On tap at Taverna Rossa, seductive black chocolate serenade and bittersweet cocoa nibs influence bring kiln-smoked dark roast mocha malts to the fore above lightly charred hop tarring. In the backdrop, well-disguised 11.6% ABV guards oak-charred peat whiskey daub as slim cherry-plum-date notions gain footing.
Creamily bittersweet milk-sugared dark chocolate syruping mildly usurps coffee ground nuttiness and cacao nibs chalking above earth-scorched hop bittering. Tertiary vanilla bean, chocolate truffle and Milk Dud illusions stay subtle.
On tap at Taverna Rossa, veritable party-in-your-mouth lets rich Scotch-licked bourbon spicing prod brown chocolate-sweetened vanilla beaning. In the midst, rich bourbon chocolate theme receives nutty coffee refrain, sparkly blackberry brandy wining, teensy cinnamon-curried spicing and mild peat-smoked black peppering. Complex wee heavy Scotch ale for nightcap.
Adequate German pale ale given “above average beer” designation. Likable IPA-like tropical fruiting links lemony passionfruit, grapefruit, orange, tangerine and mango tang to mellow coniferous pine needling in neatly predictable manner.
Mild lemony grapefruit-peeled orange rind bitterness enjoins lightly pungent piney hop musk, biscuit-honeyed pale malts, spritzy sugar spicing and wafting floral snips for one fine moderation.
No-nonsense moderation ties musky grain husk to earthen hop astringency. Slightly sweet rye, wheat and oats rusticity debunks numb floral-spiced fruiting.
On tap at Taverna Rossa, complex oak-barreled witbier strays from usual orange-peeled coriander identity as brettanomyces-soured white burgundy aging adds dry white and red grape esters, herbal deluge and floral whims to uncompromising hybrid. Bayer aspirin-like orange tartness, soapy lemon souring and mild pineapple-papaya-mango conflux recede as chamomile, hibiscus and daisy illusions find minimal space.
Tart coriander-spiced orange adjunct influenced by sour lemon pucker and vinous green grape esters. Salted coriander subtlety underlines lemony orange continuance as well as tertiary melon rind, guava and kiwi nuances.
On tap at The Oath, anxiously tart lemon peel bittering soaks up moderately acidic white grape tannins and sour green apple pucker over musty barnyard acridity. Salty lemon continuance gains limey raspberry vinaigrette flourish. Add raspberry or black currant syrup for full thrust.
Breezy springtime moderation reliant on spiced guava tartness. At clean midst, modest guava influence enjoined by tropical mango, kiwi and papaya whims over bready lager malts and dry earthen murk.
Dreary Texas-based spring bock barely betters mediocre Shiner Bock. Raw-honeyed sourdough mustiness and muffled fructose syruping mingle uncomfortably over moldy amber grains.
On tap at Taverna Rossa, smoothly copper-paled light body (official beer of popular Fort Worth band, the Toadies) does fine job coalescing chalky cocoa powdering with mild coffee tones, musty kiln-smoked earthen dewiness, roasted tobacco crisping, delicate prune notions and distant cola nuttiness.
