I did find a local beer, and one that the cashier was impressed with. Rio Bravo Brewing makes a porter that isn’t just a coffee porter, it’s New Mexico Piñon Coffee Porter. Two great tastes in one, I assume. They say they’re trying to blend the flavors so that one doesn’t mask the other, not the easiest thing to do with coffee and black beer. There is quite a number of different malts used, mostly to bring out some heavy sweet flavors, so we’ll see if this doesn’t get sticky at the end.
Not an especially strong scent, a little bit tingley. More dedicated sniffing reveals the coffee. It’s a nice dark brown color, with a respectable light beige head. Practically opaque, which is a good sign. The taste is much smoother than the aroma would suggest, in fact, with a smooth milk-coffee entrance. It is very much like a slightly carbonated ice coffee. The bitterness is present, but slight, giving way to a touch of sweetened coffee. I’m not finding the caramel, but I could be persuaded that dark chocolate is present. A little smokiness starts to develop, but for the most part the taste stays constant and pleasant, as long as coffee is your thing.
Saturday, January 13, 2018
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