Awesome bourbon vanilla-sweetened espresso variant on KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) retains frothily creamed coffee tone as dark chocolate syruping comes aboard to placate latent rummy boozing.
HUBBARD’S CAVE ACCIDENT IN HUBBARD’S CAVE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Draught Industries, molasses-sapped milk chocolate sweetness and bourbon vanilla recess mingle with dark cherry puree tartness above Graham Cracker-sugared base. Mild hop char contrasts chocolate vanilla creaming of rich stout.
MAGNIFY BARREL WARFARE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, despite heady 12.7% ABV, smooth Taconic bourbon aging stays subtle as vanilla extract sweetener gets coated by molasses-rich dark chocolate syruping while nutty hop-charred coffee roast provides contrasting bitterness over honeyed wheat base.
HACKENSACK HARLEM TO HACKENSACK IMPERIAL PASTRY STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, bourbon barrel aged coffee beaning anchors rich pastry stout. Milk-sugared cocoa nibs, toasted marshmallow and vanilla creaming settle below the plentiful java surface.
MAINE FALL COFFEE STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, casually creamed cold-brewed Ethiopian coffee roast rises above dewy autumnal hop foliage. Underlying dark chocolate and molasses rye illusions contrast bitter cedar-seared tobacco chaw. A year hence at Pompton Craft House (2022), creamy coffee sugaring picks up adjunctive coconut, cedar and blueberry snips to sweeten its semi-rich profile while wet-leafed lupulin astringency wavers.
BOLERO SNORT BULLIEVE WITH LEGRAND COFFEE
Staid pale golden-cleared blonde stout lets fizzy lemon-wedged freeze-dried coffee mellowing slip atop oated pilsner malting. Smooth, not creamy, allowing mildly tart coffee bean acidity to beckon.
MAST LANDING / HOOF HEARTED HOW’S YER CAPACITY NOW? DOUBLE IPA
Easygoing clear straw double dry-hopped IPA collaboration with Hoof Hearted utilizes limey pink guava and grapefruit adjuncts for clean entry. Slight gin-soaked agave influence adds to the well hidden 8.5% ABV.
SOURCE TROPIC HIGH IMPERIAL IPA
On tap at Taphouse 15,sunshiny lemon-peeled grapefruit zesting and tangy orange rind bittering given mild powdered Sauvignon Blanc grape skin influence above oats-flaked pilsner malting. Tropical citrus appeal furthered by wispy peach, pineapple and guava snips.
SEVEN ISLAND MYTHICAL MISFITS CHIMERA
On tap at Taphouse 15, bright ‘n lively Greek-crafted double dry-hopped NEIPA utilizes Nelson Sauvin, Vic Secret, El Dorado and Equanot hops. Summery lemon zesting tingles orange-peeled grapefruit tang, salted pineapple bittering and sour grape esters atop herbal-spiced subtlety. Waxy crayon lacquering guards off-dry tropical fruited finish.
BAY STATE KELLEY NEW ENGLAND IPA
Juicy NEIPA boasts bright lemony orange-grapefruit tang and sharply spiced pale malt sugaring. Salty vodka-nipped tropical fruiting lets boozy alcohol ethers in the back door.
BAY STATE BECKY LIKES THE SMELL DOUBLE IPA
“Crushable” East-West IPA maintains sunny floral-spiced tropical fruited tang. Mild lemony grapefruit bittering and zesty orange peel sweetness ride above lightly astringent hop resin (and wispily tannic currant souring) of effervescent golden cleared moderation.
TROEGS LUCKY HOLLER HAZY NEIPA – 2021
“Soft, juicy hazy IPA” evenly spreads tangy orange, pineapple, passionfruit and grapefruit tandem alongside Gummy Bear waxed candy of upgraded Simcoe-Citra-Galaxy-hopped dry body. Beneath the surface, briny pine licks bring mild bittering to pasty cardboard bottom.