Luxuriously rich milk stout with cascading brown head settling to a healthy mocha froth. Three vanilla bean variants add luscious sweetness and vanilla extract bittering to fudgy chocolate insistence above treacly wheat-honeyed molasses oats. Entrenched vanilla creaming soon gains chocolate bourbon cake, hazelnut coffee, French vanilla cappuccino and frosty buttercream illusions.
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RUSTY RAIL VANILLA WOLF KING IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Hoovers Tavern, lovely vanilla extract-infused version of Warrior Blue coffee-forward oatmeal stout contrasts sweet bourbon vanilla luster with syrupy dark chocolate malting and mild hop char, picking up wispy dark cherry puree, toasted coconut and glazed hazelnut illusions.
TWO VILLAINS / AUTODIDACT RATIONAL GAZE IMPERIAL STOUT
Fudgy maple syrup drapes creamed coffee and vanilla sweetness to brown chocolate base of decadent sweet-toothed dessert nightcap.
VARITAGE WASHINGTON ST. RASPBERRY CHEESECAKE STOUT
Partnering with nearby Anthony’s Cheesecakes, flurried raspberry puree tartness engages rich vanilla creaming and pastry-like chocolate caking of confectionery milk stout. Persistent raspberry, vanilla and milk chocolate sweetness reaches honeyed Graham Cracker base.
TOPPLING GOLIATH TERM OIL FLUFFERNUTTER BARREL AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, decadent Term Oil variant re-creates classic Fluffernutter sandwich with dry roasted peanut buttering and vanilla-sugared marshmallow creaminess. Dry bourbon-burgundy wining contrasts fudgy chocolate cookie sweetness and honeyed Graham Cracker backend of caramelized peanutty marshmallow confection.
DE MOLEN HEAVEN & HELL
On tap at Taphouse 15, protruding dark malts impart powdered chocolate, light-roast coffee and espresso illusions as oaken vanilla dries out light nut char contrasting burnt caramel sweetness of slightly bitterer straightforward stout from Holland.
VAULT OPENING BELL BREAKFAST STOUT
Conditioned on coffee beans and draped with Vermont maple syrup, rich lactic breakfast stout gains bittersweet dark chocolate creaming. Upfront dark-roast coffee tones remit espresso, latte and cafe au lait illusions before reaching its sweet maple oats base.
BURLINGTON BEER ALIEN HYMNS & STONER FABLES IMPERIAL OATMEAL STOUT
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, advertised French press coffee, flourless chocolate cake, figgy pudding and chocolate-covered raisin illusions unite above maple molasses oatmeal base. Silken milk chocolate continuance gains mellow vanilla, coffee, nougat and hazelnut snips.
MIKKELLER BEER GEEK VANILLA SHAKE OATMEAL STOUT W/ COFFEE & VANILLA
On tap at Taphouse 15, light roast coffee and sugary vanilla reach fudgy chocolate base of 2019 oatmeal stout variant. Vanilla milkshake sway fades as nutty cocoa remnant reaches smooth maple oats bottom of veritable breakfast elixir.
BROWN GIRL’S GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE STOUT
Murky German chocolate cake knockoff brings sour milking to wavered coconut-toasted pecan sweetness, cocoa powdered Bakers chocolate bittering and dry earthen soiling.
HACKENSACK PEPPERMINT IMPERIAL PORTER
Confectionery Peppermint Pattie knockoff really hits stride as creamy dark chocolate goodness drips into menthol peppermint candied rejuvenation. Refreshing eucalyptus-leafed peppermint continuance sidles caramel-burnt chocolate groove line blissfully.
IMPRINT SCHMOOJEE 5IFTH ANNIVERSARY ICE CREAM CAKE
On tap at Taphouse 15, frothy tannish brown Schmoojee sidles marshmallow-fluffed vanilla ice creaming with chocolatey peanut butter cup fudging and tart banana-pineapple fruitiness. Just a tad too busily confusing for confectionery perfection.