On tap at Ambulance, mildly creamed chocolate-coffee confluence rides above bittersweet blueberry rasp and oats-sugared nuttiness. Wispy raspberry, strawberry and cherry notions recede way below dark-roasted mocha mass.
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BROTHERTON BLUER THAN VELVET
On tap at Sogo, velvety rich limited edition Valentine’s Day twist on red velvet cake regales creamy black chocolate, dark cocoa and Madagascar vanilla bean scheme with understated blueberry tartness over Mosaic hop-charred bittering. High lactose concentration deepens caramel-burnt mocha penetration as spiced blueberry, black cherry, black grape and raspberry illusions flutter way below the surface.
WEYERBACHER 21
On tap at Sogo, bold bourbon barrel-aged 21st anniversary Imperial Stout (a.k.a. Barely Legal) plies cocoa-powdered cacao nibs adjunct to sweet chocolate-caked fudging, wily dark-roast coffee and Madagascar vanilla bean overtones for enticing 11.9% ABV digestif. Cedar-burnt bourbon molasses thickness covers massive chocolate layer caking. Tertiary coconut, cocoa powder and espresso snips add further richness.
MODERN TIMES DEVIL’S TEETH COFFEE IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, easygoing English-styled Old Ale hybridized with Imperial Stout retains soft-watered setting to lighten “blueberry-forward Ethiopian and chocolate-forward Sumatran coffee” roast as well as wispy cola nuttiness.
SWEETWATER OLD MAN JOHNSON’S FARM IMPERIAL STOUT W/ RASPBERRY
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, chewy Imperial Stout plies red raspberry puree adjunct to milky dark chocolate syruping, sedate black coffee roast and burnt caramel malting. Sour cherry tartness and medicinal cherry coughdrop snip deepen bittersweet raspberry rasp above dank woody hop musk.
ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT – NIBS & BEANS
On tap at Taphouse 15, fabulous variation on renowned year-round Speedway Stout features rich Madagascar vanilla beans, bittersweet Brazilian cocoa nibs and locally roasted Colombian coffee for highly caffeinated sedation. At finish, dark-roasted mocha magnificence rides above nutty earthen bottom.
LONG LIVE HURRY SUNDOWN IMPERIAL STOUT AGED IN BOURBON
Luxuriously detailed oak-aged stout brings richly creamed black chocolate syruping to mighty sweet bourbon vanilla overtures, gaining an intense anise-spiced tongue coating by the molasses-smoked mocha finish. Ancillary black cherry, burgundy grape, toasted coconut and caramel latte illusions deepen resolve.
HOPPIN’ FROG SLIPPIN’ INTO DARKNESS CHOCOLATE MARTINI
On tap at Growler & Gill, lovely collaboration with Norwegian brewer, Lervig, inspired by a “super-tasty” chocolate martini cocktail, interlocks scintillating brown chocolate creaming with bourbon vanilla sweetness, picking up creme brulee richness. Subsidiary dried cherry, toasted coconut, chalky cocoa and sugared spices gain traction.
BELL’S TRAVERSE CITY WHISKEY BARREL AGED 355 EAST STOUT
On tap at City Tap – Cleveland, rich whiskey-bent Imperial Stout spreads subtle barrel-aged Traverse City bourbon sweetness across milky brown chocolate fudging, dark-roast coffee beaning, vanilla-spiced creaming, dark cocoa leaning and cola nut preening. Luxurious.
TERRAPIN TART CHERRY WAKE ‘ BAKE COFFEE OATMEAL IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Plank Pizza, mighty dark-roast Jittery Joe’s coffee bittering and cocoa-dried black chocolate residue pick up tart Montmorency cherry juicing atop hop-charred molasses oats base.
SMUTTYNOSE THE STALLION IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead – Haledon, silken mocha splendor and latent dried fruiting pick up curried sugar spicing. Brown chocolate, ground coffee and dark cocoa overtones further sweetened by mild vanilla creaming. In the distance, bourbon, black grape and plum wine illusions awaken. Picture courtesy of mybeerbuzz.com
MILL HOUSE PANDAMONIUM RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, smoothly penetrable stout (despite heady 11% ABV) offers dry Blackstrap molasses adjunct to brown chocolate, anisette and cocoa tones above moderate barley-flaked oats spine.
