On tap at Poor Henry’s, excellent Devil’s Milk barleywine gets draped in Kentucky white oak bourbon barrels for an intensely complex summertime adventure. Luxurious bourbon sweetness gains light cognac lilt as zesty grapefruit peel bittering and sharp citric hop bite reveal sunny underside girded by pale, wheat and melanoiden malt dryness. On the sweet side, toasted coconut, almondine, maple molasses and toffee illusions gain attention alongside subtler plum-raisin conflux.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sessionable hybridized amber ale utilizes herbal-honeyed lemon souring to add a sophisticated edge to humble beer styling. Oats-flaked torrified wheat plainness and distant caramel malting restrain the IPA-like piney hop bite and zesty citric acidity.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, wild brettanomyces yeast provides sour white-wined champagne sparkle to tart Somerset apple juicing and subtle white-peppered piney hop bittering of English saison. Mild orange-rotted yellow grapefruit souring and zesty pineapple tang fill out the backend.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, sessionable low-alcohol India Pale Ale brings copious yellow grapefruit peel bittering to resinous Cascade hop bite and sharp bark-dried yellow wood astringency. Zesty lemon, pineapple and orange illusions amplify floral-bound grapefruit plot as creamy crystal malts add sugary respite.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, smooth coconut-milked dark ale leans on brown chocolate creaminess to reinforce subsidiary shredded coconut, toasted almond, burnt caramel and fudge illusions. Mild vanilla, cocoa, coffee and molasses hints help sweeten lactic mocha-laden coconut finish.
On tap at Doherty’s, washed-out strawberry witbier gets soapy above its soft white wheat bed. Delicate strawberry-pureed sweetness and pepper-spiced Belgian yeast influence diminish abruptly, allowing diacetyl buttering to spoil the party.
In bottle: herbal ginger spell outdoes sweet gingerbread spicing and sharp cinnamon stick respite to honeyed Graham Cracker spine. Light lemondrop whim adds mild sourness but stylish brown sugaring lacks. On tap at Doherty’s, pleasant lemony ‘ginger ale’ retains sessionable simplicity. Soft spiced hops allow ginger-leafed cinnamon and clove accents to spread across pasty Munich malting, but thin mouthfeel precludes advertised gingerbread splendor.
On tap at Doherty’s, soft-toned rye porter spreads brown and black chocolate malting across dry-spiced hop char. Belgian chocolate-spiced dark cocoa, smoked molasses, roasted coffee, espresso and toffee undertones increase creamy mocha soothe.
On tap at Doherty’s, dry milk stout brings Rustica coffee bean roast to nutty chocolate opulence. Beneath the surface, black chocolate, Godiva chocolate, frothy espresso and vanilla bean illusions pop up alongside Brazil nut, hazelnut and cola nut nuances. Soft mineral-watered smoothness provides crisply clean flow for milk-creamed coffee finish. In the bottle circa ’18, mild coffee-roasted espresso bean presence competes favorably with bittersweet black chocolate tones and hop-charred walnut-cola conflux, finishing with a silken carbolic briskness.
On tap at Ambulance, hybridized boundary-broadened Imperial Stout contrasts expectant black patent-malted dark chocolate roast with stylishly divergent dried fruiting and vinous port wining. Soured fig, cherry and prune illusions as well as tannic grape notions get just as much space as mild coffee-stained chocolate Kahlua stead.
On tap at Ambulance, masterful gypsy brewer (utilizing Two Roads Brewing) delivers beautifully complex chocolate dessert. Cookie dough yeast surrounds black chocolate frontage as well as creme de cocoa, coconut, toffee, vanilla and almond undertones. Light black cherry sweetness, mild burgundy-port wining and scant raspberry-blackberry tartness scurry across massive mocha-sugared resilience.
On tap at Ambulance, creamily lactic milk stout offers mild cacao nibs influence to bittersweet coffee-roasted dark chocolate malting. Light vanilla bean, almond milk, dark cocoa, Baker’s chocolate and espresso undertones scatter beneath.
