On tap at Taphouse 15, sweet bourbon aging engages Double Stuf’t Oreo cookie knockoff. Fudgy cocoa nibs splendor reaches creamy vanilla center, leaving Devils Food Cake, brownie batter, bourbon vanilla and white chocolate illusions on its whiskeyed 11.5% ABV path. In the can, sweet bourbon-whiskeyed vanilla spicing impact rich cocoa-nibbed Oreos cookie confection, picking up fudgy brown chocolate and fluffy marshmallow sugaring as well as slight gingerbread snip.
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MAST LANDING PARTY TRICK STOUT W/ CHOCOLATE & TOASTED COCONUT
Cocoa powdered coconut milkiness compromised by earthen peat murk as smoked maple molasses and musky dried fruiting waver above sour rye breading for underwhelming, stylishly obtuse stout.
CYPRESS PLUNDERING PUMPKINS RUM BARREL AGED STOUT
Pumpkin-seeded cinnamon bark dryness quickly encounters bustling pumpkin-pied sweetness in rich dark chocolate setting as Cruzan rum aging seeps in. Dazzling cinnamon and nutmeg resilience receives molasses-candied glaze and a spot of black coffee as terpy sandalwood, tarragonish anise and bourbon vanilla licks add to its bountiful luster.
CENTRAL WATERS REESE AND DESIST IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, fulsome bourbon barrel aged stout blends brown chocolate sweetness with less prominent peanut buttering for Reese’s candy bar knockoff. Creamy chocolate resilience gains dry bourbon and sweet whiskey tones, picking up mild black peppering. There’s even a slight chocolate chip cookie nip.
MUCKRAKER DARK AS YOUR SOUL WHEATED IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, rye-like dark wheat influence pervades Scottish heavy yeast fermenting as soily hop-charred peat pervades roasted black chocolate residue securing lightly soured black cherry and black grape tartness plus dry burgundy swerve. Offbeat Imperial Stout for probing dark ale fans.
MUCKRAKER SECOND EDITION ’23
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sour ‘second-runnings stout conditioned on spent blackberries’ and cacao nibs retains dry lemon wedged coffee oiling and lightly bitter Bakers chocolate snicker over peaty compost soiling as murky dark cherry/ blackberry tartness and dry bourbon licks linger softly.
KANE MEXICAN BRUNCH IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, impressive bourbon-aged Mexican-styled porter utilizes spiced-up chili peppering to complement cacao-nibbed brown chocolate sweetness. Cinnamon coffee continuance picks up gingerbread cookie and maple molasses niceties as well as wintry nutmeg-cumin snips. Recessive bourbon influence stays subtle for hot cocoa alternative.
KANE MORNING MOCHA IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sweet Hershey’s chocolate candy bar intensity retains fulsome froth for superb Morning Bell variant utilizing Ugandan and Haitian cocoa nibs. Creamy brown chocolate syruping fortified by equally rich vanilla sugaring for perfect sweet-tooth confection.
BURLINGTON BEER BARISTA DOUBLE COFFEE PORTER
Smoothly creamed medium roast French press coffee (from Vermont’s Abracadabra Coffee Co.) soothingly engages dry porter. Oily hop charred java entry receives bitter espresso-milked black chocolate, vanilla and molasses subtleties plus black pepper remnant.
LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES GRANDE CUVEE PORTER BALTIQUE
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxurious Baltic porter brings cherrywood-smoked chocolate malting to the fore as molasses coffee, glazed hazelnut, espresso and cappuccino niceties glide by. At the finish, burnt wood tones amplify hop-charred bittering countered by dark chocolate spicing.
THREE FLOYDS AGGROMASTER COFFEE ALE
Abrupt medium-roast coffee bittering contrasted by milk-sugared caramel creaming and mild charred nuttiness above dewily peated Scottish malting. Black coffee finish picks up slightest vanilla, cacao nibs and molasses snips to serenade its rich mocha resolve. Recommended.
NEWBURGH I HATE RAISINS OATMEAL COOKIE IMPERIAL BROWN ALE
On tap at Pompton Craft House, oatmeal raisin cookie knockoff places brown-sugared raisin sweetness across maple molasses oats and cinnamon vanilla buttering contrasting dark hop roast above semi-rich dark chocolate base.
