On tap at Taphouse 15, pinkish magenta-hazed gose brings stylishly soft-toned salted coriander dryness to sour cherry, guava and mango adjuncts. Tart raspberry pucker enjoins sour tropical fruiting alongside dainty yellow-pink grapefruit bittering above mildly acidic oaken vanilla base. Fine hybridized gose.
Crisp clear-yellowed German-styled pils provides briskly carbolic salted lemon spritz for grassy Noble-hopped dryness, leaving light floral-spiced herbage and mild wood shavings upon the biscuit-y cracker back end. A superfine hoppy pilsner.
On tap at Growler & Gill, Irish Car Bomb-like nitro stout retains soothingly creamed dark chocolate syruping, honeyed Graham Cracker sugaring and sweet vanilla serenity (somehow recalling above-mentioned cocktail that combines Jameson Whiskey, Bailey’s Irish Cream and Guinness Stout). Black Forest cake, fudged brownie, crème brulee and cocoa milk illusions add further richness to extraordinary dessert treat.
On tap at Ambulance, mild oak-charred Black Dirt Bourbon Whiskey aging softly soaks into dark-roast coffee and black chocolate resonance, leaving dry rye notions in the midst. Nut-seared mocha richness overrides rye whiskey tones by wide margin.
Richly creamed Mexican-styled full body remains boldly well-balanced yet lusciously soft-tongued. Exuberant mocha-spiced sweetness increases brown-sugared cinnamon adjunct to contrast mild ancho-pablano peppering above molasses-glazed flaked oats malting. Minty chocolate luxuriance gains lovely milk-sugared coffee, bourbon vanilla, cocoa nibs, crème brulee, café au lait, coconut and hazelnut undertones. Recommended.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, mild oak-charred brandied cognac influence stays subtle against sweet brown chocolate entry and oncoming bourbon vanilla intensity, leaving fudgy toffee creaming upon rich mocha finish. Needs more dynamic blend with higher cognac impact, but fine nevertheless.
On tap at Taphouse 15, resiliently creamy milk chocolate sweetness gains vanilla, marshmallow, burnt caramel and toasted almond influence to counter less prominent dry hop char in smooth fashion. Sugared mocha continuance ultimately reinforced by bittersweet cacao nibs persuasion for engagingly candied dessert treat. In the can, richly soothing fudged Oreo cookie sweetness wrangles relegated cola nut, vanilla, cocoa and marshmallow illusions above doughy chocolate malts.
Aged two years in Window Jane whiskey barrels, eccentric liquored-up version of gluten-free Modern Cup Of Sole brings driest bourbon whiskey and burgundy tones to musky cocoa-dried dark chocolate bittering, picking up light wood-seared nuttiness and slight hop char. But its lactic cold-brewed coffee murk, dirty earthen soiling and gritty buckwheat, millet and rice graining undermine the offbeat oak-aged milk stout.
On tap at Ambulance, luxurious rum barrel-aged coconut toasting enhanced mightily by brown chocolate-sweetened bourbon vanilla richness. Ample rum-soaked coconut adjunct never retreats against resilient chocolate-vanilla stead, gaining gooey anise spicing and black cherry-bruised tartness for further lusciousness. Rich dessert perfection!
On tap at Amsterdam Ale House, persistent dark-roasted black chocolate bittering and mild nutty hop char meet smoked molasses sweetness above soily earthiness. Dried cocoa bean, seared walnut, burnt toast and brown-sugared oats secure mildly creamed black-malted mocha rampage.
On tap at Ambulance, mild Hill Rock Rye influence perfectly suits luxurious brown chocolate sweetness of fine barrel-aged stout. Whiskeyed coffee tone supports dry rye lilt. Tertiary bourbon vanilla, powdered cocoa and brown-sugared spice gather alongside rich chocolate stead.
