Creamily fudged black chocolate richness overridden by molasses-smoked anise goo (that sticks to the tongue). Syrupy chocolate chewiness picks up ancillary coffee, vanilla and coca illusions. So thick you could almost cut it with a knife, though its fudgy aspect seems a tad understated when compared to ample anise assertion.
Creamy black chocolate syruping and chewy caramel malting get a tad watery contrasting red hot chili saucing and daintily smoked paprika snip of gimmicky medium body. Milk chocolate-y vanilla sweetness, chalky cocoa dryness and earth-scorched nutty coffee reminder lose intensity alongside dissipating chili heat, leaving tongue exhausted after a few sips.
On tap at Ambulance, profound up-front coffee bean roast thrills the senses. Cracked Ethiopian coffee plus fresh espresso provide unique combo as creamy java influence seeps into mild tarry hop char and sinewy anise goo licks. Ancillary black chocolate syruping deepens capacious coffee overtone and cinnamon-dabbed sandalwood impression picks up bourbon, vanilla and coconut snips.
A fine twist on Evil Twin’s sweeter, more distinct, Even More Jesus, takes a turn to the sour side as raw molasses bittering and dry cocoa powdering upend black chocolate syruping to soily earthen bottom and its ashen hop char lingers on the tongue. Distant anise-spiced black cherry, raisin and plum undertones never reach the mocha surface.
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.
