Cappuccino Stout - Lagunitas Brewing Company

BetterDarker

Massachusetts

3.38/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bomber poured into snifter.

A-Pours a deep brown with a thin one finger head which quickly dissipated and left some lacing.

S- Upfront coffee, some chocolate and roasted malt.

T- I was wondering if this would taste like cappuccino or straight coffee, and surprisingly it does taste like cappuccino, the coffee is tamed, with caramel and roasted malts in there. Nice bitter bite as well.

M-A little thin with strong carbonation.

D- A good stout to try, but there are better ones out there IMO. I'd have it again, but only if Rogues' Shakespeare or chocolate or Yeti were not available.

Serving type: bottle

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California

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

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4/5  rDev +3.4%

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Maryland

4.73/5  rDev +22.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

generally, after i've overstuffed my gullet on a big meal of mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus, vinagretted salad, and (seemingly discordant) kimchi, followed by a course of various hard cheeses from spain and portugal, i binge further and help myself to a mugful of breyers vanilla icecream. i know there are better dessert options out there, but in terms of consistency and availability, said flavor really shines. what i do not want, historically, after giant dinners with menus akin to the one above described, is beer. enter lagunitas espresso stout, which breaks all precedent. i was full like thanksgiving, stuffed to the gills, but not ready to let the night end, and all out of breyers. so i reached into the cellar and withdrew this whopper (which, at $4.99 for twenty-two ounces, is among the best-priced beers on the market) from the cellar and pried off the cap. the first sip was a total knockout--terrifically bitter, but, beyond that, unbelievably complex. it poured handsomely with a short, dry head that dissolved quickly. i took my time drinking it, such that by the time i had an inch-or-so left in my collins glass, it was well warmed. hot coffee gone cold i find repulsively unenjoyable, but chilled espresso stout turned room temperature? outstanding. those final sips even tasted a bit like vanilla ice cream.

Serving type: bottle

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3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

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