Behold: Coffee Beer.
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What Is a Coffee Beer?
During the mid-1990s, the brewing industry began to boom.
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The home and craft brewing industries blossomed, springing fortha new wave of beers.
These brewers would add exotic, unexpected flavors to enhance the taste of the well-loved staple.
One of these experiments resulted in the rightfully popular coffee beer.
Coffees unmatched aroma compliments the malty richness ofporters and stouts.
Its a natural addition to enhance these dark beers.
But in recent years, coffee isnt solely used amongst the porters and stouts.
The rich chocolate notes of coffee intertwine with the milky cream ales in a comforting combination.
Guinness Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Stout
The Dublin-based brewery is widely known for their dark Irish stouts.
Since signing a 9,000-year lease for their brewing site in 1759 (you read that right,9,000 years!
Due to this desire to evolve, Guinness has joined in on producing their own coffee beer.
Guinness has recently added the Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Stout to the lineup of velvety smoother beers.
The use of nitrogen instead of 100% carbon dioxide is what gives Guinness beers their signature frothy head.
The Guinness Nitro Cold Brew sits at 4% ABV and makes for a perfect daytime stout.
It has the standard Guinness dark head with a smooth balanced texture.
The essence of bourbon whiskey is present throughout.
KBS has won multiple awards and has made its way into thetop 50 beers on ratebeer.com.
From their inventive brewing practices to their philanthropy, Left Hand is making its mark.
The Left Hand Milk Stout is the brewerys most awarded beer, and for good reason.
The addition of milk sugar adds a sweetness that levels out the standard robust taste of a stout.
Prairie Artisan Ales turned up the heat with their own spin on an imperial stout.
is an apt name for the dark full-bodied brew.
The stout is aged with espresso, chocolate, vanilla, and ancho chili peppers.
Well, look no further; Terrapin has you covered.
Wake-n-Bake features Athens, GAs own Jittery Joes Wake-n-Bake coffee.
Its no wonder Stone considers Xocoveza a gift in beer form.
Surly Coffee Bender
Surly Brewing offers a coffee infused brown ale as part of their year round lineup.
As a brown ale, Coffee Bender is lighter than its stout counterparts and has only a 5.5 ABV.
The malt used in the brewing process give a creaminess of a cappuccino or latte.
If youre a fan of cold brew and oats, youll enjoy this beer.
Duck-Rabbit Schwarzbier
Duck-Rabbits Schwarzbier is a dark lager brewed with plenty of hops.
The roasted flavor comes from the malt used and provides satisfying coffee aromatics.
The flavor is reminiscent of the aroma with hints of coffee and chocolate notes.
Its one of those refreshingly drinkable coffee beers and worth seeking out to try.
Funky Buddha Maple Bacon Coffee Porter
Who doesnt love breakfast for dinner?
Funky Buddha is newer to the craft brewery scene, only being founded in 2010.
However, Sixpoint Brewerybased out of Brooklyn, New Yorkdecided to switch things up.
They added coffee to their blonde ale and created a coffee lovers dream.
A cream ale with a coffee finishwhats not to love?
Toppling Goliath Mornin Delight
Looking for a wake up call?
Toppling Goliath offers an imperial stout that really packs a punch.
Mornin Delight features aromatic intensity from espresso and tastes of maple syrup and vanilla.
The maple flavor shines throughout the drinking experience and finishes with coffee and a buttery, deep mouthfeel.
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Do you enjoy an extremely dark stout?
Then Great Divide has just the beer for you.
Yeti Imperial Stout is an oily black coffee beer brewed with heavy chocolate and roasted coffee malt.
You end up with a dry finish that will keep you thirsty for more.
Drawing from that expertise, they brewed up some magic with the creation of Ten FIDY.
Named after its 10.5% ABV, Ten FIDY is everything you could want in a stout.
Its pitch-black in color with a tan head, and pours slightly viscous.
AleSmith Speedway Stout
Speedway stout is a quintessential imperial stout with a coffee boost.
The highly awarded beer bursts with rich aromas and flavors.
AleSmith manages to do something special with a classic brew.
The subtle carbonation and creamy malt make it an easily drinkable stout.
