On tap at Growler & Gill, serene oak-aged whiskey tone guides treacly rye adjunct and rich dark chocolate malting above mild soy-sauced earthen peat scorch. Sweet vanilla, toffee, caramel, cocoa, coconut and black cherry illusions saddle cookie-like chocolate rye finish.
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PIPEWORKS / INTERBORO TONIGHT AT NOON RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, robust (10% ABV) Chicago-Brooklyn collaboration loads peppery mocha richness atop treacly caramel nuttiness. Dark chocolate creaminess gains mild coffee roast and nascent cola, burgundy and bourbon illusions.
DARK CITY URBAN DECAY IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Mohawk House, sweet-spiced brown chocolate roast gains sweet toffee, vanilla and pecan illusions for bold brown body (with creamy tan-headed froth). Piquant chocolate truffle resilience works in brown-sugared cumin, cinnamon and nutmeg smidge to contrast lightly lingered Chinook hop astringency. (This version was not Cabernet barreled as label below shows).
BOLERO SNORT DOUBULL STUFFED
On tap at Beef Trust, alluring milk-sugared Imperial Stout aged on cocoa nibs and Madagascar vanilla retains creamy chocolate-coffee theme embedded with chewy toffee-candied sweetness. Light bourbon-burgundy wisp and black cherry snip saddle Oreo cookie-like chocolate cookie finish. King-size full-bodied mocha dessert treat.
HOPPIN’ FROG T.O.R.I.S. THE TYRANT TRIPLE OATMEAL IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, richly luxurious jet black full body drapes syrupy anise sweetness atop fudged dark chocolate. Pleasant vanilla, cocoa, espresso and blackcurrant illusions pick up warming bourbon-port alcohol burn (lusty 13.8% ABV). Tarry hop char contrasts creamy oats-sugared mocha malting as well as crisp tobacco roast and latent blueberry-plum-raisin-cherry snips. Marvelous chocolate dessert beer.
KENT FALLS MULTIVERSE
On tap at Ambulance for St. Patrick’s Day ’18, “biggest beer made to date” by Kent Falls features chewy black chocolate syruping atop gooey anise spicing and wood-burnt hop char. Sweet vanilla, hazelnut, cocoa and milked espresso tones reinforce creamy mocha theme.
LAGUNITAS FUDGE AND SICKLE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, bold chocolate-fudged vanilla bean entry saddled by lightly tannic French oak chips. Chocolate cookie, fudged brownie and dark cocoa illusions deepen mocha-vanilla blend above minor wood-smoked hop char.
PIPEWORKS ORANGE TRUFFLE ABDUCTION
On tap at Ambulance, hybridized black-bodied stout brings juicy orange tang and earthen truffle nuttiness to reclining black chocolate fudging. Minor fungi must, teasing cocoa powdering and soy-sauced splurge lean towards the dry side. Orange puree, orange marmalade and orange liqueur illusions relegate chocolate finish.
NAP TIME LIQUID CREATION NOTHINGNESS
On tap at Ambulance, Andean Brewing (known for its Kuka line) crafts Naptime’s durable Imperial Stout circa 2018. Creamy cocoa-powdered dark chocolate malting picks up sugary molasses tone to contrast ashen nuttiness and mild coffee snip as mild dark-roasted hop bittering deepens its resilience.
PRAIRIE ARTISAN CHRISTMAS BOMB
On tap at Growler & Gill, variegated Christmas spices permeate rich and creamy (13% ABV) Imperial Stout. Wintry cinnamon-sugared nutmeg and ginger spicing decorates cacao-nibbed coffee adjuncts. Creamy vanilla icing covers fudgy Black Forest cake center. After a few sips, delightful chocolate mint cookie sweetness seeps into mild ancho chili peppering for Mexican chocolate-spiced entourage. Mesmerizingly complex.
EVIL TWIN YOU’RE IN THE JUNGLE BABY
Curiously hybridized Mexican-styled stout lets milky-textured Black Forest cake fudging flirt with tangerine-peeled bruised cherry, raspberry puree and blueberry tartness above recessive cedar-burnt hop char, leaving its wispy pasilla mixe chili peppering in the lurch. Molasses-draped dark chocolate syrup drapes the dark fruited center as honeyed cocoa nibs adjunct fights for space.
GOOSE ISLAND BOURBON COUNTY STOUT – NORTHWOODS
On tap at Morris Tap & Grill, opulent bourbon-barreled Imperial Stout (13.2% ABV) utilizes syrupy blueberry juice and marzipan-like almond extract to concoct (nearly cloy) dark chocolate dessert treat. Super-sweet blueberry brandy, blueberry puree and blueberry amaretto illusions gain sugary rum-spiced cherry coughdrop stickiness for chocolate-fudged sweet-toothed liqueur.
