On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Hoboken, dewy earthen minerality picks up sedate toffee-candied sweetness and baked-breaded Vienna malting for stylishly fine moderation.
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BRIX CITY UNDISCOVERED WORLDS PILS
On tap at Beef Trust, brisk Mandarina Bavaria hop varietal provides lemon-dropped pineapple and tangerine tang for resinous floral-daubed herbal notions and lightly sugared pilsner malting. Lively citric hops pick up mild wood-toned astringency.
ALMANAC SUMMER IN SAN FRANCISCO SESSION IPA
On tap at Russell House Tavern, delectable tropical-fruited India Pale Ale stays sessionable as orange-peeled mango, papaya, guava and grapefruit juicing gains sweet-spiced alacrity. Rummy banana daiquiri, red cherry and cantaloupe illusions flutter.

GOODWOOD BOURBON BARREL STOUT
On tap at The BierĀ Garden, serene limestone-watered bourbon influence delicately simmers alongside mildly creamed dark chocolate malting and wispy whiskey whirlwind. Light oak-charred hop bittering recedes as dry Baker’s chocolate, cocoa and vanilla tones gain footing by the musky mocha finish.
EVOLUTION MENAGERIE 10 RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Sweet whiskey syruping coats brown chocolate malts and molasses-smoked bourbon continuance of rich oak-barreled full body. At the midst, black licorice sinew grabs hold alongside less influential hazelnut, vanilla bean, charred cedar and cola nut illusions. A veritable whiskeyed chocolate cake!
SNAFU SHADOW OF DEATH IMPERIAL STOUT
“Intense” 10% ABV full body directs dark-roast mocha malting at heavy black licorice uprising and musky hop char, smearing brown chocolate syrup on top.
SONORAN WHT CHCT WHEAT ALE
Silken white chocolate-bound pale wheat ale gains lightly creamed vanilla fudging and fizzy lemon wisp but gets slightly washed-out. Doughy chocolate-vanilla Ʃclair illusions abound.
LEGAL REMEDY WORLD COURT WHITE CHOCOLATE MOCHA BLONDE STOUT
Creamy mocha-sweet ‘Remedy’ takes aromatic coffee roast on a journey thru white chocolate heaven for golden blonde-hued dessert treasure. Fudgy chocolate-toffee conflux holds on against milk-creamed coffee gambit. After a few sips, less inviting pale ale template gains momentum as mild hop-spiced lemony snicker appears.
LYNNWOOD KISS MY IRISH STOUT
On tap at Coastal Craft Beverage, dry black chocolate malting, mild dark cocoa bittering and light coffee roast encounter earthen hop char for stylishly efficient Irish Stout.
HOLY CITY PLUFF MUD PORTER
On tap at Mellow Mushroom, soft-toned ‘dirty-watered’ earthiness anchors dry chocolate roast, molasses-smoked vanilla beaning and oats-sugared coffee nuttiness of somewhat thin dark ale.
ALEWERKS PAYCHECK PORTER
Indecisive nut-roasted hop char and murky earthen smidge seep into sweet hazelnut and bitter walnut apprehension. Recessive molasses-sapped black chocolate syruping needs upgrade.
ALEWERKS TAVERN BROWN ALE
Straightforward moderate-medium-bodied brown ale tethers light roast coffee nuttiness to mildly coarsened dry hop bittering and delicate Gambrinus-honeyed chocolate sweetness. Blurry hazelnut-walnut-cola conflux could use a push forward.