On tap at Ambulance, juicy grapefruit-orange tang and light mulling spices spike oats-flaked barley malting and mild hop bittering.
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COMMUNITY BEER WORKS AMAZING LARRY CREAM ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry popcorn-buttered spelt graining gains creamed corn sweetness to contrast mild hop-spiced astringency. Fine for cream ale enthusiasts.
ITHACA HELLISH LAGER
On tap at Growler & Gill, interesting soft-toned helles lager coalesces gluey honeyed pilsner malts with oats-sugared corn sweetness, toasted mineral graining and tingly floral-spiced hop mildness without getting stylistically apprehensive.
LIC BEER PROJECT HEAVEN BESIDE YOU (VIETNAM COFFEE, VANILLA BEANS, COCOA NIBS)
Majestic 11.1% ABV Imperial Stout drapes molasses-heavy chocolate syrup upon striking bruised black cherry sweetness, elegant bourbon-sugared vanilla bean impact and luxurious Vietnam coffee overtones, picking up tingly rum-spiced warmth. In the distance, sherry, bourbon, blackberry, black grape and black licorice illusions stay subtle.
CENTRAL WATERS CASSIAN SUNSET STOUT AGED IN OAK BOURBON BARRELS
Dreamy bourbon-barreled stout drapes syrupy black chocolate atop richly displayed ‘coffee, vanilla bean and cinnamon’ adjuncts. Expressive vanilla-beaned mocha overtones sweetened by cherry-pureed rum, cognac, burgundy and sherry illusions. In the recess, toasted coconut and marshmallow undertones nip at tingly anise spicing. Highly recommended to cigar-toting bourbon stout aficionados.
CENTRAL WATERS BREWHOUSE COFFEE STOUT
Exemplary well-rounded medium body lets éclair-headed milked coffee creaming absorb sweet brown chocolate syruping and subsidiary molasses, cocoa and vanilla tones. Day-old medium roast coffee continuance picks up mild hop-charred nuttiness, wispy black pepper spicing and dry bourbon-burgundy snips at the finish.
TWO ROADS ESPRESSWAY COLD BREW COFFEE STOUT
Luxuriously creamy Ethiopian-Sumatran ground coffee richness gathers syrupy black chocolate malting to contrast tarry hop-charred bittering above brown-sugared oats malting. Medium-roast coffee essence gains dry espresso, cocoa and vanilla tones. Fizzy carbolic Seltzer spritz tingles tempting java stout.
KENT FALLS COFFEEMAKER BRETT IPA
On tap at Ambulance, velvety mellow-toned hybrid connects light lemon-juiced brettanomyces acidulation and herbal lemon rind tartness to mild chocolate-nipped ground coffee adjunct. Thin lemon-peeled espresso finish picks up dry bark parch. Soft, thin…wispy.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS PANTRY PORTER
On tap at Ambulance, soft coffee tones enjoin raw spelt graining over bittersweet mocha malting. Delicate black chocolate subsidy, wispy vanilla bean reminder and distant cacao nibs snip make cameos.
PIPEWORKS CHIPOTLE SMOKED PORTER
Convincing full-bodied smoked porter lets moderate chipotle pepper heat nearly consume dark-roast mocha mass. In the midst, dark chocolate syruping gains ground coffee, molasses cookie and black licorice influences as well as hazelnut-shelled charcoal bittering and mild cola nuttiness to lighten up the red pepper sweetness contrasting its mellowing smoky chipotle burn.
TWISTED PINE GHOSTFACE KILLAH
Caution: absurdly hot ghost peppering remains highly assaultive and dangerous to sensitive tongues. Immense chili pepper heat intensified further by serrano, jalapeno, habanero, fresno and anaheim varieties. In the far distance, sweet thai, cayenne and red peppering contrast the tongue-burning scorch. Depleted pale malt base and zesty lemon snip neutralized by major six-alarm chili fire.
GIGANTIC KISS THE GOAT BLACK DOPPELBOCK
Nebulous schwarzbier never catches fire. Indecisive dark-roast mocha malting wavers above chalky cocoa, soy, cola, walnut and port irrelevance. Milk-sugared brown chocolate center needs more prominence. A true goat!
