On tap at Ambulance, medium-roast coffee tones receive cream and sugar sweetness above oats-flaked cocoa beaning. At midst, chocolate and vanilla influence gains authority. Light bourbon lilt further sweetens medium-full-bodied stout.
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BRIX CITY JOE & OATS
On tap at Plank Pizza, strong black coffee roast (courtesy of Hasbrouck Heights’ Koffe Wagon) penetrates oats-charred hop bittering and black chocolate malting with necessary vigor and determination. In the can, mildly creamed Ethiopian-based Sidamo coffee bean roast never fades. Try in lieu of java.
TIRED HANDS TODAY WILL BE A GOOD DAY
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned India Pale ‘Latte’ mingles Awake Minds coffee roast with embittered Madagascar vanilla beaning above lactic-sugared spelt and oats. But its tropical-fruited Mosaic hop insistence and yellow-wooded Amarillo hop dryness effectively overwhelm vanilla latte influence as grapefruit fondue, mandarin orange and lemon meringue illusions increase fortitude.
WESTBROOK 5TH ANNIVERSARY CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY IMPERIAL STOUT
Impressive 5th Anniversary celebrator plies bittersweet raspberry-pureed tang to chocolate-caked richness and ashen dry hop char. Dark chocolate syruping thickens cocoa nibs, vanilla and espresso nuances, but not at the expense of deep raspberry penetration and bruised black cherry subsidy.
(DE PROEF) TO OL GOLIAT IMPERIAL STOUT BREWED WITH COFFEE
Superb full-bodied stout (with hidden 10% ABV) loads delightful sweet-milked gourmet coffee richness atop fudgy dark chocolate creaming and oats-sugared maple molasses tangent. Capacious coffee roast enlightens light vanilla, cola nut and cocoa illusions in the midst. Strong coffee bean finish gathers mild espresso, cappuccino and mochaccino undertones.
GREAT DIVIDE ESPRESSO OAK-AGED YETI IMPERIAL STOUT
Tremendous oak-aged Yeti hybrid (circa January 2016) brings dry dark-roasted coffee bean richness and dark chocolate bittering to intense espresso prominence. Mighty espresso density picks up earthen wood hop char, oaken vanilla sedation and tobacco chaw pungency linger bitterly behind mighty mocha ensemble.
PEEKSKILL WAKE UP CALL
On tap at Ambulance, standard hop-fruited pale ale piles on Columbian Villa Gladys coffee roast to amplify zesty grapefruit-lemon juicing. By the moderate citric-embittered finish, bittersweet coffee influence gently smooths out.
BRIX CITY CHEAP LABOR IPA
On tap at Plank Pizza, sessionable blue collar fodder offers modest grapefruit-peeled lemon zest to mild citric-pined hop bittering (Cascade, Mosaic, Simcoe) and clean mineral watering.
COMMON ROOTS LAST LIGHT IPA
Delightful flagship India Pale Ale (with flavors and aromas of grapefruit and melon) truly resonates. Juicy yellow grapefruit tang ripens sweet melon, cantaloupe and honey dew syruping above caramel-crystal malt sugaring. Lively lemon zest brings sunny citric ambiance to floral fructose affluence as grassy-hopped pine resin adds proper bittering.
LOST NATION PETIT AREDENNES WITBIER
Leathery bone-dry farmhouse ale blends sour lemon-peeled witbier briskness with leathery Belgian yeast musk and salty gose-like limestone acridity over distant grassy-hopped astringency. Clean citric continuance and wispy white peppering soften in low alcohol setting.
AVERY RASPBERRY SOUR AGED IN OAK
Mouth-puckering lactic acidity surrounds sweet-tart raspberry rasp as well as oaken cherry musk and lemony balsamic vinegaring. Raspberry vinaigrette midst picks up green grape, crabapple and passionfruit souring alongside less noticeable botanical herbage.
COOPER’S CAVE RADEAU RED ALE
Off-tasting sour citric cider coarseness and light white grape vinegaring mismatched with raw-honeyed rye mold and mustily dank soiling, indirectly recalling English-styled mild ale (or ESB). At the midst, leafy-hopped green grape, brown pear, rotted orange, unripe apricot and desiccated fig undertones add to the confusion.
