Fudgy Black Forest caking consumes muted Peppermint Patty-candied minting. Along the way, black cherry, raspberry jelly and blueberry jam illusions softly emerge at rich rummy-whiskeyed chocolate cake finish.

Fudgy Black Forest caking consumes muted Peppermint Patty-candied minting. Along the way, black cherry, raspberry jelly and blueberry jam illusions softly emerge at rich rummy-whiskeyed chocolate cake finish.

On tap at Ambulance, decadent pastry stout variant regales rich Madagascar vanilla bean persistence and hazelnut coffee-bound maple syruping given fudgy caramelized chocolate pudding top. At the midst, lovely bourbon vanilla warmth coats milk-sugared coffee persistence, gaining caffe mocha espresso dirge, mild macchiato remnant and teasing burgundy wining. An overabundance of treacly mocha-vanilla richness.

Nearly exquisite fudged milk stout treated with Swiss chocolate, almond coffee and less prominent toasted coconut picks up viscous bourbon vanilla spicing topped by syrupy brown chocolate. Sticky mocha goo coats tongue. Fidens, a mighty fine IPA maker, scores pretty big with stout-oriented Timber Ales collaboration.

Fudgy cocoa entry quickly gains mild smoked chocolate bitterness, dewy raisin-prune-date dried fruiting and banana breaded sweetness as dry bourbon and sweet sherry spirits arrive. In the distance, spiced fruitcake, Black German cake, Devil’s food cake, Dutch cocoa powder and dark chocolate-draped pomegranate illusions beckon.

On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, rich nightcap collab with Long Island’s Nightmare traipses brown chocolate syrup and sweet vanilla above honeycombed Graham Cracker base, picking up creme brulee, caramelized hazelnut, candied toffee, toasted coconut and milked coffee illusions for “monstrous pastry stout” decadence.

On tap at Taphouse 15, richly creamed dessert pastry brings fudgy brown chocolate sweetness to almond cookie confection in luxurious fashion. Vanilla beaned cacao nibs roast splendidly spreads across the cookie dough midst, leaving ancillary Kahlua and Amaretto illusions as well as spiced toffee, bruised black cherry and rum raisin snips.

On tap at Taphouse 15, luscious confectionery coffee stout plies chewy chocolate marshmallow sugaring to advertised “brownie-battered coconut rum” sweetness as well as espresso, pecan pie, toasted almond, dark cherry and rum-buttered cinnamon swirl illusions. Its thick vanilla coffee creaming wins out at the bold finish. A superfine As Above variant.

On tap at Taphouse 15, sumptuous pastry stout brewed with peach coffee cake, almond and cinnamon basks in Black Forest cake richness. Mild bourbon vanilla, black cherry soda, spiced toffee and cola illusions reach creamy dark chocolate base alongside peachy cinnamon-spiced almond nuttiness. Heavenly nightcap.
