The Barking Pumpkin tastes subtly like gourd, I guess (it is made with real pumpkin, as opposed to many other pumpkin beers, since it is not a strong flavor), which smelled kind of like meat for some reason. The bartender mercifully re-pours it after I ask for the wrong glass. It's kinda boozy, but manageable.
Dark Apparition is big and malty, but balanced. Very much in the same vein as Plead the Fifth, if you've had that. Slightly chocolatey with beautiful lacing on the glass. You would have to really strain to find fault with this one. They're out of the Bourbon Barrel version, and I don't end up having the time to seek out their main brew facility the next day, but I do buy a bottle of their Bourbon Barrel Batch 1000. More on that at a later date.
I wander around and discover an indie film festival and Oil of Aphrodite at their bar next door. It's made with black walnut (prized for superior flavor) and I learn from the bartender that the trees are native to this region. It's delicious, unctuous, thick and malty, but with rich walnut instead of the chocolate of Dark Apparition. The bartender is extremely helpful and texts local store owners in an effort to help me track down their bottled beers, leading me next door where I buy a bottle of Rum Barrel Aged Oil of Aphrodite, which he promises me is even better.
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