On tap at Ambulance, ‘decadent indulgence’ aged in Stranahan’s whiskey barrels retains creamy brown chocolate syruping and mellow bourbon vanilla sweetness above moderate dark-roast hop bittering. Whiskeyed chocolate bon bon rapture gains tertiary vanilla, molasses, black coffee, espresso and cocoa influence over time.
‘Utopian’ limited edition (2016) full body brings roasted caramel, chocolate and coffee richness to oatmeal molasses sugaring, mildly pungent hop char and nutty respite. Light anise spicing affects syrupy black chocolate finish.
Luxuriously frothed jet black full body (in a can) boasts rich fudged chocolate creaminess, molasses-smoked muscovado sugaring and wood-burnt dark roast hop char. Gooey anise tongue-coating adds syrupy viscous sludge to chocolate rum cake, black coffee, dried cocoa, espresso, vanilla, hazelnut, and black cherry rampage. Affluent bourbon sweetness deepens massive mocha malting of chewy 12% ABV stout.
Decadent spinoff of Evil Twin’s highly prized Even More Jesus is, perhaps, richer, creamier and chewier than original. Fudgy dark chocolate resonance thickens alongside heightened sticky anise spicing and cedar-burnt hop char. Molasses-sapped mocha sweetness inundated by ancillary French roast coffee, vanilla, marshmallow, toasted coconut, hazelnut and caramel latte illusions as well as sedate blackberry, blueberry and black cherry wisps. A mucky slow sippin’ dark ale as viscous as black oil and well worth investigation.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, light wood smoke covers initial pinot noir influence, abrupt dark-roast mocha malt follow-up and subdued oaken cherry acridity. Tannic black grape leathering mingles with soy-sauced black chocolate and coffee tones over peaty earthiness. Mild sour ale-influenced imperial stout better appreciated by bitterer thirsts.
Astronomical six California breweries collaborate for one rich, velvety, cola-hued mocha stout. Fudgy black chocolate malting picks up cocoa-dried walnut response and light espresso nuance above tarry wood-burnt hop char, retaining creamy froth to bittersweet mocha finish.
On tap at Persimmons, mighty fine chocolate-malted full body set the world afire upon initial 2006 release. Rich brown chocolate entry picks up immediate vanilla bean, fudged brownie, milked espresso and Black Forest cake influence over dark-roasted hop char. Serene bourbon warmth, sugared Blackstrap molasses syruping and pureed black cherry tartness add further luster to luxuriously velveteen creamy chocolate essence.
Smoothly creamed dark ale offers fudgy black chocolate syruping to dark cocoa respite and toffee-coffee-vanilla interludes. Dark-roasted hop charred bittering contrasts sugary mocha molasses mandate.
Impeccable ’16 collaboration between Italy’s Brewfist and Oklahoma’s Prairie Artisan Ales stays thick and creamy as dark-roasted coffee assault gains cocoa nibs upsurge, fudgy chocolate sweetness and vanilla bean richness over tarry hop-charred molasses bittering. Caramelized espresso, creme brulee and caffe mocha illusions as well as distant cherry, blueberry, blackberry and raisin fruiting stay recessive.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, impressive cocoa nibs-embellished Imperial Stout gains plentiful dark-roast coffee richness, creamy black chocolate decadence and latent black cherry reminder above moderate nut-toasted hop bittering.
On tap at Poor Henry’s, creamy (11% ABV) Imperial Stout brings richly smooth bourbon-sugared brown chocolate and vanilla sweetness to cedar-smoked hop roast. Molasses-sapped dark cocoa, medium-roast coffee and scurried black cherry add depth as bourbon vanilla warmth soothes the soul.
On tap at River Of Beer, kaleidoscopic middleweight Imperial Stout dances on the tongue like a Bolshoi ballerina as molasses-enriched brown chocolate spicing and fudgy toffee sweetness gain ancillary brown-sugared fig and raisin sentiment. Chocolate-caked coffee, cocoa and vanilla illusions deepen sweet mocha theme.
