On tap at Ambulance Brew House, scintillatingly sweet dessert treat drapes chewy vanilla creaminess above oaken bourbon leathering. Sugary vanilla sweetness efficiently contrasts bitter vanilla bean tannins. Marvelous mocha penetration conjures brown chocolate, creme brulee, burnt caramel, fudged brownie, chocolate truffle, chocolate cake and coconut illusions. Dry whiskey snip dips below tertiary pecan-almond cluster.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, audacious bourbon-barreled Baltic porter distinctly re-creates peanut-buttered raspberry jam sandwich. Grape, strawberry and blackberry jelly illusions deepen fruity pureed sweetness while dark chocolate, vanilla, anise and coffee bean undertones gird mild hop-charred bittering. A hint of bourbon perks up the nutty mocha finish.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, tantalizingly voluptuous bourbon-barreled Baltic porter, aged in Four Roses Bourbon circa 2014, provides succinct dark-roasted chocolate malting to brown-sugared cereal oats and oak-smoked earthen peat, leaving treacly bourbon traces along the way. Rum-spiced molasses, vanilla fudge, creme brulee, caramel latte, hazelnut coffee and milked espresso undertones add to the creamy mocha luster. Terse black cherry-pureed sweetness pleats tertiary port-burgundy wining.
On tap at Blue Ribbon Tavern, enduringly mellifluous dessert beer (ltd. ed. 2014) provides rounded mocha mouthfeel as richly textured oats-sugared hop-charred full body lets Four Roses bourbon oak seep into equally dispersed gamut of black chocolate, mocha latte, caramel latte, creme brulee, vanilla, toffee and coconut tones. Dark-fruited black cherry, fig and blackberry nuances rally from behind. Superb bourbon chocolate elixir.
On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, bold oak-barreled mocha porter drapes spicy Brinley Gold Ship Wreck rum over luxurious molasses-glazed bourbon piquancy, Belgian chocolate spicing and rich brown chocolate malt setting. Cookie dough, cocoa, coconut and cocoa nibs illusions deepen its conviction. Vanilla-sweetened Bananas Foster snip and dried-fruited bruised cherry tartness speckle the backend.
Funky oak-barreled sour ale places sour citrus tartness against mild coffee oiling. White grape esters waft through fig, date and cherry tartness as well as bubbly champagne-wined hard cider pucker.
On tap at Andy’s Corner Bar, opulent crème brulee theme spreads across blackened mocha malting, peat whiskey nudge, and oaken vanilla smudge. Sharp hop-charred nuttiness seeps into dark-roasted graining, but residual barrel-aged fuming needs deeper penetration for fuller overall body and richer chocolate finish.
Enormous whiskey-dried warmth muted by dark-roasted caramel malting and hop-charred oaken vanilla nicety. Shockingly low 5.7% alcohol makes presence felt as cherry jubilee, chocolate cake, and buttered cocoa illusions reach boozy bourbon finish. Nutty restraint softens coffee-burnt plum-anise latency. Perfect for softhearted slow-sipping snifter snobs as well as light porter aficionados.
Excellently aggressive jet black heavyweight aged in oaken whiskey barrels retains exquisite bourbon sweetness and burnt-sugared vanilla-maple undertone. Thick molasses malts pick up cherry puree, dried prune, and vinous port illusions as charred wood cinders thicken bitter end.