Smooth watered dried fruiting and winy whiskey response seep deep into dark cocoa base. Dry anise-spiced raisin, prune and fig combo receives Muscat-wined burgundy and blackberry brandy snips plus rye whiskey nip overriding musky mocha murk.
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TOPPLING GOLIATH FIRE STOKER BARREL-AGED SMOKED PORTER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, barrel-aged applewood-smoked porter drapes rummy maple molasses creaming atop oaken vanilla-daubed dark chocolate as well as bourbon-dried brandy, port and sherry wining plus bruised black cherry sweetness – hiding most of its massive 16.6% ABV. In the midst, chocolate pudding-skinned surface and red-wined chocolate truffle scuttle counters wood-burnt, dark-roast hop char.
KANE MEXICAN BRUNCH IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, impressive bourbon-aged Mexican-styled porter utilizes spiced-up chili peppering to complement cacao-nibbed brown chocolate sweetness. Cinnamon coffee continuance picks up gingerbread cookie and maple molasses niceties as well as wintry nutmeg-cumin snips. Recessive bourbon influence stays subtle for hot cocoa alternative.
KANE MORNING MOCHA IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, sweet Hershey’s chocolate candy bar intensity retains fulsome froth for superb Morning Bell variant utilizing Ugandan and Haitian cocoa nibs. Creamy brown chocolate syruping fortified by equally rich vanilla sugaring for perfect sweet-tooth confection.
KANE MORNING BELL IMPERIAL MILK PORTER (2021)
On tap at Taphouse 15, decadent porter conditioned on Ugandan and Haitian cocoa nibs and roasted hazelnuts gains brown-sugared vanilla sweetness for aggressive full-bodied blend. Creamy mocha latte continuance picks up mild dark cherry snips.
PHASE THREE PRESSED: IMPERIAL PORTER
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamy peanut butter entry gains milk-sugared coffee splurge and slight vanilla icing draped by dark chocolate syruping. Thick peanut buttering outdoes mocha mantra. Tertiary maple molasses sweetness and wispy burgundy, red grape and boysenberry tartness stay deep beneath nutty chocolate resolve.
BOLERO SNORT / CONCLAVE CANDIED YAM PORTER
Coffee-stained dark chocolate syruping drapes brown-sugared candied yam sweetness hidden behind hop-charred nutty bitterness. Wintry cinnamon-nutmeg coalition and fern-like tannins stay setback alongside burnt marshmallow adjunct of semi-rich holiday porter with scripted Have The Yams Stopped Screaming moniker.
3 STARS ZOMBIE DATE NIGHT IMPERIAL PORTER 2022
Extremely rich and creamy lactose milking safeguards bittersweet cocoa nibs prominence and tart raspberry scurry of decadent full body. Caramelized chocolate malting picks up Trail Mix-inspired dried fruited granola nuttiness. Pastry-like raspberry cheesecake center gains glazed date, candied cherry, dried fig and golden raisin illusions as well as sour pomegranate-blueberry splurge and oaken vanilla tannins, hiding most of its creme brulee sweetness.
3 STARS VELVET ZOMBIE IMPERIAL PORTER
Velvety lactic porter loads fudgy cocoa nibs richness upon dwelling pistachio, almond and fenugreek adjuncts. Dark chocolate bittering seeps thru nutty date-fig conflux, toffee-spiced almond buttering, walnut-smoked molasses, caffeinated coffee and hazelnut pasting. Mild fenugreek influence brings latent black licorice sweetness.
NEW JERSEY BEER CO. CUPS OF PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE IMPERIAL PORTER
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, creamy peanut butter-smeared dark chocolate richness gains walnut-seared cola nip and mild gingerbread coffee riffs, finishing like a heavily peanut-oiled Reese’s Pieces confection.
UNTIED MORNING MEETING IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
Profound milk-sugared coffee sweetness guards maple syrupy vanilla beaning and sharp cinnamon spicing upfront. Creamy vanilla coffee continuance picks up fudged toffee, mint chocolate, candied nut, maple molasses and butterscotch subtleties for robust breakfast bluster.
KANE MORNING BELL IMPERIAL MILK PORTER
Updated version ‘brewed with lactose and conditioned on coffee’ fortifies creamy milk-sugared coffee expanse with wood-seared hop char, coating the back end with dark chocolate syrup. Mild espresso, caramel latte, chocolate pudding and spiced toffee illusions add further overall luster.
