Aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels with roasted coffee bean serenade parlays nutty espresso dryness into dry burgundy-Muscat wining and oaken cherry-vanilla tannins above dark chocolate mustiness of 11.6% ABV stout. But its advertised cinnamon-spiced gingerbread influence gets compromised by heady bourbon vanilla and chalky mocha persuasion as well as minty ginger herbage.
On tap at Taphouse 15, creamy milk-sugared coffee roast perks up lactic molasses oats sweetness, ancillary cocoa-dried Bakers chocolate bittering and light anise spicing, finishing boldly assertive.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, ‘velvety chocolate, vanilla beans & fresh espresso’ stage impressive overture for richly creamed dessert stout. Luxurious milk-sugared coffee roast meets chewy dark chocolate scamper and sweet vanilla onrush as well as tertiary toffee, mocha latte, fudged brownie, cookie dough and cappuccino illusions.
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, decadently thick ‘n chewy pastry stout retains Oreo cookie splendor as vanilla-creamed milk chocolate resonance persists. Oreo ‘dirt cake’ also retains fudgy brownie and toffee sweetness as well as chocolate pudding, chocolate ice cream sandwich, chocolate cake, Mild Dud, cookie dough, maple molasses, bourbon vanilla, butterscotch candy and buttercream frosting illusions. Luscious mocha vanilla dessert!
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, decadent barrel-aged Coffee Intelligentsia variant with mighty 14% ABV embellishes relaxing Honduran coffee bean roast with whiskey-whiffed bourbon vanilla spicing and fudged chocolate richness given hazelnut-infused maple syruping above honeyed gingerbread base. At the bold finish, milk-sugared coffee continuance supplanted by rich caramel-burnt dark cocoa impetus. Complex bourbonized mocha java nightcap perfectly mellows the senses.
On tap at Taphouse 15, superb Batch #2 features maple syruped Vietnamese and Brazilian coffee beaning for richly creamed dessert stout. Robust dark chocolate fudging drapes expressive java template. Ancillary maple latte, cappuccino and caffe macchiato sweetness contrasts auxiliary espresso-dried ground coffee bittering.
On tap at Taphouse 15, lusciously fudged chocolate-crazed dessert stout (with 11% ABV) conditioned on cookie dough and brownies receives viscous maple molasses-like sapping. Milk-sugared coffee tones, bourbon vanilla sweetening and glazed hazelnut sugaring seep into chewy chocolate chip finish.
On tap at Taphouse 15, ‘decadent’ stout complexly combines soft-serve ice cream sweetness, fudged brownie richness, toasted almond goodness and chewy marshmallow fluff for perfect dessert treat. Black Forest Cake, Bananas Foster and Devils Food Cake illusions add to richly creamed mocha-vanilla depth.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, gunky 20th anniversary KBS (Kentucky Barrel Series) variant loads blueberry puree onto dry coffee-stained black chocolate bittering and sweet bourbon vanilla onrush. Fudgy mocha finish never depletes tartly syruped blueberry adjunct of overly ornate fruited dessert stout.
On tap at Taphouse 15, smoothly creamed barrel aged full body brings bittersweet Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla bean plus mild coconut toasting to fudgy brown chocolate base, picking up milk-sugared coffee, espresso and cappuccino illusions as well as bourbonized black cherry, prune and plum daubs. Lusciously silken mocha vanilla finish resonates.
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, lusciously rich breakfast stout drapes thick sugar maple syrup over creamy milk-sugared coffee tones. Sappy molasses continuance picks up sappy cedar-burnt dark chocolate sweetness as well as pancake batter, creme brulee, fudged brownie, lava cake, burnt caramel, buttercrunch toffee, Nutella mousse and cappuccino illusions. Perfect wakeup elixir makes delightful treacly dessert confection.
Bittersweet cacao nibs provide dark chocolate entry rallying past hop-charred nuttiness, Blackstrap molasses bittering and dark toffee scamper. Tertiary black grape tartness, anise spicing and seared wood nuances complete fair ’22-introduced stout.
