JACK’S ABBY KIWI RISING

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On tap at Atwood’s Tavern, interestingly deviant Imperial India Pale Lager (aged longer than its well-known India Pale Ale variety) brought faded kiwi, mango and passion fruit tropicalia to a more pronounced piney grapefruit-peeled bittering. Incessant white-peppered spicing seasoned the less intricately detailed pineapple, red grape and peach regalia filtering through the backend of this uncommon dry-hopped strong lager. On tap at Growler & Gill, sweet ‘n sour kiwi influenced by musky lemon-rotted souring.

(SOMERVILLE) SLUMBREW PORTER SQUARE PORTER

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On tap, gritty mocha nutty obsidian-hued full body relies on intense hop-roasted oats toasting to engage prominent coffee-stained black chocolate richness, deepening the wood-burnt walnut char and subsidiary vanilla bean jab. Honey-glazed hazelnut sweetness, chocolate-caked cocoa powdering and pine-sapped maple gradually contrast the coarsely bitter end. In the bottle (despite an aggressive pour), richly creamed full body (brewed with cocoa-powdered cacao nibs) picks up gooey anise influence on its way to the nutty black chocolate finish. Dark-roasted mocha malts and deeply charred hops inform black coffee, raw molasses, vanilla and fudge undertones.

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AVERY RUMPKIN

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On tap at Barcade, creamy rum-barrel aged strong ale warms up like the finest cognac or brandy. Rum-spiced pumpkin pie entry stays firm against dark cherry, bruised orange and candied apple opulence. Wintry ginger-cinnamon-allspice-nutmeg conflux sidles molasses-sapped caramelized rye breading. Excellent digestif.

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KELSO CABERNET QUAD BOCK

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On tap at Barcade, interestingly sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon-regaled ‘quadrupel’ bock brings musty muscatel wining to dried-fruited raisin-plum-fig conflux and sharply hopped spices. Tartly tannic cranberry, raspberry, cherry and Muscat grape musk recedes beneath oaken pinot noir timbre. Lofty winter warmer affords serious fireside relaxation.

(RINKUSKAI) BEFORE AFTER LAGER

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Slushy flavor profile confounds bleary 12% alcohol triple bock camouflaged as a premium pale lager on a nasty strong Czech beer bender. Cloy Scotch entry picks up orange-spiced Courvoisier cognac propensity and blatant cotton-candied butterscotch-marzipan-vanilla sweetness undercut by slick honeyed ginger murk. Sugary corn ripple and superfluous rice wine tipple crammed into messy mix.

MAYFLOWER AUTUMN WHEAT ALE

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Aggressive German-styled dunkelweizen not far removed from English Special Bitter with its dryer character. Never short on brevity, its ashen hop char seeps into dark-spiced autumnal foliage, sharp walnut roast, and bread-crusted coffee nuance, deepening Blackstrap molasses bitterness. Brown-sugared cocoa-pecan-praline conflux soaks latent maple sapped sweetening. Confoundedly vanquished plum-raisin-banana confections, stylistically apropos, lack affirmation.