On tap at Backyard Ale House – Scranton, nitro version places lightly creamed medium-roast coffee stead next to espresso nuttiness, debittered black malts, bittersweet vanilla beaning and soy milkiness.

On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, salted mango puree penetrates lemon-juiced green grape acidity and sour guava-passionfruit snips of white wheat-backed Berliner Weisse. Needs more upfront luster.
On tap at Pompton Craft House, exacting earthen vanilla bean bittering sways to the dry side de-sweetening caramel-burnt dark chocolate musk, mild milked coffee tones and nutty remnant in a nitro-smooth setting.
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, dewy peat moss absorbs molasses-daubed cocoa dusting and mild Christmastime ginger, clove, nutmeg and cinnamon spicing as recessive brown-leafed dark-roast hop astringency wavers thru gingerbread finish.
On tap at Growler & Gill, interesting soft-toned helles lager coalesces gluey honeyed pilsner malts with oats-sugared corn sweetness, toasted mineral graining and tingly floral-spiced hop mildness without getting stylistically apprehensive.
On tap at The Oath, bold Gimme! coffee-powered oatmeal stout gains black chocolate influence above dry wood-charred dark roast hop bittering, walnut espresso linger and groat-y oats bottom. Day-old coffee finish retains nut-burnt dark chocolate reminder.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, creamy ‘coffee oatmeal stout’ picks up bittersweet dark chocolate richness to emphasize dry black coffee roast. Smoked nuttiness, mild black peppering and charred hop singe reinforce luxurious coffee bean theme.
On tap at Doherty’s, impressive java-powered version of Ithaca Flower Power utilizes nutty Tanzanian coffee to contrast orange-peeled tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, peach and melon tropicalia as well as dry pine bittering. By the finish, its IPA fruiting overpowers the casual coffee caress.