Voluptuous “Tropical Stout” with cacao nibs and lactose aged in cedar-like cypress wood gains mild hop char to contrast fudgy chocolate caking in briskly clean water setting. Subtle black chocolate syruping drapes cocoa-dried espresso and French vanilla auxiliary beneath the surface of deviously delicious Anglo-American collaboration.
On tap at Ambulance, traipsing dark-roast coffee meanders thru Avery’s bourbon-barreled Mephistopheles Stout. Richly creamed dark chocolate fudging gains viscous anise influence to compete with spirited java influence and mellow bourbon vanilla warmth. Hazelnut coffee, espresso, cocoa nibs, molasses and toffee illusions thicken its decadent resolve.
On tap at Ambulance, “beefed up version” of Short Dark & Handsome Stout drapes rich molasses-sugared brown chocolate syrup atop cocoa-powdered coffee roast and bittersweet vanilla adjunct. Chocolate mousse, caffe macchiato, toasted coconut and dried cherry illusions enrich mocha oatmeal cookie finish.
On tap at Ambulance, mild milk-sugared coffee entry receives chocolate donut glaze to contrast dark-roasted hop char above molasses oats base. Tertiary cocoa, espresso and vanilla illusions enrich full-bodied breakfast meal.
On tap at Ambulance, freshly roasted Philippines coffee beaning amply highlights richly creamed full body. Fudgy black chocolate, gooey anise, dark cherry and vanilla undertones deepen java thrust.
On tap at Ambulance, milk-sugared French roast coffee overtones gain dry cocoa and black chocolate influence as well as residual orange-dried grapefruit tartness for uncommon mocha-citric eccentricity.
On tap at Ambulance, mildly creamed chocolate-coffee confluence rides above bittersweet blueberry rasp and oats-sugared nuttiness. Wispy raspberry, strawberry and cherry notions recede way below dark-roasted mocha mass.
On tap at Sogo, velvety rich limited edition Valentine’s Day twist on red velvet cake regales creamy black chocolate, dark cocoa and Madagascar vanilla bean scheme with understated blueberry tartness over Mosaic hop-charred bittering. High lactose concentration deepens caramel-burnt mocha penetration as spiced blueberry, black cherry, black grape and raspberry illusions flutter way below the surface.
On tap at Sogo, bold bourbon barrel-aged 21st anniversary Imperial Stout (a.k.a. Barely Legal) plies cocoa-powdered cacao nibs adjunct to sweet chocolate-caked fudging, wily dark-roast coffee and Madagascar vanilla bean overtones for enticing 11.9% ABV digestif. Cedar-burnt bourbon molasses thickness covers massive chocolate layer caking. Tertiary coconut, cocoa powder and espresso snips add further richness.
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing English-styled Old Ale hybridized with Imperial Stout retains soft-watered setting to lighten “blueberry-forward Ethiopian and chocolate-forward Sumatran coffee” roast as well as wispy cola nuttiness.
On tap at Ambulance, interestingly hybridized farmhouse ale brings moderate Rawandan coffee roast to setback sweet ‘n sour saison-styled yellow fruiting in linear fashion. Mild black peppering tweaks lemon-peeled coffee finish.
On tap at Growler & Gill, ‘super bold’ 10.5% ABV Imperial Porter inspired by sugar-spiced Turkish coffee retains treacly Madagascar vanilla bean creaming above black-peppered black cardamom, cinnamon, curry and cumin illusions as well as fudgy caramel-burnt black chocolate malts. Cacao nibs, cappuccino, hazelnut and cola subsidies round out rich dessert eccentricity.
