Lively Mosaic-Azacca-Citra hop triage combine for sunshiny citrus spree. Lemon-seeded grapefruit zesting gains floral bouquet as lightly salted pineapple-mango-papaya souring counters mildly creamed pale malt sugaring.
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NAP TIME INTERSTELLAR SPACE RYE INDIA PALE ALE
‘Generously’ dry-hopped grapefruit rind and orange peel bittering gains zesty lemon spritz and resinous pine oiling above ample rye spicing for bold medium body.
CARTON LIGHT & SWEET
On tap at Beef Trust, soothingly lighter (if not necessarily sweeter) version of Carton’s Regular Coffee retains soft nitrogenated mouthfeel, creamy white eggshell head and lovely milk-sugared coffee essence. Sweetened coffee tones gain subtle cappuccino, latte macchiato and Frappuccino licks as well as mild orange rind snips. A delightful offshoot.
CAPE MAY THE BOG CRANBERRY SHANDY
Absolute favorite sweet-tart shandy! Soda poppy cranberry-sugared lemonade licks sweeten above white breaded spine of pinkish amber summertime softie. Candied cranberry tartness gains voluptuous cherry lambic and raspberry framboise resonance. Could this be a national success a la Leinenkugel’s less interesting shandy’s?
JACKIE O’S DARK APPARITION STOUT AGED IN OAK BOURBON BARRELS
“Hauntingly good” oak-aged stout with abounding complexities. Aggressive bourbon sweetness gains immediate brown-sugared molasses sapping and caramelized chocolate-coffee conflux contrasted by sedate wood-seared hop char. Below the bustling mocha-bourbon mudcake surface, dried-fruited date, fig and plum illusions as well as distant hazelnut-coconut snips hide out. A decadent first-class slow sipper.
BARRELED SOULS MEXICAN DONUT IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, luxurious cinnamon-toasted brown chocolate sweetness gains molasses-sapped bourbon vanilla warmth and minimal chili pepper heat for sturdily spiced Mexican-styled stout (with well-hidden 11.4% ABV). Chewy cocoa-nibbed cookie dough creaminess enriches the cinnamon-peppered chocolate and vanilla donut-like finish.
THE BRUERY WHITE CHOCOLATE ALE AGED IN BOURBON WITH CACAO NIBS AND VANILLA BEANS
On tap at Ambulance, “sumptuous” wheatwine dessert decadence with heady 16% ABV coalesces confectionery cocoa-buttered milk sugaring with bittersweet cacao-nibbed vanilla bean adjunct and candied brown chocolate allotment. Subtle bourbon aging adds sweet warmth to fudgy chocolate-y vanilla creaminess, picking up toasted coconut, crème brulee, marzipan, honeyed hazelnut and toasted marshmallow illusions. Luxurious full-bodied treasure.
ICARUS BRUNCH HARD: THE FRENCH TOAST STORY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, wayward French Toast-inspired raspberry stout with maple syrup and cinnamon adjuncts completely lacquered by rich dark chocolate bittering. But pastry-like French Toast expectancy and deadened cinnamon spicing fade below tart raspberry chocolate caking.
SIXPOINT BARREL-AGED BIG RASPY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, salty Berliner Weisse-affected raspberry tartness puckers bitter black chocolate malting and tannic Widow Jane Bourbon subtlety, retaining lactic-soured mocha response. Mild oaken bourbon tangent gains subtle port-burgundy wisps at sour raspberry pureed smoked chocolate finish.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. COOKIE CRISP BREAKFAST STOUT
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, bold smoky black chocolate prominence gains mighty hop char as mild lactic acidity contrasts black cherry-pureed tartness and toasted coconut sweetness above its oats-sugared cookie dough base. Distant molasses, coffee and cola nut illusions fade. A bitterer mocha-dried liquid breakfast cereal.
BISSELL BROTHERS UMBRA STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, dark-roast black chocolate bittering gains cocoa nibs insistence, ashen walnut respite and scorched earth soiling over Maris Otter-malted molasses oats spine. Distant burnt coffee, espresso and soy illusions pervade smoky mocha finish of English-styled Oatmeal Stout.
PRAIRIE DOUBLE DUNK IMPERIAL STOUT WITH OREO
On tap at Taphouse 15, fudgy molasses-caked dark chocolate richness and bittersweet cocoa nibs drape Oreo cookie conditioned stout. Creamy chocolate richness gains ancillary bourbon vanilla, crème fraiche, hazelnut and black cherry illusions at Oreo cookie finish. On tap at Growler & Gill, creamy caramelized chocolate fudging enriched chewy Oreo conditioned full body. Syrupy maple molasses draped auxiliary cocoa brownie, vanilla, chocolate cake and chocolate eclair illusions.
