On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, creamy bourbon chocolate sweetness picks up rich molasses-like whiskey nip, light vanilla beaning and grazing anise wisp. Black chocolate, dark cocoa and coffee overtones spread across lovely bourbon aging in richly silken manner.
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EMPIRE LOCAL GRIND
On tap at Taphouse 15, interestingly divergent Scotch Ale infuses Guatemalan coffee grinds into soft-toned mocha splendor. Tame dark chocolate and dried cocoa undertones reinforce splendid java influence above dewy Scotch malts.
SMUTTYNOSE THE STALLION IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, silken mocha splendor and latent dried fruiting pick up curried sugar spicing. Brown chocolate, ground coffee and dark cocoa overtones further sweetened by mild vanilla creaming. In the distance, bourbon, black grape and plum wine illusions awaken. Picture courtesy of mybeerbuzz.com
VICTORY COFFEE CREAM ALE WITH COLD BREWED COFFEE
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, wholly enjoyable cold-brewed coffee ale retains creamy mocha resonance over mild citric rind bittering. Ground coffee continuance maintains strength while tertiary vanilla bean, cocoa and mocha latte illusions serenade the backside.
THREE 3’S GIRLS NIGHT OUT STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, muted ‘oatmeal chocolate stout’ brings black-malted dark chocolate and coffee subtleties to distant black grape, bourbon and burgundy blurts above delicate toasted oats spine.
SAUGATUCK DARKER THAN YOUR SOUL
Solid medium-bodied stout offers black chocolate fudging, light-roast coffee richness, mild molasses sap and latent cola-walnut tones to toasted barley-flaked spine. Below the cocoa-dried dark chocolate surface, de-husked malts add dewy peat earthiness to neutralize mild tar-like bittering.
CZIG MEISTER TIRAMISU MILK PORTER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, soft-toned nitro version of tiramisu-styled ‘milk porter’ offers creamy éclair sweetness to milky chocolate mousse sedation, mild vanilla resonance and distant stone fruiting.
RIVER HORSE CHOCOLATE PORTER
Perfect chocolate milkshake re-creation brings creamy brown chocolate overtones to its dirty earthen base as mild vanilla-toffee sweetness contrasts light cocoa-beaned coffee bittering in the backdrop.
CARTON PEACH SWISHER
On tap at Poor Henry’s, fabulous brown-bodied peach version of liquefied swisher cigar drapes dried peach puree syruping atop dank blunt-like cannabis acridity, oats-smoked pale wheat malts and crisp charcoal-fired tobacco roast. Peach blunt likeness picks up subdued black grape, walnut and black chocolate undertones as well.
BRIX CITY / POOR HENRY’S LYCHEE BOOM BOOM WILD ALE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, splendid collaborative effort between Little Ferry brewer and Poor Henry zymurgist, Jesse, is a hazily beige-yellowed brettanomyces-soured wild ale utilizing floral-spiced lychee and vanilla beans to secure its dry-hopped (Citra-Galaxy) base. Alongside mildly acidic lychee adjunct, subtle unripe strawberry, passionfruit and yellow grapefruit illusions pick up herbal fennel, rosemary and thyme seasoning at crisp, clean sour-candied finish.
BRIX CITY CUVEE
On tap at Poor Henry’s, vibrant limited edition cuvee blends three vintage ales with wild yeast for tannic wine-soured champagne appeal, lightly vinous white grape tartness and tidy green apple pucker.
SLOOP SANGRIA RED
On tap at Growler & Gill, busy lactobacillus-cultured sour ale brings tart Malbec grape juicing as well as mild blood orange, peach, raspberry and cranberry adjuncts to salty Berliner Weisse base. Sparkling-wined green grape tannins add further vinous sourness to the Sangria finish.
