Masterful oak-aged stout (with well-disguised 12% ABV) drapes awesome fresh-roasted Black Satin coffee bean intensity above bitterly roasted cocoa nibs and sweet vanilla-fudged dark chocolate. Subtle whiskey-barreled oak char seeps into milky espresso-cappuccino respite, wispy bourbon-rum stead and mild coconut whims. Chewy anise presence slides off the tongue. A creamy coffee-flavored chocolate milkshake alternative worthy of highest praise.
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CORONADO BLUE BRIDGE COFFEE STOUT
Sensational soft-toned dry body offers mild cocoa-powdered chocolate creaming to subtle dark-roasted coffee bean theme. Veiled almond-milked vanilla, espresso, chicory, cocoa and molasses undertones given dry-hopped desiccation. Though thin on the palate, its wondrous coffee flavoring really hits home. On tap at River Of Beer, delightful dark-roast Cafe Moto coffee bean essence gains milk-sugared sweetness in efficient manner.
21ST AMENDMENT/ ELYSIAN HE SAID PUMPKIN PORTER
On tap at Pony Bar, hybridized Baltic porter brings subtle pumpkin pie spicing to caramelized Vienna malting and earthy hop rusticity. At its midst, dark-roasted chocolate powdering reinforces mocha-molasses influence above plastique black licorice niche and wood-charred respite. Ancillary tarragan, caraway, cinnamon and ginger-like galangal adjuncts crowd initial pureed pumpkin sweetness.
NORTH COAST CLASS OF ’88 BARLEYWINE
Resembling a West Coast India Pale Ale with its resinous piney fruiting and candi-sugared caramel malting, summery maibock-like barleywine will please less aggressive hop heads. Black-peppered hop spicing inundates juicy grapefruit-peeled navel orange, pineapple, mango, nectarine, red apple, pear and peach tones to its cracked wheat spine.
THE BRUERY 6 GEESE-A-LAYING BELGIAN-STYLE DARK ALE (WITH CAPE GOOSEBERRIES)
Richly balanced unfiltered holiday ale spreads candi-sugared gooseberry tang across spicy dried fruiting and syrupy liqueur-like sugaring. Bittersweet damson plum, stewed prune, green raisin, dark cherry and fig illusions gain prominence over lightly creamed caramel malting. Wintry cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger seasoning softly fluctuates.
UINTA DETOUR DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Pony Bar, highly expressive Imperial IPA perfectly balances stylish piney fruited briskness with creamy crystal malt sugaring (intriguingly masking husky 9.5% ABV). Sticky resinous pine pungency and bitter orange-peeled grapefruit, pineapple and mango tropicalia contrast candied pear, peach and apple sweetness. Floral-tinged evergreen freshness adds to delightful fruity zest.
UINTA ANNIVERSARY BARLEYWINE
On tap at Pony Bar, excellent 2014 strong ale will surely please West Coast India Pale Ale heads with its rounded citric-pined intrigue. Tangy orange-bruised pink grapefruit frontage gains dried-fruited cherry-fig-prune sweetness above dry-hopped pine forestry. Chewy caramel malt syruping and sappy spruce snip thicken rich pulpy resolve.
UINTA TINDER RAUCHBIER
On tap at Pony Bar, approachable beechwood-smoked German moderation needs thicker malt smokiness and better cured meat spicing. Stylish Band-Aid astringency almost forsakes fading peat-smoked beechwood influence and damp campfire aromatics. Glazed ham and candied apple sweeten its soft-toned core.
ROGUE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT
Though doubling the bittersweet Dutch chocolate used in Rogue Chocolate Stout, this newer version is not richer, creamier or better than the original. Nevertheless, its debonair dark chocolate malting will satiate mocha lovers of all stripes. Fudgy creme de cocoa and creme brulee illusions sweeten its lofty oats-honeyed chocolate entry. Tertiary chocolate chip cookie, dark toffee, maple molasses, milked coffee and vanilla nuances help contrast dry hop-charred bittering. Perfect for dessert.
MILLSTREAM OKTOBERFEST LAGER
Malt-heightened version of Millstream’s Munich-styled Schild Brau Amber places mildly creamed Vienna malting and crayon-like grouted hops inside honeyed wheat Graham Cracker theme. Caramel, butterscotch and sugar cookie illusions sidle apple-candied cherry tartness above doughy breading. Dewy peat moss dampens the main frame. Just a bit unwieldy.
SHOCK-TOP TWISTED PRETZEL WHEAT
Mildly interesting bronze-hazed moderation brings burnt buttered popcorn aromatics to soft pretzel-breaded wheat spine. Perky Seltzer hop fizz enlivens doughy pretzel scamper as well as tertiary sesame, poppy and caraway illusions. Stylistically – not related to any Shock-Top Belgian yeast strain yet encountered.
GLUTENBERG RED ALE
Clearly confusing red ale styling (in a can) at least betters brewers’ nasty gluten-free American Pale Ale. Shrill metallic shards scrape the inside of the musty millet-grained chestnut groove. Muffled flavor profile also tosses buckwheat, molasses and candy syrup into the confounding mix. Ashen nutty coarseness helps ruin the dank malt finish.
