On tap at Taphouse 15, resiliently creamy milk chocolate sweetness gains vanilla, marshmallow, burnt caramel and toasted almond influence to counter less prominent dry hop char in smooth fashion. Sugared mocha continuance ultimately reinforced by bittersweet cacao nibs persuasion for engagingly candied dessert treat. In the can, richly soothing fudged Oreo cookie sweetness wrangles relegated cola nut, vanilla, cocoa and marshmallow illusions above doughy chocolate malts.
Aged two years in Window Jane whiskey barrels, eccentric liquored-up version of gluten-free Modern Cup Of Sole brings driest bourbon whiskey and burgundy tones to musky cocoa-dried dark chocolate bittering, picking up light wood-seared nuttiness and slight hop char. But its lactic cold-brewed coffee murk, dirty earthen soiling and gritty buckwheat, millet and rice graining undermine the offbeat oak-aged milk stout.
On tap at Ambulance, luxurious rum barrel-aged coconut toasting enhanced mightily by brown chocolate-sweetened bourbon vanilla richness. Ample rum-soaked coconut adjunct never retreats against resilient chocolate-vanilla stead, gaining gooey anise spicing and black cherry-bruised tartness for further lusciousness. Rich dessert perfection!
On tap at Amsterdam Ale House, persistent dark-roasted black chocolate bittering and mild nutty hop char meet smoked molasses sweetness above soily earthiness. Dried cocoa bean, seared walnut, burnt toast and brown-sugared oats secure mildly creamed black-malted mocha rampage.
On tap at Ambulance, mild Hill Rock Rye influence perfectly suits luxurious brown chocolate sweetness of fine barrel-aged stout. Whiskeyed coffee tone supports dry rye lilt. Tertiary bourbon vanilla, powdered cocoa and brown-sugared spice gather alongside rich chocolate stead.
On tap at Sogo’s, robustly “sinful delight” (with unassuming 10.6% ABV) spreads coffee-roasted espresso bittering atop ashen hop-charred nuttiness with assaultive brevity. At the bold finish, thick dark-roast coffee tones gain cacao-nibbed black chocolate insistence and mild burnt wood fray.
On tap at Taphouse 15, softly creamed Ethiopian coffee remains gentle of the tongue as black chocolate bittering and roasted hazelnut sweetness surface. Chewy caramelized mocha richness receives latent vanilla sugaring. At the briskly clean finish, dark-roast coffee overtones gain slight anise spicing.
On tap at Ambulance, softly creamed cold-brewed coffee dryness placed in clean water setting. Mildly bitter coffee overtones receive cola, hazelnut and walnut influence, leaving recessive espresso tones at the back end.
Tart raspberry souring draped immediately by bittersweet black chocolate syruping, retaining ashen walnut-seared hop char. Ancillary coffee roast enjoins wavered cola nut, cocoa nibs and black cherry illusions lost in aridly phenol setting that rids any mocha creaminess.
On tap at Growler & Gill, dry-roasted black chocolate bittering and hop-charred nuttiness contrast less prominent oats-sugared maple malts. Dewy moisture drips onto bourbon-licked cocoa midst. Serve to Irish Stout lovers.
On tap at Ambulance, reliable moderation combines light coffee-roasted dark chocolate malting with dewy earthen grains and subtle nuttiness, leaving just a hint of vanilla sweetness at the sweet mocha finish.
