I know that the Sierra Nevada fandom are chomping at the bit for the way too early release of Celebration IPA but I am way more interested in …
…I hope it will make distribution to SoCal.
Chico Coffee
A Podcast & A Beer – A History of Coffee
Might be more iced coffee time than hot but either way I suggest you check out A History of Coffee podcast.
Hosted by documentary maker James Harper and professional historian Jonathan Morris cover the history of coffee, sustainability, the rise of craft coffee and the future of coffee.
It is a six episode series with nearly as many bonus episodes and the hosts strike a good balance of positive and negative, light and dark.
This is a bit of a no brainer. Look to the stout section of your beer shop cooler and search out their coffee beers. But to throw a twist, look for a golden coffee stout. Or to get even twistier, look for one of the Oregon coffee IPA’s like Java the Hop from Fort George or Cold Brew IPA from Rogue Ales.
Distance Christmas Beer # 28 – Holiday Reserve Coffee Stout from 2SP Brewing
We end our socially distant month of holiday seasonal beers with the festively bright green and red and festively spiced coffee stout from 2SP Brewing Company. Something to give you a nice jolt for any last minute gift wrapping.
Video Review – Black House coffee stout from Modern Times
Modern Times gets the beer review spotlight for January 2014 and we sample their Black House coffee stout…..
Here is the brewery description of the beer, “Black House is an oatmeal coffee stout bursting with coffee aroma and flavor. Modern Times is one of the only breweries in the world to roast our own coffee, which allows us to be exceptionally picky about which coffees we use and how we roast them. The result is an abundantly flavorful beer that’s incredibly complex and aromatic, with loads of roast character and a chocolate-covered espresso bean finish.”