Despite dark mahogany hue, sweet sticky milk creaminess, and unmalted flaked barley roast, arid brisk-watered stout remains lighter bodied than expected. Tranquil dark chocolate surge, mild burnt coffee sourness, and latent overripe cherry ascension wisp above earthy vegetal base.
DICK’S BELGIAN TRIPEL ALE
Initial orange-bruised banana cream pie theme glides into brandy warmth as sticky crystal malt thicket, bittersweet raisin-fig confluence, and cherry jubilee permeation illuminate lilting hop thrust. Rangy 9% alcohol bulk gets heart beating faster like finest cognac.
DE ZWARTE MESTREECHS AAJT ALE
Moldy prune-nosed cherry-soured lemony grapefruit tartness initiates mouth-puckered oak-aged alcohol-fumed garnet-hazed Flemish red ale. Bitter-hopped finish inundated by vinous yellow grape tannins, tangy tangerine-apricot charm, and dry white wine fizz.
(DE ZENNE) X-MAS ZINNEBIR
Approachable rust-hued Belgian strong seasonal (with sour brimstone nosing) balances chocolate-soured cocoa-powdered dryness against subdued black-peppered herbs and spiced fig-plum dirge. Floral-dusted reedy wood tones and pumpernickel add to contour.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN SUMMER WHEAT BEER
Supposedly made from “adventurous recipe,” spry reddish golden mini-wheat maintains easygoing citric hop flow and gently spicy lemony backdrop. Brewery defunct: 2000.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN RAILROAD GOLD ALE
Juxtaposing sweet yeast against bitter-hopped citric tang, this easily imbibed watered-down carbolic ale stays crisp though lacking pronounced head and assertive body. Brewery defunct: 2000.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN FIVE MALT ALE
Opulent five-malt ale with chewy mocha creaminess and dwindling African black honey extract boasts efficient full-bodied retention. Scruffy fizz overwhelms fruity tartness and gentle grain base as black licorice finish finds middle ground between red ale and malt liquor. Brewery defunct: 2000.
DEVIL MOUNTAIN BLACK HONEY ALE
Unique ‘African black honey’ sweetness and robust mocha creaminess permeate foam-filled beige-headed golden. Dank chocolate mustiness sours sticky licorice finish bluntly. Brewery defunct: 2000.
(DE SILLY) SCOTCH SILLY SCOTTISH STYLE ALE
Sticky candi-sugared caramel sweetness noticeable at first, but brandy-like perk provides heightened afterglow. Pragmatic liquor-fueled Scotch malt residue flickers through moderate hop-spiced bittering. Nearly great.
(DE SILLY) ENGHEIN DOUBLE BRUNE ALE
Wonderful 8% alcohol Belgian dark ale with thick maple-sapped malt-smoked caramelized grain insurgence striking keen balance between sweet honeyed spicing, dried raisin-fig-plum consort and mild barleywine underling for heartily full-bodied treat.
(DE SILLY) ENGHIEN DOUBLE BLONDE ALE
Surfacing apple-spiced butterscotch tingle heightens creamy caramel-toffee sweetness reinforcing barley-dried wheat germ bottom (after carbolic foam subsides). Leafy earthiness lingers below, increasing divergent pepper-hopped bittering.
DESCHUTES QUAIL SPRINGS INDIA PALE ALE
Faintly orange-scented cloudy rust-hued IPA coats sweet caramel malt center with floral hops and resinous minerals. Flighty toasted grain finish mellows lingering citric bitterness.