Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout

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

22 oz. bottle. Pours black with a medium sized tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, some coffee, and light chocolate with a hint of hops. The Flavor has coffee and roasted malts. Nothing that really stands out, just decent. Maybe a little thin for my tastes.

22oz Bottle: Pours a dark brown with a fine tan head. The nose is subtle but driven by chocolate tones. Chocolate drives the taste but the finish is slightly bitter with a hint of dark coffee or espresso. The palate is thinner than I would expect but also soft and velvety. Overall a nice beer that hides the alcohol well and makes for a nice desert beer.

Dark brown, small lasting tan head.Sweet chocolate nose. Flavor of coffee, espresso, sweet malt, well blended

Fluffy fizzy beige head, dissipating to a dusting; dark black ruby in the glass. Produces a dense, clingy lace. Smells burnt and roasty at first, then like wet coffee grounds. Fizzy prickle fills the mouth on the first sip. Roasty flavors encompass some dry chocolate lurking underneath; there’s lots of flavor on the somewhat thinish body.

22 oz bottle. Thanks Immy. Pours dark brown in color with brown head. Aroma sweet chocolate and strong coffee. Taste of coffee and roasted malt with dry finish

9-29-07 Bottle. Roasted coffee and chocolate aroma - a bit muted though. Very smooth and creamy on the palate. Black in color. Decent flavor with a slight bite in the finish. Pretty good overall but not very fresh when I tried it.

Dark, dark brown to black pour with a big lasting tan head. Smell is a nice roasted malt and coffee smell, but a noticeable metallic smell as well, as this beer is probably a year old. Smell is not too big, but noticeable. Smooth, mouthfeel with light carbonation, a nice roastiness and cappuccino flavor on into the finish and aftertaste. Some light bitterness. This would be quite a bit better fresh, but still is pretty decent. Nice coffee stout that is not overly hopped.

This came to me as a good suggestion from a worker at Shoreline Beverage in Huntington, NY as I looking to try darker ales. It poured well with a slight head emerging in my little glass from the cask festival and its black contents with amber edges making a good look for the ale. It smelled like a robust coffee mixed with Guiness and the first open flavors really kicked like the fabled Irish ale. I liked the dark malts and the crisp elements. I could imagine this working as an after dinner drink at Thanksgiving.