On tap at Ambulance, rich and sticky bourbon-barreled porter picks up sweet rum spicing to affect molasses-smoked mocha malting, blackcurrant-liqueured anise goo and oak-toasted peat whiskey nip. Fudgy chocolate, cocoa and walnut illusions deepen bourbon vanilla seduction. Latent cherrywood char dampens campfire setting.

Rich dry-bodied porter brings chewy black-malted Madagascar vanilla bean thickness to syrupy molasses-sapped dark chocolate, lightly pungent Ghana cacao nibs, day-old coffee souring, resinous hop char and earthen musk. Smooth mineral water crisping galvanizes velvety mocha finish.

On tap at Craft House, laid-back coffee roast greets cocoa-chalked black chocolate malting and lightly hop-charred oak bittering as well as wispy black cherry tartness. Ashen mocha finish needs richer creaminess to resonate better.

Delightfully rich, creamy, full-bodied dessert elixir brings intriguing coffee-infused Madagascar vanilla theme to dark-roasted mocha malt setting. Nutty cocoa bean affluence, ascending anise stickiness, syrupy chocolate sweetness and subtle burgundy-bourbon boozing coat the intense vanilla center. Variable fudged brownie, Yoo-Hoo, espresso, creme brulee and creme de cocoa illusions deepen sweet-toothed back end.

Unresiliently updated ‘vanilla espresso-infused’ 2015 version utilizes creamy Ugandan vanilla bean sugaring and less engaging Peruvian espresso influence but fails to fully charm. Bitter cocoa cacophony, slick coffee ground compromise and oaken hop char distract (instead of contrast) sweet side, leaving tertiary hazelnut brownie, sappy molasses, black cherry and blackberry illusions in the dust. By the finish, most of its vanilla espresso luster has faded and become a tad phenolic.

On tap at Dog & Cask, robust porter brings rich dark-roasted mocha malting to roasted hop bittering. Abrupt coffee-milked dark chocolate initiation followed up by burnt caramel, vanilla bean and burnt toast illusions, keeping its thickly creamed lactic mocha assertion firmly intact.

Valiant dessert treat drapes Nestles brown chocolate sweetness atop glazed doughnut sugaring with fascinating results. Milked coffee sedation, chocolate caked creaming, black patent malt backdraft, vanilla bean surge, Belgian-dipped cappuccino waver and dry cocoa whims amp up rich hop-charred mocha madness. Anise, black cherry, bourbon and burgundy illusions drift below.

Excellent strong porter (9.5% ABV) drapes capacious caramel-burnt brown chocolate sweetness atop subtle oak-charred bittering and nutty dried fruiting. At first, chocolate milkshake creaming gathers strength, followed by coffee-roasted cappuccino, espresso and cocoa nibs respite. Beneath chewy mocha surface, fudgy dark toffee, hazelnut, walnut, cola nut and molasses illusions reside alongside bittersweet raisin-prune conflux. Scattered anise, licorice nibs, sarsaparilla and burgundy undertones complete the score. A busier chocolate milkshake!

Richly creamed dessert treat (limited edition circa June ’14) tastes like a chocolate cupcake, Devil’s Food cake and nutty Brownie all at once. Chalky Baker’s chocolate bittering and dry hop char contrast heightened mocha sugaring. Vanilla, cocoa, espresso and pumpernickel hints tail off at mellowed-out chocolate cake finish.

Illustrious dark-roasted porter uniquely combines sweet vanilla bean, cold-pressed espresso and raw cane sugar. Dry bourbon tones infiltrate rich mocha center, where chocolate brownie, cocoa and stove-burnt coffee illusions surface. Blackstrap molasses deepens coarse charred hop bittering.

Well-integrated 1st anniversary medium body coalesces velvety molasses-smoked black chocolate malting with grain-charred hop roast, picking up brownie-battered cocoa nibs, dusty cocoa and mild coffee undertones. Desiccated black cherry tartness lingers softly beneath musty mocha pervasiveness.

On tap at Track 84, sturdy cacao-roasted imperial porter retains gently creamed mocha theme. Cacao nibs powdering brings chalky brown and black chocolate malting to the fore. Vanilla bean, roasted coffee and bourbon undertones rise above dirty earthen coarseness.