On tap at The Oath, impressive breakfast-styled coffee porter loads dark-roast Sumatra coffee onto caramelized bourbon. Moderately creamed coffee nuttiness retains richness as dark chocolate, vanilla and toffee influence sweetens the molasses-oats backend. Subtle bourbon aging nearly lost in the thick mocha mix.
Tag Archives: HEAVY SEAS BREWING
HEAVY SEAS SIREN NOIRE BOURBON-AGED IMPERIAL STOUT
On tap at Plank Pizza, mighty 2018 bourbon-aged dark ale (9.5% ABV) regales vanilla-beaned cocoa nibs entry with brown chocolate sweetness. Oaken bourbon tones seep into ancillary coconut, marshmallow, caramel latte and pecan illusions. Perfect nightcap.
HEAVY SEAS WINTER STORM IMPERIAL ESB
On tap at Growler & Gill, casually winterized Imperial Extra Special Bitter lacks definitive stylistic profile. In a wayward manner, nutty caramel malts, mossy fungi dewiness and moderate earthen hop bittering gain latent honey-spiced dark fruiting. Bittersweet fig, sugarplum and date pleasantries waver.
HEAVY SEAS TROPICANNON IPA
On tap at The Oath, bittersweet blood orange adjunct gains lemon-sugared grapefruit zest and lacquered floral perfuming. Candied orange, tangerine, peach, papaya and mango tang infiltrates waxy crayon-like midst. On tap at Triton – Long Beach Island ’23, citrus-bound IPA gained further juicily fruited vibrancy as grapefruit-peeled orange rind bittering, zesty lemon misting, tropical mango-guava-papaya conflux and sugary bubblegum sweetness joined steadfast blood orange adjunct alongside sharp piney hop pungency.
HEAVY SEAS / STONE PARTNER SHIPS BROWN IPA
On tap at Growler & Gill, nutty hybridized India Pale Ale provides Blackstrap molasses adjunct for bitter “hop mayhem.” Black pepper-spiced brown chocolate and cocoa malting gains slight walnut sear above scorched earthiness.
HEAVY SEAS THE ALPHA EFFECT IPA
Gleaming limited edition India Pale Ale escorts bittersweet orange-peeled grapefruit pith juicing above dankly resinous piney hop astringency and dry mineral-grained pale malting.
HEAVY SEAS / TERRAPIN PARTNER SHIPS RYE WIT
Admirable collaboration nets fine hybridized citric rye-spiced witbier. Brisk Cascade-hopped orange-tangerine tang gains tart citric-candied respite above raw-honeyed biscuit wheat malts as Belgian yeast adds lemony herbal twist.
HEAVY SEAS / TROEGS HOPPELBOCK
On tap at West O, winning dry-hopped doppelbock lager collaboration between Maryland’s Heavy Seas and Pennsylvania’s Troegs brings floral-spiced mango, cherry and red grape tang to bittersweet grapefruit-pineapple-orange serenade. Moderate resinous hop bittering contrasts caramelized Vienna malting.
