On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, light chipotle burn and singed wood nosing positively affect impactful dark-roast pecan influence and black rye-like pumpernickel toasting of well-designed smoked porter. Creamier chocolate molasses mouthfeel makes up for less intense cola, walnut and praline undertones of Pecan Porter’s competing chipotle version.
VOODOO COWBELL IMPERIAL MILK STOUT – NITRO
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, luscious nitro stout provides fudgy chocolate cake sweetness to light-roast coffee, creamy vanilla and milk-sugared oats as its mild earthen cellar dankness creeps up behind. A veritable chocolate pudding.
LAKEWOOD FRENCH QUARTER TEMPTRESS IMPERIAL MILK STOUT
Tempting bourbon-aged milk stout provides lactose-sugared green Peruvian coffee beaning to creamy black-malted chocolate syruping and bittersweet nutty bottom. Mild cedar-like smokiness validates coffee-roasted chicory, vanilla and molasses sideswipes as well as insistent cola, walnut, hazelnut and coconut illusions.
WILD ACRE TARANTULA HAWK INDIA RED ALE
On tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium – Addison, amiable hop-forward red ale retains clean-watered crisping as yellow fruit spicing increases above dank earthen wood-toned herbal snips.
LONE PINT YELLOW ROSE
On tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium – Addison, massively dry-hopped IPA drapes sharp floral-spiced citrus tang above aggressive pale wheat malt bill. Dank cannabis-oiled herbage, mellow pine resin and honeysuckle rose tea snip seep into bright orange-peeled grapefruit, mango, tangerine, peach and berry briskness.
ZERO GRAVITY CONE HEAD INDIA PALE ALE
Quenchable citrus-brightened floral bouquet welcomes easygoing IPA. Lemony grapefruit tang picks up tertiary peach, pineapple and orange illusions as grassy hop astringency gains mild pine resin above doughy wheat biscuit spine.
REVOLVER IRONHEAD IPA
On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, animated hop-prickled bittersweet fruit juicing proves assertive. Sharp grapefruit tang and zesty orange peel sweetness gain candied pineapple, mango and peach subtleties. Perfumed floral pine lacquering deepens overall fruitiness.
REVOLVER BLOOD & HONEY AMERICAN ALE
On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, zesty blood orange adjunct sinks into light honey-spiced white wheat spine of murkily amber-hazed confection. Tertiary grapefruit, banana, apple and pear illusions guard honeyed blood orange template. Swift chamomile-lemongrass dalliance and peppery hop respite provides contrast.
BIG BEND HEFEWEIZEN
On tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium – Addison, effervescent carbolic spritz enlivens tart banana-clove sweetness and lemon-candied orange tang to its light vanilla wheat spine. Just a tad dryer than usual hefe fare.
FRANCONIA WHEAT
On tap at Brick House Tavern – Plano, mildly creamed hefeweizen brings beet sugar-like floral fruiting to the fore as serene banana-clove-coriander sweetness lightens over delicate wheat spine. Distant peach, orange and vanilla undertones sway.
SAINT ARNOLD RASPBERRY AF
On tap at Flying Saucer Draught Emporium – Addison, friendly light-bodied Berliner Weiss uses dry lactobacillus yeast funk to add leathery sourness to tart raspberry jam entry. Mild raspberry tea midst gains lemony cranberry pucker over cracked wheat spine.
KARBACH STAYCATION SESSION
Clean-watered moderation with sharp citric acidity and bustling Mandarina hop bitterness penetrating lemony yellow grapefruit tartness over pallid wheat spine.