Fabulous cocoa nibs and marshmallow-induced stout stays richly vanilla creamed as brown chocolate syrup drapes fudgy molasses gingersnap Brownie likeness and sweet bourbon follow thru. Slight black peppering contrasts latent black cherry wisps beneath chewy marshmallow-squared cocoa protuberance. Recommended.
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IMPRINT BBA PANDAN COCONUT PISTACHIO STOUT
On tap at Taphouse 15, slightly offbeat bourbon barreled curiosity provides toasted coconut, roasted pistachio and rosily floral pandan leaf adjuncts for whiskeyed chocolate-backed Graham Cracker base. “Luxuriant” full body’s hefty 13.5% ABV hidden nearly as well as fading pandan-leafed pistachio nuttiness while tertiary black cherry bruise, fried banana and vanilla wafer snips beckon.
MORTALIS / EQUILIBRIUM EXPERIMENTS IN THE KITCHEN
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, mischievous pastry stout conditioned on toasted coconut, almond, pecan and peanuts and draped in lightly maple syruped vanilla creaminess over brown chocolate malting perfect for dessert. Ancillary German cake, Black Forest cake, molasses cake, almond coconut cake, cherry cordial and pecan pie illusions vie for attention. Well-integrated nightcap.
MORTALIS PROMETHEUS
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, fudgy dark grade maple molasses coats marcona almond and macadamia nuttiness upfront as ascending Dominican cacao nibs richness creates creamy dark chocolate syruping engaging Fuego coffee roast. Distant cinnamon toast, gingerbread and toffee illusions add further depth. Recommended sweet tooth digestif.
MORTALIS THESMOPHOROS
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, pecan pie-glazed pastry stout loads dark chocolate syrup, Madagascar vanilla creaming and maple molasses sap upon cookie dough bottom. Remote granola, toffee and anise illusions stay beneath nutty chocolate-vanilla frontage.
DU CLAW THE PASTRYARCHY CANDY CANE IMPERIAL STOUT
York Peppermint Patty knockoff under the guise of a lactic dry Irish stout lets its bittersweet Tahitian vanilla bean luster settle alongside green-minted dark chocolate candied sugaring – picking up latent cola, hazelnut and anise illusions, distant maple oats flaking and nifty Brownies confection against mild charred hop bittering. A wonderful chocolate mint dessert pastry liquified.
CUSHWA RAMBO
Heavily viscous dark chocolate creaming reaches fudgy froth as vanilla-beaned espresso nuttiness, Blackstrap molasses bittering and hop-charred dark-roast barley contrast nutty Mud Pie confection. Beneath the thick surface, trickled anise, burgundy and spiced toffee illusions underscore the syrupy cacao finish.
CUSHWA RAMBO WITH VANILLA IMPERIAL MILK STOUT
Luxuriously rich milk stout with cascading brown head settling to a healthy mocha froth. Three vanilla bean variants add luscious sweetness and vanilla extract bittering to fudgy chocolate insistence above treacly wheat-honeyed molasses oats. Entrenched vanilla creaming soon gains chocolate bourbon cake, hazelnut coffee, French vanilla cappuccino and frosty buttercream illusions.
TWO VILLAINS / AUTODIDACT RATIONAL GAZE IMPERIAL STOUT
Fudgy maple syrup drapes creamed coffee and vanilla sweetness to brown chocolate base of decadent sweet-toothed dessert nightcap.
DE MOLEN HEAVEN & HELL
On tap at Taphouse 15, protruding dark malts impart powdered chocolate, light-roast coffee and espresso illusions as oaken vanilla dries out light nut char contrasting burnt caramel sweetness of slightly bitterer straightforward stout from Holland.
BURLINGTON BEER ALIEN HYMNS & STONER FABLES IMPERIAL OATMEAL STOUT
On tap at Seven Lakes Station, advertised French press coffee, flourless chocolate cake, figgy pudding and chocolate-covered raisin illusions unite above maple molasses oatmeal base. Silken milk chocolate continuance gains mellow vanilla, coffee, nougat and hazelnut snips.
GREAT DIVIDE YETI MAPLE PECAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Superb Yeti variant tosses maple syruped candied pecan into fudgy Blackstrap molasses-embittered dark chocolate creaming and luxuriant bourbon vanilla sweetness. Bittersweet cocoa nibs, medium-roast coffee, burnt caramel, caffe macchiato, hazelnut espresso and spiced toffee illusions abound – nearly dissipating glazed maple pecan adjunct of assertive nightcap.