Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Petaluma, California USA

black with a thin bubbly head....aroma of coffee and sweet malt aroma...thinnish mouth feel...bitter bottom of the coffee pot taste...lingering bitterness on the back part of the roof of my mouth...rich caramel without the sweetness...malty....coffee really picks up in the finish...not detecting any strong alcohol taste....very enjoyable, I just hope the booze effect offsets the coffee, I’ve gotta get up early tomorrow

Almost black with tiny head. Burned aroma with coffee and liquerice. Flavor has burned malt with liquerice and coffee. Ends slightly bitter.

Bottle. Courtesy of Bierkönig. [Amager – Mikkeller Brew session @ Amager Bryghus] Huge beige creamy head that really lasted. Excellent display of lacework in the glass. Dark mahogany color. Light notes of chocolate and coffee. Some roasted malt as well. Over the palate hint of caramel, and again roasted malt with a hint of perfume and floral notes. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated bitter flavor with good counter sweetness. Roasted malty light bitter finish that lingers.

Bomber from some pals - thanks, Tina and Joyce. On the initial pour, my immediate thought was that I have to get another bomber soon. Very flat, almost nothing happening in the carbo and zero head. Reading some other reviews, I wonder about this bottle. Faint coffee and chocolate in the nose, but the actual brew tastes a bit insubstantial, both in terms of stoutness and coffee-ness. I dig a good coffee stout too, so I’ll give this one another shot and rerate if appropriate.

Pours black. The coffee notes are perfect, and not over-powering at all. Bold, yet smooth, with just a slight alcohol bite in spite of its 8.3% APV. Excellent.

Black with a lasting tan head. Really strong coffee aroma which isn’t entirely pleasant - has a note of sour, cold coffee. Caramel and dark malt is noticed in the background of the aroma. Flavour is dry, and also dominated by cold coffee, maybe even cold espresso, and with a lot of alcohol. Too much coffee, not enough stout. Cellaring might make it less harsh, but I doubt this beer will ever make me happy.

Pours a dark tan colored head over motor oil colored body. Obvious aroma of cappuccino, along with faint maltiness. Tastes of coffee ice cream, cereal, mild salt. Silky smooth and very enjoyable!

Bomber. Rich coffee aroma, first whiff is a sweet candyish duft, but eventually we’re into nothing but beans and ground, dry and gritty and heavenly coffee-ee! Mahogany pour, not quite opaque, with a light brown soapy head. Espresso and light chocolate and caramel, a bit of mocha and slight candyish notes from the yeast, with an effect (but not taste) of artificial sweetener. Fullish body with light prickling from the hops, a fully dry finish and even drier aftertaste. A touch oily. Alcohol is well-integrated but still noticeably there and not exactly refined. Not a classically great stout (has some tendency towards cloying, though it doesn’t ever get there, and a little less heft than I’d like from a coffee-infusion), but a fun one!