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Coffee and beer have long had a symbiotic relationship. Some of us can’t start our day without a hot cup of java and many of us mark the end of our working day with a serious beer. Coffee beers meld the best both worlds… And here are five essential coffee beers that you need to chase down before you ‘kick it.’
Founder Breakfast Stout
Michigan’s Founders Brewing is home to one of the most acclaimed coffee beers in the world and for good reason…Crafted with an abundance of flaked oats, imported chocolates, and two types of coffee, Founders sets a very high bar for the style.
From it’s fresh-roasted java nose, to a frothy, cinnamon-colored head that goes forever, Founders Breakfast Stout an 8.3% ABV Coffee/Oatmeal Stout masterpiece that will not disappoint.
Left Hand Hard Wired Nitro
Longmont Colorado’s Left Hand Brewing has mastered the art of nitro beers, Milk Stout Nitro is one of the finest craft beers in the world and their coffee variation, a force to be reckoned with.
Immensely drinkable, Hard Wired Nitro is a 6% ABV coffee infused Porter with a rich creamy mouthfeel that lends itself to the roasty tones and a slightly smoky finish.
Rogue Cold Brew IPA
Not every successful coffee beer needs to live in the malt-forward world of porters or stouts. And Rouge Ales’ recent coffee beer hybrids (which now includes Rogue Cold Brew 2.0) proves that point in spades…
Fueled on an aggressive menu of Liberty, Rebel, and Freedom and Simcoe Hops and infused with 200 gallons of Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ cold brewed coffee (think expresso) in every batch, Rouge Cold Brew IPA is a 7% ABV India Pale Ale with a huge coffee aroma and a not-so-subtle hop punch.
Surly Coffee Bender
Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Surly Brewing also crafts a coffee ale that’s neither a porter or a stout (or an IPA for that matter) and it’s absolutely killer.
Dark crystal malt and chocolate, temper Surly’s 5.1% ABV English-style Oat Brown Ale. But it’s the locally roasted Coldpress Guatemalan coffee that makes this beer the legend it’s become.
Huss Koffee Kölsch
Yet another example that you don’t have to be heavy or malt-rich to successfully incorporate coffee’s flavors is brewed in Phoenix, Arizona. Huss Brewing’s coffee-infused Kölsch is almost a conceptual leap of faith that’s true to both coffee and Kölsch and succeeds wildly!
An incredibly unique brew that drinks as light as any lager, yet packs an enormous coffee punch, Huss Koffee Kölsch will wow you…And at 4.7% ABV you can have several cups.
