On tap at The Taphouse – Wayne, flattish Concord grape musk barely makes spritzy imprint as white wine esters, pickled dill tang and musty yellow grapeskin earthiness waver.
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CHECKERSPOT TOTALITY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
Bold stout aged in Sagamore rye whiskey barrels dumps dark chocolate syrup upon boozy sherry, port and burgundy wining plus lingered bourbon vanilla sweetness. Whiskeyed cherry bruise heightens finishing mocha bourbon resonance. Exquisite nightcap.
CHECKERSPOT ADMIRAL BUCK IMPERIAL BOCK
Beautiful bourbon-aged bock imparts true whiskeyed cognac warmth for caramelized barleywine sweetness contrasting dry rye flourish. Boozy Manhattan cocktail continuance picks up tertiary sherry, bruised cherry, glazed pecan and butterscotch candy illusions for impressive 9.8% ABV fireplace sipper.
CHECKERSPOT MORENITA MIA PORTER
Intense high-altitude jungle roasted Honduran coffee beans combine with nutty cocoa nibs bittering and a wispy citric rind twist for dry porter. Brisk clean water flow lightens the bitter mocha end of freshly roasted percolator coffee resilience and unsweetened cocoa bean continuance regaling bold porter.
CHECKERSPOT BEAR IMPERIAL PORTER
Smooth watered dried fruiting and winy whiskey response seep deep into dark cocoa base. Dry anise-spiced raisin, prune and fig combo receives Muscat-wined burgundy and blackberry brandy snips plus rye whiskey nip overriding musky mocha murk.
CHECKERSPOT HIGH & MIGHTY IMPERIAL IPA
Nicknamed ‘A Force Of Nature,” heightened 8.3% ABV adds boozy conviction to sunshiny dry bodied Imperial IPA. Bright lemony yellow grapefruit stead gains tangy tangerine-pineapple zing as salty pine licks and subtle herbage lightly come forth.
CHECKERSPOT FANCY PANTS NEW ENGLAND IPA
Tropical fruited NEIPA (using Idaho 7/Citra/Cashmere hops) lets candied orange, tangy tangerine, salted pineapple, sweet nectarine and lemon-limed guava, lychee and mango tartness combine alongside mild pine lacquering above porridge oats creaming.
CHECKERSPOT JUNIPERUS IPA
Refreshingly dry juniper berry bittering guides zestful Mosiac/Idaho 7-hopped IPA as lemony grapefruit peeled orange rind sunshine and candied pineapple tang briskly scour parched pine tones above mild oats creaming.
CHECKERSPOT STOOP SESH IPA
Sessionable IPA lets zesty lemon pitted grapefruit bittering stay soft alongside peachy mandarin orange licks, salted pineapple-papaya-guava tropicalia, tart passionfruit wisps and subtle blueberry-blackberry hints given delicate resinous pining over dry pale malt base.
CHECKERSPOT 24 KARAT KOLSCH
Mustier kolsch brings dry lemon pith spritz and desiccated orange musk to mild cilantro herbage above doughy white breading. Simple golden clear moderation.
BLACK FLAG FILLETS WITH TRUFFLE BUTTER
Luscious barleywine aged nine months in apple brandy barrels with Ugandan vanilla beans picks up caramelized toffee spicing and candied molasses glaze to override lightly pungent earthen truffle fungi musk. At the sweet whiskeyed brandy finish, wispy white truffle pastry, creme brulee, bruised cherry and fig cake illusions arrive.
CENTRAL WATERS TWO SCHULMAN’S WALK INTO A BREWERY BOURBON AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
Dry bourbon serenity cloaks day-old coffee musk and black grape esters contrasting dark chocolate-coated cherry cordial sweetness and dark cherry tartness of richly smooth 10% ABV barrel aged stout.
