Finally, a perfect Baltic Porter rich with flavor and never overcome by murky stylistic propensities like desiccated mocha powdering and uncertain earthen hop dankness. Instead, this enlightened Saboteur delights the tongue with rich black chocolate syruping, thick molasses fudging and chewy cookie dough malting, adding a profound milk stout dimension to the reluctant Baltic style. Dark toffee, burnt caramel, sugared cocoa, chocolate cake, dark rum, cafe latte, hazelnut coffee, dried cherry and anise tones abound above oats-dried charcoal hop bittering. Highly recommended.
STONE XOCOVEZA MOCHA STOUT
Epic winter-spiced 2016 stout loads heavenly Atomic coffee roast atop pasilla black peppering as well as fudgy cocoa, sweet vanilla, pasilla black peppering, cinnamon and nutmeg adjuncts. Cedar-smoked mocha resonance allows subsidiary black chocolate syrup, chocolate cake, bruised black cherry and chewy anise illusions to envelop rich coffee overtones. A creamily decadent dessert treat.
STONE COFFEE MILK STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, streamlined medium roast coffee bean setting picks up mild milk-sugared sweetness and lightly embittered hop char for off-dry English-styled stout. Moderate dark chocolate creaminess and barren nuttiness waver beneath.
WEYERBACHER SUNDAY MOLE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, soft-toned black coffee frontage gains luxurious black chocolate syruping as well as creamy fudge richness. Pleasant black-peppered cocoa and cinnamon adjuncts add distinction. Tertiary vanilla, espresso and molasses undertones bring further depth. 2017 bottled version: serene dark-roasted coffee tone and syrupy black chocolate malting gain deeper black peppering, sweeter cinnamon toasting and mild bourbon smidge.
BEAR REPUBLIC PIRATE STOUT
KANE OATMEAL BROWN
CENTRAL WATERS BELGIAN STYLE QUADRUPLE ALE
On tap at Growler & Gill, revelatory bourbon-barreled quad utilizes weizenbock-styled dried fruiting and rich caramel-chocolate malting. Sharp hop spicing enhances Belgian candi-sugared prune, plum raisin and cherry overtones as well as rum-sugared bourbon resonance. In the bottle, affluent quad provides Belgian candi-sugared fruiting with elegant bourbon warmth. Sweet bourbon syruping sweetens red cherry, bruised orange, sugarplum and fig illusions as well as toffee, caramel and vanilla undertones. Serve alongside fine barleywines as well.

THE BRUERY TERREUX QUADRUPEL TONNELLERIE
URBAN CHESTNUT WOLPERTINGER
On tap at Ambulance, serene 5th Anniversary Bavarian weizenbock (a triple fermented 11.5% strong ale) provides light bourbon-barreled burgundy spirit to delicate honey-spiced oaken vanilla , mild sherry wining and slightly soured cherry-gooseberry illusions over subtle hop bitterness.
BRECKENRIDGE PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE NITRO
On tap at Growler & Gill, velvety smooth (but ultimately thin) pumpkin-spiced coffee stout stays arid as subtle cafe latte influence picks up delicate vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove adjuncts. Mild cold-press coffee bean sedation peters out over wispy pumpkin roast, finishing with a murky watered-down mocha spurt.