On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, cloyingly effervescent lemonade-related radler pleases sugary summertime thirsts, but gets redundant flavorwise. Light ginger herbage seeps thru lemon-candied hop oiling (and lagered yeast) alongside syrupy pineapple, peach and grapefruit snips as frothy vanilla head recedes, leaving lots of tart lemonade sugaring.
On tap at Woodstack Pizza, creamily brown-sugared coffee sweetness envelops rich java-influenced stout collab between two respected Connecticut brewers. Vietnamese iced coffee continuance gains light bourbon vanilla, milk chocolate, cacao nibs, cinnamon, molasses and café au lait illusions to further sweeten decadent coffee milkshake alternative.
On tap at Taphouse 15, leathery dry bourbon influence gains bitter Blackstrap molasses edge for oncoming dark chocolate, black coffee and oaken vanilla perk as well as slowly seared wood-burnt hop char.
On tap at Ambulance, off-dry medium roast Ethiopian coffee frontage gains mild chocolate-milked vanilla creaming to contrast light earth-scorched wood tones. Minor lactic souring encounters dainty espresso bittering in the backdrop.
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamy peanut-buttered Void of Light variant retains dark-roasted nutty mocha richness. Rich peanut butter setting given black coffee, cocoa and chocolate resilience to invigorate walnut-seared charred hop bittering.
On tap at Ambulance, dark-roast peanut buttering buttresses dry cacao nibs influence and hop-oiled coffee snarl. Black chocolate, burnt walnut and Brazil nut illusions seep thru rich peanut-buttered mocha façade.
On tap at Ambulance, dry black cherry souring gains tart red wine tannins and sweet bourbon drift for fruitful Imperial Stout. In the midst, sweet mocha pleasantries contrast pinot noir sentiments and delicate oaken vanilla bittering. Bourbon-draped black cherry protraction unfurls wispy raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry illusions way beneath the lightly vinous surface.
On tap at Hoover’s, aggressive Rise Up! dark-roast coffee bittering reinforced by nutty chocolate, espresso and cocoa bean rollick. Maximum coffee thrust picks up mild hop char at the bold mocha finish. Excellent java alternative.
On tap at Growler & Gill, fudgy black chocolate quaintness gains cookie dough smidge over dry cola-walnut confluence. Not an overtly sweet stout. And its fudge fantasy’s a little undetermined.
On tap at Growler & Gill, velvety porter offers dark chocolate and bitter cocoa to dry earthen nut char and smoked peat dinge with reliable results.
On tap at Growler & Gill, clean amber-hazed moderation brings appeasing peanut-shelled walnut roast to spiced toffee sweetness and earthen soy-sauced black patent-like malting in nearly sedate manner.
On tap at Growler & Gill, original porter given tart red raspberry adjunct and aged in the firkin for a smoothly creamed nitrogenated palate. Red raspberry piquancy gains pleasant raisinette, dried cherry and boysenberry illusions above wispy hop-charred nuttiness.
