Luxurious barrel aged stout given 15 months in French oak red wine vat then splendidly blended with rye whiskey and Heaven Hell bourbon and finally conditioned on cocoa nibs. Sweet bourbon entry gains syrupy brown chocolate sugaring and rummy whiskey splendor plus latent bruised black cherry, prune and fig influence.
On tap at River Of Beer, luscious bourbon-aged lactose stout infused with dark-roast Vietnamese coffee and given fudgy milk chocolatey syruping plus sweet vanilla splurge picks up mild espresso, toffee and burnt caramel illusions, finishing with Hershey’s Chocolate Kiss nicety. In all, a Vietnamese iced coffee-inspired Imperial Milk Porter given slight bourbon edge for cocoa-nibbed vanilla adjuncts. Recommended nightcap.
On tap at Taphouse 15, decadent 2024 Silk City pastry dessert variant (10.5% ABV) soaked in Smith Bowman bourbon barrels then given rich cocoa nibs, modest vanilla bean and wild Thai banana adjuncts retains bourbonized mocha sweetness at bold finish. Chocolate pudding skin tops creamy vanilla-sugared banana richness contrasted ever so slightly by hop-charred coffee roast.
Fabulous cocoa nibs and marshmallow-induced stout stays richly vanilla creamed as brown chocolate syrup drapes fudgy molasses gingersnap Brownie likeness and sweet bourbon follow thru. Slight black peppering contrasts latent black cherry wisps beneath chewy marshmallow-squared cocoa protuberance. Recommended.
On tap at Taphouse 15, slightly offbeat bourbon barreled curiosity provides toasted coconut, roasted pistachio and rosily floral pandan leaf adjuncts for whiskeyed chocolate-backed Graham Cracker base. “Luxuriant” full body’s hefty 13.5% ABV hidden nearly as well as fading pandan-leafed pistachio nuttiness while tertiary black cherry bruise, fried banana and vanilla wafer snips beckon.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, exacting earthen vanilla bean bittering sways to the dry side de-sweetening caramel-burnt dark chocolate musk, mild milked coffee tones and nutty remnant in a nitro-smooth setting.
On tap at Ambulance, chocolate bourbon vanilla porter dryer than expected as chocolatey vanilla sweetness and mild toffee sugaring absorbed by smoky coffee-burnt soy milking.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, Vermont maple syrup glazes cocoa-dried peat and mild vanilla splurge of easygoing Bavarian-style dark ale.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, stickily sweet vodka-like alcohol esters (11.5% ABV) simmer into tropical fruited double dry-hopped ‘quad’ IPA (utilizing tropical Citra-Comet-Motueka variants), retaining sugary orange-peeled grapefruit swill and peachy guava-papaya tang above gluey oats-honeyed malts.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, strong (9.6% ABV) double dry-hopped (Citra-Nelson) tropical fruiting stays sunshiny as lemony grapefruit, pineapple and orange peel tanginess and tart guava-gooseberry subtleties ride above rich marshmallow-daubed oated wheat creaming.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, dry citric-oiled Riwaka hops imbue NEIPA as lightly salted grapefruit bittering, slightly sour passionfruit-guava twang and gentle pine sway contrast mildly cloy orange peeled tangerine tang atop gummy oated honey wheat gunk.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, creamily milk-sugared vanilla sweetness soaks up puckering peach puree tartness, tangy white peach resilience and syrupy nectarine snip as mild lemony white grapefruit acidity politely scurries.
