and blackberry illusions to enter the decadent full-bodied fray.
PRAIRIE / EVIL TWIN BIBLE BELT IMPERIAL STOUT
Richly creamed collaboration aged on coffee, vanilla, chili and cacao nibs combines the fudgy dark chocolate malting, molasses-smoked muscovado sugaring and wood-burnt hop char of Evil Twin’s Even More Jesus with rummy bourbon-spiced alacrity for decadent dessert treat. Mild chili heat slightly sears robust vanilla-mocha stead, leaving chocolate mousse, Black Forest cake, chocolate eclair, fudged brownie and hazelnut cappuccino illusions on the busy finish (as well as not-too-subtle anise, cinnamon and marshmallow snips).
DOGFISH HEAD WOOD-AGED MILES DAVIS BREW
Popular kiln-smoked dry stout given leathery oak-aged treatment. Raw-honeyed molasses bittering and dry bourbon-burgundy conflux determinedly influence black-malted Bakers chocolate pungency, freeze-dried coffee spunk, fungi brown tea musk and black licorice snip. Mildewed black grape esters and tarry hop char stay mellower than original ‘brew.’ A dryer version at 9% ABV.
THIMBLE ISLAND VANILLA COFFEE STOUT
Sweet milk chocolate-candied vanilla entry buttresses roasted coffee stead before gaining unique cardamom-spiced tarragon herbage as well as wispy cinnamon-nutmeg seasoning and fern-like minting. Anise-draped vanilla sweetness coats the tongue at the confectionary chocolate-spiced finish.
LIC BEER PROJECT DUBS
On tap at Ambulance, Irish stout-like black chocolate bittering spreads across mild coffee tones and subtle ancho chili peppering. Mucky black patent malting adds sharp edge.
THIMBLE ISLAND COFFEE STOUT
Creamy coffee richness reinforced by black patent-malted dark chocolate bittering. Sedate vanilla bean influence and milked espresso dryness further embittered by affluent dark-roasted hop char.
PIPEWORKS BAKLA BOT IMPERIAL GOLDEN STOUT
“Colossal” baklava-styled Imperial Golden Stout (9% ABV) re-creates sweet dessert pastry (glazed with syrupy nuttiness). Creamily cookie dough-malted richness anchors honey, lemon peel, coconut, vanilla bean and pistachio adjuncts. Lemon-caked tartness sweetened by fig-date-raisin conflux beneath caramelized bourbon chocolate serenade. As for the varied adjuncts, its pistachio influence may be nil, but the brisk lemon-peeled souring, lightly acidic coconut milking and slightly bitter vanilla bean piquancy delight its crème brulee mocha finish.
BRIX CITY STRAWBERRY JAMS
On tap at Poor Henry’s, fabulous vanilla-creamed strawberry shortcake sweetness contrasts lactic lemon yogurt souring and perfumed lupulin oils. Resonant strawberry puree adjunct receives vibrant Citra-hopped fruit salad tropicalia, spreading zestful orange-peeled grapefruit sharpness and tangy pineapple, peach and mango juicing all over the resoundingly fruitful finish. Another fine ‘Jam’ by Brix City!
BRIX CITY BOW TO YOUR SENSEI
On tap at Poor Henry’s, dry lacquered fruiting stays tart over creamy crystal pale malting. Orange-peeled grapefruit zesting of Citra hops reaches woody Amarillo hop dryness and citric-pined tea leafing of Idaho 7 varietal for less hazy, eccentric and lactic New England IPA.
EVIL TWIN OOOHH…IT’S IN QUEENS, I DON’T KNOW IF I’LL MAKE IT
On tap at Poor Henry’s, creamy crystal malt sugaring zaps zesty orange-peeled grapefruit, passionfruit, mango and peach tang in highly approachable manner.
