Unfocused dry quad seems stylishly nebulous. Hybridized rye wheat grain, triticale, brings likable brown-sugared toasted molasses breading to murky banana-spiced sugar plum, date and fig influence. Mild smoked pepper heat contrasts syrupy honey malts along the way. Putty plastique backdrop wavers.
Unexpectedly dry and maybe a bit indecisive, lightly bourbon-aged shakeup leans on piney-hopped dried fruiting and tannic grape souring instead of original Arrogant’s chewy mocha molasses sweetness. Subsidiary candied orange tartness and oaken vanilla snip become acrid. Subtle whiskey-cologned finish picks up latent caramelized chocolate sugaring.
Orgasmic updated 2014 version (with label stressing vanilla bean adjunct) once again makes a case for best sweet-toothed dessert beer ever. Rich vanilla ice cream sugaring invades honeyed dark chocolate syruping and chewy caramel-burnt creme brulee theme. Dark liqueured Tia Marie coffee beaning overlays subsidiary cocoa-buttered almond toasting, nutty espresso elegance, frothy cappuccino creaming, chocolate-covered cherry tartness, maple walnut caking, sappy molasses sinew, rummy bourbon liquoring and cafe au lait chicory bittering. An undeniable classic.
Bittersweet dark-roasted coffee bean theme picks up creamy milk-sugared Yoo-Hoo chocolate undertones as light hop-oiled astringency contrasts molasses-sapped oats. A tad too carbolic perhaps, but its espresso coffee finish soothes the soul.
On tap at Ambulance, awesome bourbon-barreled coffee stout will please every passionate dark ale fan. Majestic dark-roasted coffee theme picks up sweet bourbon spicing and creamy chocolate mint riff over charred hop bittering. Hiding its hefty 11.3% ABV with generous coffee bean significance, this Sunday morning java’s elegant warmth cannot be denied. In the bottle, black coffee influence gains sweet anise spicing, rummy bourbon sugaring and cedar-burnt maple sapping alongside dark cocoa sentiment.
On tap at Ambulance, enjoyable dessert treat perfectly re-creates chocolate mint Girl Scout cookie with cacao nibs and mint leafs. Hiding its massive 10% ABV thru massive dark chocolate malting and menthol-like mint julep freshness, this veritable liquid candy will satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth. Fudge brownie, vanilla and spice cake illusions deepen mocha conviction.
On tap at Ambulance, dry-hopped springtime farmhouse ale just misses the mark. Perfumed yellow grapefruit bittering stays sharp and sour lemon-rotted tartness provides decent backup, but musky cologne-like spicing is an acquired taste.
On tap at Ambulance, flagship German lager retains stylish light-bodied Bavarian simplicity with its sour lemon-rotted wisp, earthen mineral graining and subtle Hallertau hop bittering. But its delicate pilsner malting picks up slight vegetal disturbance before getting soapy.
Easygoing floral citrus serenade picks up wood-dried pining, hop-spiced tingle and herbal nuance. Lemony orange, grapefruit, pineapple and mango juicing provides soft-toned elegance.
Intense hophead delight delivers briskly sharp grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering to sweet peach, pineapple, mango, tangerine and nectarine tang. Thick pine resin coarsens the clean citric-spiced Warrior hop bite above biscuity rye malting.
Middling dry-bodied Brewhouse Rarities offering provides peculiar Earl Grey tea malting to black chocolate roast (perhaps mimicking schwarzbier-like black patent malt astringency). Gunky Blackstrap molasses-honeyed wheat spine picks up moldy rye breading. Not sure it all comes together, but may suit particular dark ale tastes.
Silkenly smooth pale-strawed dry lager from Japan’s first microbrewery (circa 2013) retains corn-sugared rice tone over dainty German pilsner malts, light hop astringency and dank earthen must. Mild cider-soured lemon tartness found at the challah-breaded sourdough spine. Simply refreshing.