From the spectacular Wooded Reserve Series circa 2024, dark rum sugaring coats bourbon vanilla sweetness, fudged brownie richness, caramelized nuttiness and whiskeyed cherry notch over cinnamon Graham Cracker honey base. A surreal digestif.
On tap at Casual Pint – VB, flagship dark ale stays dry as bitter molasses treacle, chalky cocoa powdering and nutty dark coffee serenade reach dark-roast hop char above oats-flaked mocha malting.
Thickly creamed ’24 version of barrel-aged Imperial Stout utilizing coffee, chocolate and chili pepper spicing proves to be resilient nightcap. Luscious mochaccino, cappuccino, caramel latte and espresso serenade secures mildly fudged mocha thrust across light bourbon vanilla depot as recessive black cherry, red licorice and molasses candy illusions add further luster.
On tap at Casual Pint – VB, barrel-aged stout conditioned on rum and coconut retains dry chocolate profile as cinnamon bark, black coffee and walnut illusions push aside dark rum sugaring and any toasted coconut remnant.
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, unsweetened chocolate meets light-roast coffee for dry Irish stout. Nutty black chocolate finish gains light hop char bittering.
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, syrupy vanilla drapes cold brew coffee adjunct, bitterly Black-malted cocoa nibs and light oaken bourbon sweetness. Slight maple sugared nuttiness contrasts tarry dark chocolate bittering underneath.
Dark-roasted carafa malting draped by bittersweet black chocolate syrup before gaining nutty hop-charred coffee stain and light vanilla creaming. Fudgy burnt caramel sweetness and chewy chocolate chip confection underscore dry mocha richness.
Bitter black chocolate nuttiness and ashen wood-burnt hop char reinforce dry template of tan-headed, obisian-bodied Irish stout. Raw molasses bittering adds musky viscosity to tarry mocha gunk and latent black licorice licks kick in latently.
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, dry nutty dark chocolate entry gains caramelized rolled oats sugaring and pithy orange zesting as mild vanilla and toffee illusions waver.
On tap at Onley Taphouse – Maryland, molasses-draped hazelnut pleasantly fronted mild English brown ale, leaving caramelly chocolate sweetness in the distance.
On tap at Growlers To Go – Kitty Hawk, mellow honey-roasted peanut buttering stays subtle for smoothly moderate-bodied dark ale. Mild toffee, hazelnut, macadamia and milk-sugared coffee illusions recede fast.
Slushy Luvv creamsicle variant with murky golden glaze brings chewy marshmallow sugaring to sharp citrus tartness. Fizzy orange soda, cream soda and candied tangerine illusions plus zesty peach-pineapple tropicalia merge in lightly acidic setting.
