On tap at Plank Pizza, uniquely hybridized rauchbier takes cannabis-derived blunt cigar flavoring to a new level. Dark-roasted mocha malting drapes dry Concord grape adjunct, tobacco-roasted peat smokiness and hash-oiled lupulin musk. Oak-smoked wheat influence, dank earthen soiling and charred walnut sear add depth.
On tap at Ambulance, lovely Ku’a coffee-injected Imperial Stout arguably betters prestigiously original Speedway version with its newfangled coconut-toasted dark roast coffee richness and vanilla-creamed milk chocolate center. Cream n’ sugared coffee sweetness gains strength from fudged brownie subsidy, latent bourbon-burgundy luster and distant black cherry, blackberry and purple grape traces. A delightful sweet-toothed dessert treat.
On tap at Ambulance, sumptuously creamed Vietnamese coffee-infused version of popular Cali stout maintains nutty chocolate affluence alongside lightly sugared java penetration. Stimulating coffee roast and syrupy chocolate thickness enrich robust mocha finish. Mild espresso, vanilla, hazelnut and cocoa illusions stay distant.
On tap at Plank Pizza, marvelous full-bodied stout scintillates as sweet milked coffee creaming settles softly above oats-sugared spine. Mild dark cocoa, cappuccino and caramel latte undertones fill out Demented perfection.
On tap at Plank Pizza, easygoing dark ale brings soft-watered dark chocolate/ black patent malting to char-coaled black cherry and purple grape tartness. Subsidiary port, cocoa and raw molasses illusions fill out soft-watered Baltic porter-leaning oatmeal stout.
On tap at Ambulance, medium-roast coffee tones receive cream and sugar sweetness above oats-flaked cocoa beaning. At midst, chocolate and vanilla influence gains authority. Light bourbon lilt further sweetens medium-full-bodied stout.
On tap at Plank Pizza, strong black coffee roast (courtesy of Hasbrouck Heights’ Koffe Wagon) penetrates oats-charred hop bittering and black chocolate malting with necessary vigor and determination. In the can, mildly creamed Ethiopian-based Sidamo coffee bean roast never fades. Try in lieu of java.
On tap at Ambulance, soft-toned India Pale ‘Latte’ mingles Awake Minds coffee roast with embittered Madagascar vanilla beaning above lactic-sugared spelt and oats. But its tropical-fruited Mosaic hop insistence and yellow-wooded Amarillo hop dryness effectively overwhelm vanilla latte influence as grapefruit fondue, mandarin orange and lemon meringue illusions increase fortitude.
Impressive 5th Anniversary celebrator plies bittersweet raspberry-pureed tang to chocolate-caked richness and ashen dry hop char. Dark chocolate syruping thickens cocoa nibs, vanilla and espresso nuances, but not at the expense of deep raspberry penetration and bruised black cherry subsidy.
Superb full-bodied stout (with hidden 10% ABV) loads delightful sweet-milked gourmet coffee richness atop fudgy dark chocolate creaming and oats-sugared maple molasses tangent. Capacious coffee roast enlightens light vanilla, cola nut and cocoa illusions in the midst. Strong coffee bean finish gathers mild espresso, cappuccino and mochaccino undertones.
Tremendous oak-aged Yeti hybrid (circa January 2016) brings dry dark-roasted coffee bean richness and dark chocolate bittering to intense espresso prominence. Mighty espresso density picks up earthen wood hop char, oaken vanilla sedation and tobacco chaw pungency linger bitterly behind mighty mocha ensemble.
On tap at Ambulance, standard hop-fruited pale ale piles on Columbian Villa Gladys coffee roast to amplify zesty grapefruit-lemon juicing. By the moderate citric-embittered finish, bittersweet coffee influence gently smooths out.