Tart strawberry, raspberry and blueberry adjuncts leave mildly sour mouth pucker alongside bittersweet cacao-nibbed vanilla bean influence. Subtle Blackstrap molasses tinkle sharpens sour-candied berry tartness.
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RIVER HORSE CRAIC
On tap at Stone & Rail, outstanding Jameson whiskey-barreled Irish Stout layers luscious vanilla and coffee beaning with bittersweet dark chocolate syruping. Tertiary toasted coconut, marshmallow and hazelnut illusions slip behind luxurious mocha-bound bourbon vanilla richness. An Irish coffee alternative.
OMMEGANG KING IN THE NORTH BARREL-AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Curley’s, richly creamed bourbon-aged chocolate spiciness stays rambunctious above cedar-burnt hop char. Sturdy vanilla-beaned coffee influence and chewy raw molasses gunk deepen mocha resonance. Latent walnut sear contrasts sweet burgundy wisp beneath the bold bourbon chocolate dessert surface.
INTERBORO APPROVED STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, dry brown-malted ground coffee nuttiness and wood-burnt hop char regale Irish Stout-like tendencies. Underlying scorched earth soiling seeps inside ancillary black chocolate, espresso and cocoa tones to its barley-flaked mocha bottom.
WEYERBACHER 23 GOLDEN STOUT
Heady golden stout loads cascara, coffee and cacao nibs adjuncts over pale malt base. Bittersweet husk-dried coffee cherry tartness (cascara) confronted by slightly harsh ethanol burn (of 11.1% ABV). Espresso coffee finish lets chocolate-spiced vanilla sweetness gain mild influence.
CARTON PRIMOODONNA LACT-OAT PORTER
Bustling carrot cake-inspired porter (in collab with Bolero Snort) goes way beyond rarefied hybridized style. Creamy dark chocolate syruping adds bittersweet crescendo to carrot-sugared walnut flouring. Ancillary Sambuca, Kahlua, creme brulee, Turkish coffee, cinnamon bark and vanilla illusions as well as cherry-pureed dried fruiting climb aboard in the midst above lactic milk-sugared oats base.
FOOLPROOF VANILLA ESPRESSO RAINCLOUD PORTER
Expressively full-bodied porter brings creamy vanilla enchantment to espresso-milked ground coffee bittering. But soon, roasted coffee distinction overwhelms any discernible vanilla beaning. Way below the surface, caramelized toffee sugaring smothered by Blackstrap molasses, tobacco chaw and charred walnut bittering to its recessive oats-malted base.
THREES VOLUNTARY EXILE BARREL-AGED BALTIC PORTER (WILLETT)
On tap at Ambulance, bourbon vanilla spicing enlivens Willett-aged Baltic Porter. Dark chocolate syruping drapes ancillary molasses cookie, cocoa nib biscotti, Black Russian, sweet Swisher cigar, milked espresso and chocolate pastry illusions as well as nifty plum-date dried fruiting. Meanwhile, Willett Kentucky bourbon influence and creamy vanilla-chocolate conflux never flounder.
FAT ORANGE CAT BLOOD ORANGE BILLY INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, pureed blood orange adjunct lightly affects New England-styled IPA. Bitter Mosiac-hopped lemony grapefruit sharpness overrides blood orange tartness as timid wood lacquering provides musky counterpoint to delicately creamed vanilla froth.
SIXPOINT BINARY
On tap at Stone & Rail, dryer-than-usual Imperial IPA promotes sharp grapefruit and orange rind bittering above moderate herbal hop dankness, resinous pine and floral whims.
EQUILIBRIUM UNLIKELY FORAGERS
On tap at Ambulance, likable saison with subtle heather-honeyed dandelion adjunct lets zesty lemon spritz accommodate sour green grape esters, leaving light acidity upon leathery hay acridity.
EQUILIBRIUM FLUCTUATION DOUBLE IPA
On tap at Ambulance, ‘perfectly unbalanced’ medium body stays crisply clean. Bitter yellow grapefruit rind and brisk orange rind sharpness guide spicily tangy tropical fruit punch. Mild vanilla creaming sweetens ancillary mango, guava, peach, tangerine, papaya and peach juiciness to contrast minor wood tones and herbal nips settling below its splashy citric core.
