Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout

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

Bottle. This was a slight disappointment. I like Lagunitas brews and this was a good drink, but I guess I expected something richer, creamier. A dark mahogany body sits beneath a frothy tan head. The aroma of coffee is subtle, faint. I was hoping for that kick-ass coffee aroma I got from Péché Mortel. This was too faint. There was a light note of chocolate and some vanilla. It was also too light in the body. Should have been thick and oily. The flavor was also subtle. A hint of coffee and vanilla. Oh, this was a good drink and would go nicely with a chunk of chocolate cake or even a nice cheese, but it could have been so much better.

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.

this surley has the great flavors of a great stout. the malts are rich and dark with a definitive strong coffee flavor. a real winner

Bottle, Mr. Goodbar Beer Club. Deep ruby body. Nose is coffee, hot peppers (some coffee beers present themselves like this to me), rich caramel malt. Flavor is rich maltiness, tingly alcoholic coffee cherries. Toffee in the finish with burnt coffee.

(Blind rating at sk8viking’s + a rerate) Pours light brown with a nice big beige head. Smells hoppy. Mild port-like quality. Nice sweet coffee aromas. Nice balance. Quite latte like. Full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Medium carbonation. Dry finish with more coffee.

Dark brown of color with a off-white head. An aroma of coffee, chocolate and tobacco. A flavor of sweet malt, notes of prunes and roasted notes.

Dark black color with brown head. Aroma is of roasted coffee, chocolate, and malt. Bitter coffee flavor with sweet chocolate malts. Smooth mouth feel.

Bottle. Pours a deep black color, just the barest of red hues show through when held up to the light. Decent tannish head forms and fades at a moderate rate leaving fair lacing behind. A funny looking ring is left with large, chunky bubbles on one side of the glass and a thin bubble layer on the opposing side. Aroma is fairly roasty, decent amount of sweetened and milk added coffee in the nose also. Chocolate makes an appearance also. Medium bodied at best, lower carbonation level which helps. Lactose sweetness initially is cancelled by some coffee bitterness and roasted grain. Slightly milky finish. Decent.