Luxurious whiskeyed chocolate nightcap soaks cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon and ancho chili peppering with 15-month barrel-aged Pedro Ximenez sherry and Basil Hayden bourbon. Fudgy brown chocolate syruping greets caramelized whiskey sweetness, bourbon vanilla spicing and mild chili burn, picking up spunky dried fruiting and maple-glazed pecan nuttiness over peaty rye surface. Superb!
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WICO STREET FATALITY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT BLEND 2
Bold barrel aged Imperial Stout conditioned on vanilla beans and blending French oak red wine with Basil Haden double oak and Heaven Hill bourbon oak. Sweet bourbon whiskey warmth serenades vanilla bean bittering contrasting brown chocolate-spiced sweetness and fruitful Sangria wining. Lusciously ‘spirited’ vanilla-chocolate dessert nightcap.
WICO STREET FATALITY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT BLEND 4
Robustly rich stout variant blended in rye whiskey, sherry and herbal liqueurish fernet barrels with bourbon vanilla ice cream, salted caramel and espresso coffee bean adjuncts. Stupendous full body lets sweet bourbon vanilla spicing and caramelized whiskey tones get lathered in fudgy Hershey’s brown chocolate syrup topped by thick Graham Crackered chocolate pudding crust. In the recess, sticky anise, chewy marshmallow, nutty chicory coffee, hazelnut paste, cinnamon toast, dark cherry and brown raisin illusions emerge alongside sherry, burgundy and pinot noir wining to deepen its spiritedly fireside bourbon vanilla-chocolate warmth. Mighty decadence!
WICO STREET FATALITY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT BLEND 5
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.
BRIX CITY VIET NOM NOM NOM
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.
BRIX CITY SILK CITY BANANA SPLIT
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.
IMPRINT BBA PANDAN COCONUT PISTACHIO STOUT
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.
CENTRAL WATERS BREWERS RESERVE BOURBON BARREL STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, Central Water’s ‘most sought after’ elixir lathers sweet bourbon warmth all over oaken vanilla, brown chocolate and whiskeyed burgundy pleasantries. Brown-sugared cherry, plum and prune illusions consume creamy toffee-candied caramel midst before boozy bourbon coffee finish further enriches chocolate-coated dried fruiting.
CHECKERSPOT TOTALITY BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
Bold stout aged in Sagamore rye whiskey barrels dumps dark chocolate syrup upon boozy sherry, port and burgundy wining plus lingered bourbon vanilla sweetness. Whiskeyed cherry bruise heightens finishing mocha bourbon resonance. Exquisite nightcap.
CENTRAL WATERS TWO SCHULMAN’S WALK INTO A BREWERY BOURBON AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
Dry bourbon serenity cloaks day-old coffee musk and black grape esters contrasting dark chocolate-coated cherry cordial sweetness and dark cherry tartness of richly smooth 10% ABV barrel aged stout.
FOUNDERS KBS SPICY CHOCOLATE 2023 IMPERIAL STOUT
Mole-inspired Kentucky Bourbon Stout variant circa ’23 lets dried chili peppers influence fudgy brown chocolate creaming, bourbon vanilla sweetness and roasted coffee depth of rich barrel-aged nightcap. Mild chili pepper heat simmers below mocha bourbon coffee theme as tertiary candied molasses, bold burgundy, burnt caramel and espresso licks emerge.
TOPPLING GOLIATH TERM OIL FLUFFERNUTTER BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, decadent Term Oil variant re-creates classic Fluffernutter sandwich with dry roasted peanut buttering and vanilla-sugared marshmallow creaminess. Dry bourbon-burgundy wining contrasts fudgy chocolate cookie sweetness and honeyed Graham Cracker backend of caramelized peanutty marshmallow confection.