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.
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.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, dry-hopped Italian-inspired pils stays soft and mild as delicately spiced lemony hop spot and floral spiced bouquet gather alongside daintily caramelized pale malting and crusty French breading.
Aged in Smith Bowman whiskey barrels, upfront peanut butter creaming sops up sweet bourbon vanilla richness and cacao-nibbed cinnamon spicing of luxurious 8th anniversary stout. Inspired by cinnamon peanut butter blossoms, fudgy mocha nuttiness gains sugar cookie, Nutter Butter cookie, Devils Food Cake and vanilla birthday cake illusions as well as bold burgundy-brandy wining and slight cherry jam, blackberry and red grape nips. A decadent whiskey-aged dessert nightcap.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, wintry New England-styled IPA allows minty spruce tips to bring wintergreen Christmastime freshening to lemon-oiled juniper licks, juicy pineapple tanginess, orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and lavender cologne musk in quirkily unique mix.
Conditioned on blueberry puree with moderate lactic acidity, double dry-hopped (Mosaic-El Dorado) Imperial IPA stays tart as candied glaze usurps gin-soaked blueberry frontage as well as tertiary cranberry, boysenberry and crabapple scrum, leaving cinnamon-spiced Graham Cracker base a tad compromised. In deep recess, floral lei and rose pedal nuances wade thru waxy fruited lacquering.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, vibrant juicy fruited collab with Vermont’s Prohibition Pig. Expansive flavor profile merges orange peel-sweetened tangelo, tangerine and white grapefruit zesting, sour white grape tannins, pineapple tanginess and mango tartness while lightly creamed vanilla froth contrasts mild salted herbage.
On tap at Taphouse 15, well-integrated peanut buttered banana and vanilla richness given Smith Bowman bourbon bite to spike Elvis’ favorite pb&b sandwich. Peanut buttered banana continuance gains dark chocolate bittering that contrasts toasted marshmallow sweetness.
On tap at Taphouse 15, profusely creamed peanut buttering gains marshmallow-fluffed vanilla sweetness and cocoa nibs bittering for sturdy bourbon-aged stout. Mild hop-charred nuttiness seeps inside acute peanut buttered dark chocolate amplitude above floured Graham Cracker base.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, yummy milkshake IPA retains only some of its lactic coconut-toasted key lime pie tartness and vanilla-daubed banana cream pie slither due to the affluent sugary bubblegum influence. Sidled lemony grapefruit bittering picks up grassy hop astringency below the fruity gum surface.
On tap at Plank Pizza, decadent 7th anniversary bourbon-aged churro knockoff regales cinnamon-spiced Mexican Chiapas coffee tones, Mexican vanilla sweetness and pastry-fried sourdough flouring. Delightful milk-sugared coffee midst permits mild Heaven Hill bourbon subtlety to enter the fray.
On tap at Taphouse 15, sour tropical fruited gose conditioned on guava, strawberry and lemon puree retains tart lime salted lactose acidity and recalls ‘Pink Starburst and freshly-squeezed lemonade.’ Lemony guava salting overruns strawberry rhubarb snag above dainty straw wheat base.
