Superfine coffee porter nightcap! Milked hazelnut coffee entry gains fudged brownie, creamed vanilla, roasted cocoa, toasted almond and peanut-buttered cookie dough influence before reaching its chocolate nougat center. Tingly cinnamon-curry-cumin seasoning and bottoming brown-sugared oats expand rangy dessert treat.
ROSCOE TROUT TOWN TWO HEADED STOUT
Smoothly creamed Baker’s chocolate dryness gains light roast coffee tone and espresso bean snip over mild hop char. Light molasses sugaring contrasts scorched earthiness below the surface.
CZIG MEISTER BLACKSMITH STOUT
Richly dry oatmeal stout pounds smoky chocolate walnut resilience and coffee-stained vanilla beaning into lightly lingering hop-charred bittering. Tertiary Baker’s chocolate, cacao nibs and espresso illusions pick up latent plastique coating at nutty dark chocolate finish.
CZIG MEISTER BLACKSMITH STOUT WITH MINT
On tap at Beef Trust, smoothly creamed oatmeal stout brings smoky black chocolate malting, mild minty anise freshness and iced coffee continuance to oats-dried spine. Tertiary cacao nibs, charcoal and pipe tobacco illusions wander.
BOULEVARD SCOTCH ON SCOTCH OAK AGED IMPERIAL SCOTCH ALE
Desirable merger pits rauchbier-like kilned barley malts and wood-singed peated Scotch dryness against brown-sugared molasses sweetness for 9.6% ABV limited edition 2017 release. Oaken vanilla seeps into kiln-smoked Scotch continuance, dampening its campfire setting while Band-Aid-wafted cured salami, seared bacon and glazed ham undertones emerge.
FINCH’S PIG IN THE WOOD ALE AGED IN WHISKY BARRELS
Exquisite bourbon whiskey entry (emanating from Koval Distillery barrels) brings boozy luxuriance to 8% ABV strong ale. Sweet bourbon molasses sugaring contrasts peat whiskey and dry rye tones while ancillary burnt caramel, vanilla bean, coconut and cacao nibs illusions add further complexity.
FOUNDERS DKML IMPERIAL MALT LIQUOR AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS
On tap at Growler & Gill, relaxing bourbon-barreled malt liquor contrasts maple-sugared corn sweetness against oaken vanilla-tinged whiskey dryness. Caramelized bourbon continuance gains firm footing as mild brandy snip sweetens the back end.
HITACHINO NEST RED RICE ALE AGED IN SAKURA CHERRY BLOSSOM WOOD
On tap at Ambulance, cherry blossom wood-soaked sake yeast gains rice-milked honey mead-like sweetness above tame pilsner malting. Lemon-soured oaken cherry tartness and mild cider pucker pick up salty ginger spritz at the finish.
J. WAKEFIELD HAVE YOU SEEN MY STAPLER TRIPEL
On tap at Ambulance, interestingly hybridized tripel utilizes ‘hop-forward’ IPA fruiting to complement honey-spiced candi sugaring. Citric curacao orange, mandarin orange and tangerine tang overrides tempered fig-date spell of Belgian-styled strong pale ale.
OXBOW SCHWEINSHAXE
On tap at Ambulance, offbeat collaboration with Cologne’s Freigeist Brewery blends rustic farmhouse ale with beechwood-smoked rauchbier. Damp campfire setting receives sweet maple syruping to contrast smoked salami salience as well as saison-related barnyard acridity and sour lemon snip.
YONKERS BUENA VISTA BROWN
On tap at Growler & Gill, polite grain-toasted nuttiness and lightly spiced caramel sweetness gain mild chocolate, rye, toffee and tobacco illusions. Ashen nuttiness informs delicate mocha finish.
RARE FORM MOXIE
On tap at Growler & Gill, briskly easygoing butterscotch-hazed Imperial India Pale Ale lets dry-hopped Mosaic varietal bring sharp lemony grapefruit-pineapple tang to the surface alongside wood-toned vodka ethers. Perfumed cologne musk pungently affects floral tropical fruited nature. Juicy tangerine, clementine and orange undertones linger softly near sugary pale malt bottom.
