Urban Chestnut in Missouri has begun the Enlightenment Series with Kaldis Coffee Sertãozinho Weiss. Which the label describes thusly, “The very specific purpose of our first coffee-bier collaboration was to unequivocally break the convention of traditional heavy-roasted, dark coffee beers. To do this we’ve taken a berry-nosed and earthy Brazilian coffee (Sertãozinho) and merged it with a traditional, clove and banana-estered, Bavarian Wheat Beer (Weissbier). The result – a stimulating infusion marked by overtones of sweet and tart fruit balanced by a subtle-but-not-bitter roast of rich tannins.”
I like to see specialty ingredients break away from one style and start spreading around. If the roast on the coffee is good then this could be a winner.