Lagunitas Bourbon Barrel Cappucino Stout

Brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Company
Style: Stout
Petaluma, California USA

On tap at Lagunitas during the 2009 RBSG visit there. Served from a firkin, dark brown, very little carbonation, some coffee flavor with bourbon notes.

RBSG on cask at the brewery. Dark ruby brown color. Mostly still with a smattering of tan air bubbles. Big brownie aroma and smooth vanilla from the bourbon with some oakiness and subdued coffee. Chocolate cakey flavor with a nice medium bourbon influence. Light, moussey, airy body makes this beer hugely drinkable for a barrel imp stout.

Sampled at Max’s American Beer Fest. I was very excited to try this. Pours a nearly opaque black, slightly watery, with a ringing beige head. Aroma is very mild, vanilla, coffee, nuts and not a whole lot else. Flavor is a little better, slightly peppery, slightly boozy, some light wood, coffee grounds. Full bodied with a bitter finish. A little bit of a letdown. Frankly, I think the barrel aging eliminated some of the cappucino flavors.

On Tap at brews in Columbus Ohio... Had it after dinner and it was nice. Dark poor with copper head. Dark chocolate and roast smell with intense coffee arome. Taste coffee and cream not bad but a little to intense on the cappacino flavor.

Deep black in color…. Like chewing on coffee beans and drinking a stout if you like that kind of thing…. Decent aroma…. Alcohol content of 8.3% is well hidden over the strong coffee flavor… Not my favorite coffee stout….

Big Bourbon and coffee nose with notes of fresh oak and caramelyzed bread. Full and rich mouthfeel with lots of alcohol present. Lingering Bourbon centered finish.

Draft at the Bistro’s First Barrel-Aged BeerFest 11/11/06; Nose of coffee. oak, and bourbon (probably from the bourbon soaked wood chips it was aged with);dark brown with a small tan head; flavour of bourbon, caooffee, caramel, and some roasty woodiness!