Molasses biscuit pastry variant pervaded by dark chocolate-bound cinnamon toasting, burnt coffee onrush and slight peppermint twist. At the finish, much of its molasses cookie sweetness (and teensy black grape-cherry wisp) overwhelmed by blackened mocha bittering. Stylishly wayward brown ale.
On tap at Taphouse 15, luxurious sweet-toothed Imperial Brown ale/ Imperial Stout mix aged in bourbon retains sweet marshmallow fluffed vanilla resonance, toasted coconut goodness and spicy brown chocolate magnitude. Sturdy bourbon vanilla influence unites with Mounds Bar-candied chocolate and coconut coalition underneath melted buttercream icing.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, oatmeal raisin cookie knockoff places brown-sugared raisin sweetness across maple molasses oats and cinnamon vanilla buttering contrasting dark hop roast above semi-rich dark chocolate base.
Lightly creamed milk sugaring coats reclining carrot cake battering as moderate cinnamon-spiced butternut, chestnut and almond triage receives ascending ginger minting. But its metallic hop alkalinity prohibits niftily unconventional carrot dessert.
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, lactose milk sugaring seeps into buttercream-frosted vanilla sweetness and maple-molasses cinnamon toasting guarding loosely defined brown ale. But phenol citric-tinged astringency slightly hampers maple-syrupy French Toast finish.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, lovely roasted caramel peanut influence quickly gains brown-sugared cinnamon toasting as vanilla, almond and buttered toffee illusions add further sweetness. Crunch ‘n Munch Gourmet Caramel Popcorn liquified to perfection.
On tap at Hoover’s, exceptional autumnal medium body spreads sweet maple pecan pancake syrup atop sedate chestnut-hazelnut-acorn propensity and mild brown-sugared pumpkin pie spicing for a perfect breakfast dessert treat. In the can, brown-buttered pancake batter draped by maple syrup – gaining fudged toffee, caramelized vanilla and glazed hazelnut sweetness at pumpkin-spiced Graham Cracker base.
Seductive molasses-sapped maple syruping (aged in bourbon barrels) advances alongside dark cherry-pureed raisin, prune and date surge. Ever-present caramel-candied chocolate malting adds further luster. Below the rich surface, sharp rum-spiced burgundy tones and mild anise spicing contrast charred hop bittering.
On tap at Mahwah Bar & Grill, maple-sugared molasses crowds black chocolate, cocoa and caramel sweetness as well as humble curry-powdered fenugreek nuttiness and spiced toffee snips caress subtle oats-flaked malting.
On tap at Beef Trust, sweet vanilla creaming seeps into nutty coffee roast for decadent dessert treat. Spicy caramel and dark chocolate illusions deepen vanilla-creamed coffee intensity. Recommended.
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, busy brown ale may underutilize toasted coconut and cocoa adjuncts while not quite hitting upon advertised Samoa girl scout cookie likeness, but it’s creamy hazelnut chocolate sweetness and milk-sugared coffee notions completely make up for that. Beneath serenading cookie-doughed mocha malting lies delicate vanilla spicing as well as polite blackberry, blueberry and red grape tartness. Less filling than richer, creamier porters and stouts for dessert.
On tap at Ambulance, lovely bourbon-barreled barleywine fuses toasted coconut sweetness into enchanting dessert treat (with well-hidden 13% ABV). Brown-sugared molasses, spiced toffee, caramelized pecan, almondine, marshmallow and vanilla illusions receive plentiful bourbon-sweetened coconut glaze.