On tap at Seven Lakes Station, dry black-malted dark chocolate bittering gains light roast coffee influence and charred walnut tinge to contrast less prominent brown-sugared oats and wispy toffee sweetness. Serve to Baltic porter fanatics as well as Irish stout lovers.
Richly creamed chocolate peanut butter porter gets infused with espresso beans. Dark-roast coffee tones pick up smoky cocoa, black chocolate and vanilla hints while hazelnut, macadamia and cola nuttiness reinforce peanut-buttered hop oiling above soily earthiness. By the finish, its milky espresso sentiment clears the way.
Mild dark-roast chocolate milking gains smooth coffee tones above blackened hop char for fine dry porter. In the distance, dark cocoa bittering counters caramel-burnt toffee sweetness.
On tap at Triton – Long Beach Island, milky dark chocolate syrup rides above cocoa nibs, vanilla and walnut illusions while mild hop char provides underscored bitterness. Crisply clean mineral water flow lightens the blackened mocha finish.
Frothily foamed creaminess of diluted milk porter gets spongy as lactic soft-tongued toffee fudging and mildly embittered dry chocolate nearly snuffed out by musty peat soiling. Impermanent black chocolate, cocoa, cola, fig mold and anise swipes need more resonance.
On tap at Ambulance, wayward coffee overtones impinge upon dark chocolate, vanilla ice cream, toasted coconut and marshmallow sweetness to its oat-sugared backdrop. Reluctant plum-prune conflux stays recessive.
Nearly ‘sublime’ full-bodied porter thrusts roasted chocolate and coffee overtones at molasses-smoked brown breading and recessive hop-charred walnut bittering. Creamy mocha richness never tapers off.
Noirish English-styled porter fuses dried plum essence onto ashen charcoal-like hops and musty mocha malts. Musky cellar earthiness crowds tart plum frontage as molded fig, bittersweet prune, dry burgundy, oaken cherry and sour grape illusions relegate Baker’s chocolate, Blackstrap molasses, cocoa powder and day-old coffee spunk.
On tap at Mohawk House, blackberry-infused full body utilizes subtle bourbon sweetness and lightly creamed milk chocolate sugaring to reinforce its berry goodness. Tart, tangy and tannic blackberry essence fortifies syrupy chocolate stead as sweet vanilla snips as well as black cherry, raspberry puree and sugarplum whims add depth.
On tap at Ambulance, rich barley-malted black chocolate fudging anchors decadent well-watered porter. On the bitter end, snippy wood-dried hop char gains mild coffee and espresso undertones to contrast molasses-draped vanilla, cocoa and chocolate cake sweetness as well as recessive blackberry-blueberry nuances.
Effectual Imperial version of brewers’ popular Sweet Baby Jesus retains uppity hop-oiled peanut butter creaming. Chewy peanut buttering retains dark-roasted heft. Bittersweet dark chocolate fudging, polite coffee roast and Blackstrap molasses guard rich peanut butter conspiracy.
On tap at Ambulance, pleasantly moderated chocolate vanilla porter reminiscent of Yoo-Hoo soft drink. Fudgy milk chocolate entry picks up immediate sugared vanilla creaming while wispy cocoa nibs and toffee illusions contrast dry dark-roasted hop sedation down below. Yum.
