Sludgily rich and immensely creamy high-gravity Imperial Stout (12%abv) magnifies chewy dark chocolate syruping with glutinous anise affluence, tarry molasses sugaring and densely compact roasted barley flakes. In the midst, fudgy chocolate-caked sweetness serenades black cherry, bourbon and burgundy sentiments. At the finish, hickory-smoked mocha malting spreads across tertiary chocolate eclair, chocolate truffle, chocolate liqueur and cappuccino undertones.
Ineffective copper-hazed Octoberfest-styled rauchbier loses initial beechwood-flamed campfire sentiment and peat-smoked barleymalt access to less appealing lemon-soured briskness. Maple-glazed bacon niche muted by arid carbolic fizz.
Intimate Christmas ale gathers wintry cinnamon-ginger-nutmeg seasoning for honeyed citric splendor. Maple-sugared caramel malting contrasts lilting orange and lemon peel bittering. Pine nut, plum, fig and date undertones casually stride by. Subtle ethanol burn lingers softly.
Embracing a nuttier coffee affluence than Atwater’s Vanilla Java Porter, full-bodied dark ale layers caramel-burnt black patent malts, dark chocolate richness and coffee bean roast atop ashen hazelnut-walnut-cola conflux. Raw molasses bittering and dark-roasted hop char advance malleable mocha mass.
Better updated version (2013) loads creamy French vanilla bean roast and lovely milked coffee sedation into caramel-burnt hop char. Fudgy black chocolate midst contrasts raw molasses bittering and wavered black pepper snip. Latent cappuccino hints abound. 2019 version let mildly creamed cocoa-dried vanilla bean bittering hover alongside cedar-seared Blackstrap molasses hop char, but minor phenol aridity beckons.
Sessionable and well-rounded moderation thrusts illustrious honey fruited bouquet into mild grassy hop resin. Sweet peach, nectar, mango and mandarin orange vibrancy fades slowly as bitter lemon-seeded yellow grapefruit and pineapple briskness increases. Some musty cellar dankness disrupts its delicate crystalline flow.
Fair lawnmower fare in purplish golden can spreads mild orange-peeled coriander adjunct across white-peppered Belgian yeast and soft-watered backdrop. Lightly sugared pink grapefruit, lemon pith, yellow apple and white grape illusions add distant flare.
Stylistically robust clear-yellowed tin-canned helles lager works maize-dried sorghum and straw wheat into corn-flaked neutrality. Off-putting musty hop astringency and minor metallic tinniness disrupt tepid lemon spritz.
Worthwhile English-style ale (in limited edition bottles circa ’14) brings tea-like dewy peat earthiness and roasted tobacco crisping to resinous hop bittering. Underlying toffee sweetness adds contrast. Dried fig and musty raw-honeyed rye nuances seep thru.
Indifferent rust-hazed ‘classic ale’ blends Belgian blonde-styled dried fruiting with pungent ESB-like dewy peat earthiness. Toasted barleymalts secure raw-honeyed rye and pumpernickel breading to the biscuit-y bottom. Murky plantain, date, fig, blood orange and tangelo illusions fail to fully integrate.
Botanical soft-watered moderation (made in small batches) layers effervescent yellow-orange fruiting atop perfumed hop spices. Brewed with rose petals and Bulgarian rose water, its lemon-honeyed herbal tea spree picks up dainty saffron, lotus, lavender, sage and pink peppercorn niceties. Subtle floral peach tones drape the zesty citric finish.
“Rustic” fluorescent-yellowed Wallonian saison packs dank barnyard graining into succulent citric intrigue. Musky alfalfa, hay and raw wheat inundate effervescent lemon-seeded yellow grapefruit, clementine and navel orange fruiting as well as white-wined Sauvignon Blanc tartness and salty lime bite. White-peppered Belgian yeast funk and latent lemongrass-gooseberry-peppercorn undertones increase complexity. Tertiary pineapple, peach, mango, nectar and kiwi tropicalia found beneath salient citrus acidity.
