On tap at Ambulance, monastic Abbey yeast profile provides brown-sugared dark fruiting of Belgian strong ale for dark-roasted mocha malting of chocolate-enriched stout. A luxurious dry-bodied hybrid, its molasses-embittered Baker’s chocolate chalking and mild cocoa powdering override any prune, plum or fig nuances.
On tap at Abominable Snowfest, smoked black malts, dark chocolate syruping and bitter cocoa powdering pick up dark nuttiness (and a hint of licorice).
On tap at Abominable Snowfest, smoky walnut-shelled mocha malting receives dry Centennial hop oiling to contrast light maple caramel saucing. Slick plastique scamper covers bitter nut-charred continuance and dark-roasted black chocolate bottom.
Marking its one year anniversary, leisurely limited edition 2016 amber ale takes easygoing approach as subtly phenol-hopped grapefruit, pineapple, orange and passionfruit tang rises above caramelized crystal malting as brown-sugared raisin nuance fades away with nary a trace.
Dry-hopped jet black Cascadian Dark Ale’s cask-like soft tone lightens dark chocolate influence as well as dried-fruited raisin, fig and date nuances and latent black currant snip.
Well-detailed full body from 2016 small-batched Reserve Series brings bold dark-grained black chocolate richness to dry hop-charred coffee roast and bitter walnut sear while sustaining clean mineral water briskness. In recess, oats-dried molasses and mild vanilla beaning deepen black-malted mocha goodness while hints of dark rum, burgundy and black cherry waver. On tap at Biggie’s, 2018 tapped version retained creamily bittersweet dark chocolate roast heightened by sugared coffee, raw molasses, gooey anise and earthen hops.
Thrilling milk stout synchronizes richly creamed chocolate milking around recessive black coffee scurry, mild cayenne-peppered burn, cherry-pureed banana bruise, sticky anise trifle, wispy burgundy wining and molasses-sapped sugaring to oats-flaked maca root base.
On tap at Ambulance, smoked mocha malt prominence informs richly creamed Imperial Stout. Mighty brown chocolate-sweetened caramel spicing gains dark-roasted hop graining, ashen pine char and light peat sear. Distant black-malted coffee, vanilla and port tones add depth.
On tap at Ambulance, evasive English-styled barleywine may have medicinal cherry-candied 9.5% ABV, but its muted bruised cherry influence needs deeper penetration over mild molasses-malted spine and dewy peat respite. Cherry soda-like flow adds carbolic luster. Wispy vanilla, toffee and raspberry truffle illusions linger softly.
On tap at Ambulance, unconvincing lager-strained biere de garde yeast and downplayed Mosaic-Galaxy- hopped citrus perfuming dried up by barnyard-parched spelt, oats and straw wheat rusticity. Tart lemon-bruised bittering regales mildly acidic sour saison sashay.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing tropical fruiting rides above light resinous pining. Bright yellow grapefruit, navel orange, pineapple, peach and mango tang picks up latent lemon-seeded bittering over damp vegetal tinge.
On tap at Ambulance, “classic American pale ale” stays mild and unassuming while complementing pizza. Dried lemon acridity, grassy-hopped astringency and wispy herbal snip counter sugared-spiced pale malts.
