Coffee Flavored Beer?
It’s not a novelty to have caffeinated beer, but to use natural coffee as the source just might be.
At the Kona Brewery in Hawaii, they are brewing up Pipeline Porter with 100% Kona coffee grown on the Big Island.
I’ve tried to envision what this would taste like, but I’m having trouble making any comparison. I guess this calls for a special business trip to Hawaii in order to try this unique creation. It is only available September through March so I’ll have to wait a few months.
I can imagine though, sitting on a warm beach after a surf, drinking a Pipeline Porter then having the energy to go back in for another surf…..
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I’ve had it, the coffee flavor is not that strong. There are other coffee beers, though, that will get you buzzed and uh, buzzed. Stouts and porters with coffee are not uncommon.
PS I got this beer in California.
i’ve had it last year, and i really enjoyed the pipeline porter. the coffee flavor is strong enough that it is definitely there, but this is still a beer with coffee flavor, not the other way around.
i had it in washington, so i’m pretty sure they do a wider distribution that just hawaii, though it’ll probably be rare.
also, a second for the lagunitas cappuccino stout. it’s pretty damn solid as well.
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As a resident of the Aloha state, let me tell you this is one of my favorite beers. Unfortunately, it’s a seasonal brew, and there’s not much to do in the downtime, but wait for when it’s available again. The coffee flavor is subtle, but palpable. It is a porter, and as such, is quite flavorful.
There is another beer that has yet to be distributed across the mainland called Coconut Porter. It’s also a locally brewed beer (Maui Brewing Company), and except for the hops, all ingredients are locally grown. In fact, they’re currently experimenting on growing hops for their beers on the Big Island. This has a chocolate malt, with a hint of coconut, and a trace of coffee flavor.
Great beer – but very little caffeine. The total amount of caffeine is under 10g per bottle. Thre are some, however, like Twisted Pine and Great Divide brewing that pack a very serious caffeine whallop!
Why wait for that when you can easily get a nice Cappuccino Stout from the Lagunitas Brewery. (it’s prolly a lot cheaper too)