Coffee Stout
12oz bottle into a snifter. This was an extra in a trade, so no idea on origin or price. New Glarus Coffee Stout is the beer I was drinking when the Packers won the Superbowl! Proof positive this is the stuff of champions! The beer is black with a nice off-white head and really nice lace. The head subsides to just a ring but still has presence. The beer is mostly opaque. The smell is brilliant! The nose is full of coffee and caramel, taking me to Cafe Eau Lait in New Orleans. As the people stroll around Jackson Square, the air is thick with roast and the coffee is sweetened. The taste continues the experience is a great way! I love the way this beer presents a fresh, premium coffee flavor without the acidity. There's not a huge stout underneath, but some nuttiness and mild chocolate exists from sip to sip. This finishes with some moderate bitterness. The mouthfeel is a touch skimpy for a stout, but the carbonation comes across as creamy and the beer is very drinkable. I could enjoy a few of these back to back, and I like that in a coffee stout.