On tap, velvety dark-roasted coffee bittering and smooth hop-charred espresso backup define nitro-infused sedation. Ancillary black chocolate bittering and Cocoa Puff reminder deepen malleable mocha base of stylistically mild java stout.
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PORT CITY PORTER
Fine coffee-roasted medium-bodied dark ale seeps mildly creamed brown chocolate-y vanilla sweetness into soothingly dark-fruited dried fig, stewed prune and date nut bread illusions as well as tobacco-roasted peanut shelling and molasses-lined cocoa nibs panoply.
PORT CITY MONUMENTAL I.P.A.
Despite its stylistically pigeonholed ‘bitter’ designation and mighty forthright moniker, this toned-down medium body’s easygoing, approachable and nearly tranquil. Its placid floral-hopped pine resin bittering cloaks apple-skinned apricot, nectar, pear and grapefruit dalliances. A fine crossover for pale ale quaffers and open-minded lager heads.
PORT CITY TARTAN 80 SHILLING SCOTTISH ALE
Ambitious midrange libation gathers brown chocolate, vanilla and caramel sweetness alongside spice-hopped fig sugaring to dewy bottom. Buttery toasted graining and mild earthiness affix latent date-breaded nicety. Stylistically accurate, bettering most perplexingly nebulous offerings.
PORT CITY ESSENTIAL PALE ALE
Appeasing citron-hopped briskness will attract lighter thirsts as well as more refined tastes. Mandarin orange, lemon, lime and peach fruiting integrates floral honeysuckle perfuming. Faintest vodka-tinged boozing grapples tertiary clementine, pineapple, apricot and grapefruit illusions to mild biscuit spine.
PORT CITY OPTIMAL WIT
Easygoing Belgian-styled witbier proffers brisk citric effervescence. Sunny lemon Seltzer spritz spreads across subtle coriander-spiced orange peel sweetness, laidback banana-clove conflux and herbal lemongrass-peppercorn splurge to sourdough honeyed wheat spine. Musty grain wisp and peppery hop bittering merely underscore delicate intricacies.
EPIC BRAINLESS ON CHERRIES
Vacillating magenta-bodied pink-blushed Belgian-style strong ale aged in French Chardonnay casks offers sweet-tart cherry pureeing to musty lambic-like sour fruiting as crackled carbolic fizz settles down. Mouth-puckering cherry tannins soak into hard cider, raspberry compote, green grape, cranberry and oaken vanilla illusions. Not far removed from rhubarb pie.
TROEGS CHOCOLATE WEIZENBOCK
Heady German wheat beer hybrid (a.k.a. Scratch Beer Series #57), reminiscent of chocolate-covered cherry dessert, brings raspberry-pureed whiskeyed cherry frontage and fig-dried sugar plum midst to ample brown chocolate sweetness. On the mocha end, there’s Belgian chocolate spicing, chocolate cake richness and cocoa nibs pleasantries resting atop dewy moss. On the fruit side, cherry cordial, cherry jubilee and cherry pie illusions take hold. Well rounded, sufficiently balanced and quite enjoyable.
OTTER CREEK BLACK I.P.A.
Updated version of Alpine Black IPA given year-round permanence in 2011. Darkly roasted mocha malting deepens blackened hop char and usurps dark-fruited aspect. Caramel-burnt maple pining enhances midrange grapefruit-pineapple tease as well as tertiary black grape, raisin and fig nuances.
ROCK ART BLACK MOON I.P.A.
Effective collaboration with Hunger Mountain Coop truly exemplifies dichotomous IPA/stout merger. Sweet chocolate-covered cherry frontage picks up piney hop-charred bittering as tan head diminishes. Black cherry, black grape, pineapple and grapefruit crowd Cordial-liquored vigor above dark-roasted caramel malting. Heavy cocoa powdering reinforces mocha side. Ashen wood splurge deepens bitter conviction.
PORT MONGO DOUBLE INDIA PALE ALE
On tap at Twisted Elm, delightful citric-centered West Coast IPA outstandingly balances the bitter with the sweet. Pungent hop-oiled pining and lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering contrast tropical pineapple-tangerine-mango-papaya-melon panoply to floral potpourri backdrop. Sugary crystal malting elevates sweet fruitiness. Stylishly perfect.
EPIC BRAINLESS BELGIAN STYLE GOLDEN ALE
Fruitful yellow-clouded Belgian strong pale ale contrasts musky white-peppered yeast fungi against rock candied sugaring. Sweet banana ripeness takes hold midway, besting spiced apple pie, vanilla wafer, cantaloupe, honeydew, melon and pear illusions. Bulky 8.3% alcohol volume well hidden.
