Tag Archives: coffee stout
PEEKSKILL YOU HAD TO BE THERE STOUT
On tap at Ambulance, expressive Costa Rican coffee roast, setback dark chocolate malting and mild cocoa powdering ride atop sedate hop char in clean water setting. Milk-sugared coffee sweetness peaks, then fades, as dry espresso tones come forth for tidy contrast.
BARRIER BIRD’S EYE VIEW
On tap at Growler & Gill, prominent Ethiopian coffee roast lingers seductively, gaining bittersweet dark chocolate creaming more so than advertised coconut/ cacao nibs scheme. Cold-brewed coffee midst gains mildly acidic lemon-twisted espresso milking ove
r reedy hops. Lush mocha finish relaxingly serenades onward.
STONY CREEK STONY JOE GOLDEN MOCHA STOUT
On tap at Curley’s, lovely golden-hued mocha stout cushions fulsome Guatemalan coffee roast with flaked barley-oats and dark chocolate malting. Fertile creamed coffee decadence lingers way above astringent hop char. Golden delight. Five years hence, canned version let milk-sugared Guatemalan coffee frontage fade into caramelized cream soda midst contrasting green peppered celery watering over mild barley-oats flaked sweetness.
EVIL TWIN IRISH-ISH COFFEE STOUT
On tap at Poor Henry’s, politely creamed Irish Coffee cocktail derivation relegates Irish whiskey-tinged toasted oak spirals and lactose demerara-sugared nutmeg spicing. Instead, durable coffee theme gains dark chocolate thrust as well as mild vanilla, cinnamon, molasses and black cherry illusions to offset snubbed whiskey tones. A fine brunch-styled winter warmer.
ALESMITH SPEEDWAY STOUT – JAMAICA BLUE MOUNTAIN COFFEE
On tap at Ambulance, sanguine milk-creamed Blue Mountain coffee tones gain sugary chocolate spicing over light hop char. Tertiary crème brulee, dark cocoa, cappuccino, espresso and bourbon snips sweeten cavernous coffee tones at busy mocha finish.
LAGUNITAS WILLETTIZED COFFEE STOUT AGED IN RYE OAK BARRELS
On tap at Ambulance, mild rye whiskey aging politely seeps into richly creamed coffee overtones of 12.6% ABV stout. Sweet cappuccino milking contrasts dry espresso bittering. Smoky chocolate continuance gains tertiary molasses, vanilla and Kahlua snips.
DEMENTED GLUTTONY
On tap at Plank Pizza, sweet-creamed cold-press coffee adjunct picks up dark chocolate, cappuccino, espresso and cacao nibs influence over lightly wood-charred hop bittering. Subtle dried cherry nuance seeps in.
INDUSTRIAL ARTS TAMPER COFFEE OATMEAL STOUT
On tap at Growler & Gill, splendid one-off 2017 collaboration with Three’s Brewing brings soft-toned caffeinated coffee theme to mild hop-charred nuttiness, picking up understated dark chocolate and cocoa nibs illusions. Easygoing java relief.
SPRING HOUSE SKULL #1 COFFEE COCONUT PORTER
On tap at Denny’s Beer Barrel, fulsome dessert treat tastes like a Mounds Bar with its toasted coconut upheaval, dark chocolate sugaring and nutty coffee retreat. Beneath the mocha-coconut assemblage lies mild cocoa nibs, marshmallow and salted peanut illusions. Decadent.
COMMON ROOTS HALF CUP PETITE COFFEE
On tap at Ambulance, ‘delicate’ version of brewers’ Coffee Cup dispenses dry cold-brewed coffee roast upon black chocolate malts and mild wood-charred hop bittering. A splendidly easygoing coffee ale.
MODERN TIMES NITRO STOUT WITH COFFEE, COCONUT & COCOA
On tap at Bronx Alehouse, ‘redolent’ éclair-frothed creamed coffee frontage gains subtle cocoa and coconut adjuncts. Espresso bean midst and dry black chocolate influence enhance light-roast coffee prominence.