The Lagunitas Brewing Company
Petaluma, California, USA
Limited Release
Ale Brewed with Coffee
9.2% abv
29.5 IBUs
$6.99 bottle
22oz bottle
No date on the bottle.
The company website says that it is not available in 2013 – interesting.
Appearance: light black body with a big cola like edges; not
much on the head and no lacing.
Aroma: sweet caramel malts; roasted coffee beans;
Flavors: sweet cappuccino; lightly toasted caramel notes; toasted
sugars; moderate coffee like bitterness; not complex in flavor;
Mouthfeel: almost semi-creamy like feel is the best I can
do; too thin to me for a stout; medium to medium-full body; not complex but,
the flavors are nice; very low carbonation – just a tad of fizz; roasted notes
linger and so does the sweet cappuccino; 30 IBUs seems low for a stout.
To the Point: a little too much like a cotton candy
cappuccino to me; in other words – just a tad too sweet for a stout; if you
like your coffee sweet, if you like your coffee with cream or cream and sugar –
this is it for you; I’ll pass but, this might be good for my wife – with this
girly like coffee style. Yes, I said, ‘girly.’
Beer Advocate has it as 87 with 2,200+ reviews and the bros
have it at world class at 96. I’ll go
with 81. It’s nice but, too sweet – but it
is a Cappuccino Stout.
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