"Inspired by our head brewer's cafe con leche fueled travels in Key West, this is a milk stout with some kick. Local coffee from Dynamite Roasting Co. is cold extracted and added post fermentation to this sweet, creamy stout"
Alright, so it's been a while since I've dropped a post. So what happened? A cold happened. Took me down for several weeks, I was unable to drink since it's not a very good idea to drink when you're sick. At least, that's the impression I get. I should be drinking water and juice, not alcohol. So I was a good boy and I abstained until I got better. It took a while, but now I'm back. That said, I've had about seven to eight different beers since I've posted, and I did drink some during the Super Bowl, and I'll get around to catching up eventually.
Anyway, I had a six-pack of this and finally got around to cracking it open to see what I was about to get. Beer was poured into a pilsner glass with about one finger of head. Has a dark brown complexion with a khaki colored head. Looks good, smells good too. Coffee is big and bold up front with some roasted malts and some undertones of chocolate. Straight and to the point.
The beer tasted of coffee, light roasted malt, a little bit of char. It seems a little watery and light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Don't get me wrong, I like coffee based beers, but this one was just off for me. After I thought about it, I realized that I'm missing some lactose or some sugar to really help this beer along. It had a bitter finish and without the sugar, it was all one-note. Maybe I'll crack open one of the other 5 beers and come up with a different result. For now, I think I'll leverage these as an alternative to an espresso shot when I need it.
Grade: C-
Price Paid: $2.33 (12 oz bottle)
