The kings of hoppiness, Lagunitas Brewery, do some styles other than IPAs quite well, and this is one of them. Did I say "quite" well? I meant amazingly well! They're calling it a coffee stout, but it could easily be categorized as an imperial stout due to the 13.1% ABV. The "Willettized" refers to J.D. Willett in Kentucky, a distiller of rye and bourbon, who provided the rye barrels in which this incredible stout was aged.
It pours a deep, dark mahogany brown with smoky ruby highlights and a scanty chocolate head. The high ABV imparts a heady boozy heat, the rye & oak is detectable, as is a very subdued coffee flavor. There are also hints of licorice, dark chocolate, and brown sugar with a tiny bit of fig and raisin wafting in as it warms up.
Not a "quaffing" beer, not one for Mom's lawn guy, but without a doubt a 9.5 on the IGB Stout scale
No comments:
Post a Comment