Abundant cocoa bean adjunct given chewy black chocolate malting, creamy cookie dough yeast richness and charred hop roast. Gooey anise uprising and black coffee bittering coat the tongue in the midst. At the massive chocolate-y cocoa finish, fudged brownie, chicory and cola nut illusions reside.

On tap at Track 84, ambitious barrel-aged Imperial Stout balances dark chocolate malting with red-wined dried fruiting in light oaken bourbon setting. Sour cherry tartness outshines subsidiary sherry, port and burgundy wining as well as mild fig, prune and raisin nuances by dark-roasted mocha finish.

On tap at Ambulance, hybridized boundary-broadened Imperial Stout contrasts expectant black patent-malted dark chocolate roast with stylishly divergent dried fruiting and vinous port wining. Soured fig, cherry and prune illusions as well as tannic grape notions get just as much space as mild coffee-stained chocolate Kahlua stead.

On tap at Ambulance, masterful gypsy brewer (utilizing Two Roads Brewing) delivers beautifully complex chocolate dessert. Cookie dough yeast surrounds black chocolate frontage as well as creme de cocoa, coconut, toffee, vanilla and almond undertones. Light black cherry sweetness, mild burgundy-port wining and scant raspberry-blackberry tartness scurry across massive mocha-sugared resilience.

Intensely rich dark ale (with well-disguised 11.2% ABV) brings aromatic anise sweetness to chewy dark-roasted chocolate malt smokiness and tarry coffee bittering. Creamy chocolate-caked sugaring allows vanilla, espresso, black cherry and marshmallow illusions to gather steam above light bourbon-burgundy wining. A fascinating Icelandic elixir!

On tap at Ambulance Brew House, determinedly “challenging” Imperial Stout drops roasted ancho chili peppers onto intensely rich and creamy dark-roasted mocha malting while advertised cacao nibs, vanilla bean and cinnamon sticks prove just as provocatively influential upon Abraxas’ thick ‘n chewy nature. Brown chocolate spicing, fudgy vanilla sugaring and milked coffee rasping pick up distinct cinnamon-sticked chocolate mint overtones along the way. Anise, cappuccino, chocolate liqueur, bourbon, black cherry, toasted almond and marshmallow undertones deepen its incredible complexity. A perfect nightcap!

On tap at Ambulance Brew House, creamy mocha-bound full body raids dry dark-roasted coffee salvo with brazen black chocolate, fudge brownie, cacao nibs and cocoa powder scrum. Serene vanilla bean influence mildly embitters chocolate-malted espresso coffee finish.

Busy Imperial Stout utilizes thick cookie dough yeast, dark-roasted mocha malts and deeply charred hops. Dark chocolate, sugared coffee, cocoa bean, cappuccino, fudge and spiced anise illusions crowd the frontage. Tarry tobacco chaw bittering seeps into the mix. A hint of bourbon found at chewy mocha finish.

Viable Imperial Stout coaxes smoked black chocolate, black coffee, cocoa bean, burnt caramel and toffee overtones from dark-roasted mocha malting. Chocolate-spiced finish picks up distant hop-charred Blackstrap molasses, tobacco chaw and pine tar illusions.

Velvety mocha-rich full body loads Goshen black coffee and bittersweet vanilla beans atop dry hop char. Black chocolate, chocolate brownie, espresso, dark cocoa and molasses illusions catapult pureed black cherry sashay and ascending bourbon-burgundy wining. Light anise influence provides sticky afterthought.

On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, impressive 2014 Leviathan offshoot proves worthy. Smoky dark-roasted mocha malts and unsweetened black chocolate chalking lead the way over moderate hop-charred bittering. Caramel-burnt espresso charm deepens mighty mocha mainframe. Dark-fruited black cherry, raisin and fig undertones bring up the rear next to tertiary vanilla, chocolate truffle and molasses illusions.