Cappuccino Stout - Lagunitas Brewing Company

atalayafr

4.75/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Dark stout color with coffee undertones and plenty of mouthfeel. Pours heavily and with a nice head that lingers. Aromas of chocolate and coffee with alcohol that gently snips from the glass: but a heavy enough beer that disguises the alcohol content. Mouthfeel is full and smooth and not overwhelming. Very drinkable. Plenty of character but not too heavy. I'll have another.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 04:41:54 | More by atalayafr

EORS

Maryland

3.79/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a bomber into a tulip glass.

This ticks all the boxes for a big stout remarkably well: pours with about a half inch of deep tan head that migrates quickly to the edges, clings to the glass a bit. Opaque in color. Really nice mouthfeel: smooth and velvety with hints of lactose. Smells bready, with a good deal of coffee, roast malt, raisin sweetness, and a sharp note of alcohol. Taste is all of the above, full and roasty around the edges.

The only thing I found a bit out of balance in this beer is the alcohol, the sharp note in the smell comes through in the taste of the beer, rising off the back of the palate and muscling out some of the nice malty notes in the finish. Overall, definitely worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 03:30:12 | More by EORS

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.01/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Having on draft at the Union Brewhouse in Weymouth. Served in a goblet.

Appearance: This beer poured a small mocha head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a pitch black with no clarity. There is spotty lacing on the glass as the beer was drank.

Smell: roasted coffee, bittersweet chocolate, and hints of sweetness.

Taste: Very tasty brew. The cappucino flavor is delicious and blends well with the stout flavors.

Mouthfeel: creamy smooth, full bodied, a little dry, medium carbonation, and quite the treat.

Overall: Pretty sweet stout. It's the real deal and delicious. I want more.

Serving type: on-tap

02-12-2013 04:42:53 | More by Flounder57

Dodo2step

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

P- AOH

A- thick black opaque color with a light tan head. Mountainous and foamy. Jagged lacing on the pint. Honestly, a beautiful look to it. It is very inviting.

S- strong coffee aroma with hints of cocoa on the back end. Roasted caramel malts finish off the nose nicely.

F- taste is like irish coffee almost. A dark roast coffee with caramel malt drizzled in. THe cocoa is brought out more in the taste. Very nice and very tasty.

M- creamy and goes down smooth. This is scary because of the high ABV. great flavor!

O- This is a great coffee stout. honestly th best one i have every had from this style. kudos you did it again Lagunitas!

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 18:33:07 | More by Dodo2step

thedoubler55

New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: A nice dark brown in color with a nice one finger tan head at the top that leaves some lacing around the glass.

S: Lots of coffee on the nose, a slight bit of cocoa, and some brown sugar.

T: Just like the nose, follwed by some nice roasted malts and slight hint of hops throughout.

M: Mediumb bodied with low-moderate carbonation.

O: A good coffee stout from Lagunitas, I was expecting a lot more but this one was not to bad of a stout from them, a nice beer for the winter.

Serving type: on-tap

02-09-2013 18:22:26 | More by thedoubler55

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

3.55/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

A-Pours dark black. Decent sized tan head. Mild lacing. Modest light penetration. Doesn't pour with much viscosity.

S-Sweet cappuccino. Coffee with too much sugar and no milk. Roasty and slightly chocolate. Almost like a chocolate covered espresso bean bit the espresso isn't very potent.

T-A bit more bitter here which I enjoy. Still, I like my coffee brews imitate how I drink my coffee: dark, no sugar, no milk and a shot of espresso if possible. I want big, black and bold. This is sweeter and has more chocolate than the nose. Light hop quality in the finish.

M-Thin for the ABV and style. Carbonation is soft but seems prickly at some points. A bit syrupy on the tongue.

O/D-Good not great. I tasted this via a beer flight so no real loss of dinero. I wouldn't be very happy with an entire bomber of this however.

Serving type: on-tap

02-05-2013 22:03:44 | More by VelvetExtract

kemoarps

Missouri

3.93/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Much lighter/thinner/less opaque than I had anticipated/remembered/third item on the list.
Looks like kind of a watery cola colour. Decent little head htat dissipates fairly quickly withouut sticking around to help celebrate.

Nose is light. Hmm.... I remembered really enjoying this beer, but thusfar it's not really bringing much to the table. some burnt/roasted malts and a bit of espresso bean. Not too much.

Whew. Well, my fears can be put to rest. While the first to catergories were fairly underwhelming, the one that really matters comes through. As I remembered, this is a very tasty brew. The taste is primarily dark roast espresso, with an almost-but-not-quite-sweet finish. The bitterness comes primarily from the coffee.

You know how they say don't judge a book by its cover? Well, don't judge this beer by its pour. My fears of a thin watery mess were (lukcily) unfounded, as this is a medium bodied stout, with a good level of carbonation. Goes down easily, the bitterness is not an oppressive one, and the 9.2% is not a distraction. All in all very well crafted stout.

Don't be discouraged by it's appearance, and trust the genii (that's plural genius for all you geniuses out there [I know. Shut up. {fine}]) at Lagunitas to do their job well. Which they do. Also they are really friendly, and the brewery is awesome and you should go there.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 20:46:40 | More by kemoarps

thebrood1987

New Jersey

4.94/5  rDev +27.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Very roasty with a bold roast coffee smell with some herbal citrus smells underneath it all. Very very smooth with sweet stout malts up front evolving into a bitter coffee taste and herbal bitterness from the hops melding together perfectly.

This is a pretty bitter beer and the sweetness only rolls over for a short while. The alcohol taste is non existent and is extremely drinkable. The coffee really comes out as the beer warms a bit as does the bitterness of the beer.

This is definitely one of the best coffee beers I've had. It definitely has a sedating but uplifting buzz to it from the coffee they inject into the beer. It tastes like a bold coffee but still like a beer because of the hoppy bitterness.... a fantastic beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 04:13:37 | More by thebrood1987

MarkJBurch

New York

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 22 ounce bottle, no freshness date, into a Breckenridge snifter. Very dark, black, but light shines through around the perimeter of the glass. Decent, light brown head that receded quickly.

I smell roasted malt, toasted bread, alcohol, plum, very slight coffee.

Not a lot of coffee coming through here, I'm picking up more fruit notes than anything else. Plum again, raisin, smoke. This is smooth and enjoyable, no alcohol burn whatsoever. Semi-sweet.

Nice feeling in the mouth, more carbonation than I expected, not necessarily a bad thing though.

I am enjoying this beer. Not as complex as some other imperial stouts that I have tried but I am happy to have had it and will likely buy it again. Going out to the bar after this one and hoping for a caffeine kick!

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 03:29:27 | More by MarkJBurch

chanokokoro

Illinois

3.29/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Poured from a 22 oz. bomber into a Lagunitas Brewing Company branded mason jar

Appropriately pours a dark coffee brown capped by a two finger fluffy off-white head. Great retention and tons of splotchy lacing that coats the majority of the inside of the glass. Espresso, some dark fruit, a hint of vanilla, and alcohol. Sweet malt joined by espresso, charred malt, hints of bakers chocolate touched by vanilla throughout that finishes with warming alcohol. On the heavier side of medium-bodied, slick with a hint of creaminess. Overall, this brew was enjoyable, solid, but nothing special. Definitely worth the price point.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 04:49:26 | More by chanokokoro

dickieb

Rhode Island

4.14/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Pours black with a thin white head that lingers with bubbles and leaves excellent lacing. The smell is mostly of spent coffee and vanilla without much else. The taste is big and chocolaty with a lot of coffee flavor as well, with some earthy bitter notes that linger for a long time. The mouthfeel is creamy and makes the beer a slow drinker but not out of form for the style. Overall I am impressed with this one from lagunitas, Im happy it caught my eye.

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2013 02:35:14 | More by dickieb

brewdude1982

North Carolina

4.68/5  rDev +20.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

This was a bomber poured into a mug.

This beer really surprised me. It pours a dark black with a tight head with tiny bubbles and has amazing retention as well as amazing lacing. It smells sweet and very chocolately with a hint of the coffee beans that apparent upon taste. In the taste I get a plethora of things which my pallet is no where near capable of truly explaining. Initially it is sweet and mouth warming and then I get a coffee taste which if I could find this coffee I wild buy it and drink it hourly. The after taste is amazingly pleasant and very reminiscent of the initial taste. As far as mouthfeel I feel like this is one of the biggest bodied beers I had had in months. Great arbonation and great full bodied beer. I would HIGHLY recommend this beer to anyone who likes stouts or coffee. In a moment of full disclosure I do love both stouts an coffee.

This is an amazing beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 00:39:02 | More by brewdude1982

JamesShoemaker

New York

4.15/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

22 oz bottle poured into an oversized wine glass and a regular wine glass. Bottle is a few months old, don't anticipate that that will make much of a difference.

A - bubbly coffee. It pours like light roast coffee but blackens as it settles. I can tell the consistency is a little thin just by the way it looks. Unforced pour, very little head, foam lingers for a few minutes and then tapers.

S - the smell is a little too subtle, but you can definitely get hints of vanilla, cream, and coffee bean. Not much chocolate detectable here. No alcohol whatsoever.

T - coffee, a little vanilla, again, no chocolate. Imagine Creme Brulee crossed with Breakfast Stout. Some may consider that a bad thing, but I think it's great. Again, hardly any booze.

M - meh. Ignoring all other factors of this beer, the mouthfeel is indistinguishable from low-cost IPAs: thin, overly carbonated, and intrusive. The saving grace is the hidden alcohol.

O - a good beer, if not so good in the mouth. I'd love to try it on tap because I think the mouthfeel would benefit from kegging. Lagunitas continues to produce quality IMO.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 00:08:16 | More by JamesShoemaker

Naters333

Illinois

3.66/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into my tulip glass.

A-Poured a nice black color. Not the deepest black, but I can not see through. Formed a thick 2 inch light tan head with tons of bubbles. Leaves nice lacing. Really nice carbonation.

S-Smell is very unassuming. Coffee.

T-coffee, malts, hops, leaves a little burn on the after taste. Bitter.

M-People talked about this beer kind of being thin, but when I saw the lagunitas video on the beer I understood. They were going for this. I didn't mind the thinner mouthful. The body of this beer went well for what it was.

O-A nice beer. I going to gradually review this as it warms. It is really cold right now, and is kind of one note with mainly a coffee flavor. Wish maybe there was a bit more going on.

As the beer warms it gets a bit better. More depth of flavors for sure. I increased my rating slightly because of this.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 07:33:43 | More by Naters333

MarioM

California

4.38/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

22 oz poured into tulip

A: Very dark brown with almost no light seen through the glass. Medium carbonation with a tan head if medium to small boubles that didn't linger much.

S: Alcohol comes first followed by roastiness and dry chocolate with some bitter coffee.

T: Dry dark chocolate, nice bitter coffee notes that work very well with the hoppiness of the brew, good balance of chocolate but definitely on the alcohol side, which is not bad.

M: Aftertase of bitter coffee, chocolate and booze, my favorite things. Warm after sipping, bitterness also lingers but overall mouthfeel is great.

O: This is a great beer and for its price I don't know why I don't hoar this must have brew. Coffee is definitely there but obviously works well with the roasted malt and bitterness of the hops.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 04:01:12 | More by MarioM

kawilliams81

Illinois

3.71/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a 22 oz bottle into a Pipeworks snifter.

A- pours black with a 2 finger dark tan head. Small trails and some blotches of lacing remain on the glass.

S- some coffee, light roast, dark fruits.

T- semi-sweet dark fruits, roasted malts, chocolate, bitter coffee.

M- medium body and carbonation. A little light bodied but very easy drinking.

O- good beer, can't complain when you can get a bomber of 9% beer for $5!

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 02:54:31 | More by kawilliams81

hustlesworth

Ohio

4.64/5  rDev +19.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A- just like coffee, it's a clear darkish brown when it pours but collectively seems black in the snifter. Heavy, firm tan refuses to budge. I'm like come on baby hurry up! If u look this good, I wonder what you taste like you little ratchet you. The lacing is thick and puffy like foam insulation and is definitely aiding in holding the head up.

S- that's a nice smell. Coffee isn't overbearing but is noticeably there, more so than the coffee aromas usually found in a big stout. Also cocoa and deeply roasted grains but not so much burnt. This one is on the sweet side. Somewhat citrus hops lend an acidic edge to the general earthy woodsy tobacco hazelnut soil & stone aroma.

T- now the coffee gets bizzy. Big, dark, bitter coffee (of a good quality) walks in stride with the roasted grain better was and herbal hop bitterness. That's 3 levels of bitter goodness, each distinguishable and defined, playing over a chocolate, almost fruity berry malt sweetness. Subtle hints of lemon zest, cream and coconut pull through near the finish giving this brew the overall impression of a big espresso shot with a little dollop of some lemon zest and raspberry infused cream. Only a mere sprinkle of sugar in this one though, as it finishes bitter and grainy with alcohol dryness. Well hidden alcohol.

MF- grainy powdery sandy husky extremely espresso feel. It's incredible. Feels exactly like a shot of espresso. Particles in suspension are so evident it's crazy, and the feeling stays on the cheeks for just long enough. Needless to say, this is a heavy Hittin big bodied bruiser. Some leafy hop feel is present but gets scraped away by unusually zesty carbonation. I could stand for it to be tighter and toned down a bit thinking it might achieve a creaminess, but that might be overtaken by the whole grainy particle feel so it's whatever.

D- very pleased with this one. Not so milky as cappuccino, but if you go into this one expecting a big snifter full of 9.2%abv espresso, you won't be disappointed. It's gettin me buzzed up too like I might go clean the house now idk. Great price at $5.99 as well.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 00:14:16 | More by hustlesworth

brureview

Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served at cellar temp- about 57F first in a tulip then a snifter.
Slightly better in a snifter.

Very dark- brown-black color. One of the darker beers I have poured. Two finger head which shrinks to one finger or less.

Aroma- light lemon and coffee. The malt aroma was very strong.

Mouth feel: very smooth, hardly any carbonation. Very malty.

The taste was very lemon-coffee. Unlike most coffee stouts, the coffee in this stout is not over-accented. The coffee is prominent, but not burnt. It adds to the flavor's balance, and does not create an imbalanced flavor as in other coffee stouts I have tasted.

Overall- a smooth coffee stout- malty, and the coffee taste is not overdone.

Tomorrow I will finish the bomber- perhaps the coffee will be more accented, but at a cellar temp there is a mellower taste.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 02:58:32 | More by brureview

SometimesIfart

Michigan

3.35/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a very dark ruby with a two finger mocha head. Left no lacing.

S - Espresso and vodka. Ehhh I'm kinda scared.

T - Smooth coffee, lightly roasted malt, a bit of espresso and alcohol in the finish.

M - Smooth creamy body with light carbonation.

O - Overall, a good stout. But the alcohol is a bit too pronounced.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 05:34:58 | More by SometimesIfart

Uncle_Jimmy

California

3.76/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Appearance- dark hazelnut brown with 2 fingers of light tan head that liner with some lacing.

Aroma- Coffee, Cola, smoked pepper, a little yeast.

Taste- bold coffee on the front, not over powering on the roastyness or the hops. With the lingering foam, it drinks a lot like a cappuccino. The alcohol is very well hidden.

Mouthfeel- smooth, right amount of carbonation. The alcohol isn't present at all. lays rather flat on the tongue like a well brewed cup of coffee. A little Dusty in the finnish.

Overall- of the coffee infused beer I have tasted on my beer a day journey, I would say that this is a close second behind Black's Dawn. I would like to have multiple half pints of this on draft while I read the paper in the morning. It is a bit of a novelty to drink this one while the head is thick and present. very tasty indeed. Like most coffee stouts and porters I would love to taste it on nitro.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 02:57:59 | More by Uncle_Jimmy

ESeab

New Jersey

3.83/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Appearance is thin and fizzy for a stout with a tan head. Dark dark brown with little light peaking through. Not jet black like an imperial stout

Smell (I have a weak nose) - Didn't get too much aroma from this. Just a little bit of coffee and a touch of chocolate

Taste- Bitter coffee in a good way and can taste the chocolate more than the smell. Bold flavor but not complex

Mouthfeel- A bit thin and more carbonated then your typical stout. Easy to drink

Overall - I like this offering from Lagunitas and buy several during the winter. It's slightly above average for its style. Nothing world class about it but I always remember that if I want a quick caffeine/booze fix, this does the trick quite well. I think it has a great value at $4.99 a bomber for a high abv stout at 9.2% .

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2013 02:15:26 | More by ESeab

BrownNut

Florida

4.13/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A - 4.5 - Medium brown on the pour, nearly black in the glass. Really nice cream colored textured head that endures a good while. The texture of the head is so nice. It almost had a drier look like virgin powder on the slopes.

S - 4.0 - Despite the lack of barrel aging, it smells unmistakeably woody on initial pour. There's a bit of coffee, a bit of sweet malty syrup, some very dark chocolate.

T - 4.25 - The namesake coffee is apparent for sure. In the aftertaste, there's a pretty notable bitterness that may not come all from the coffee, though this is only 30 IBU. The sharpness of this bitterness is very acute, yet the magnitude of it is within reasonable range. There's also some dark chocolate sweetness to offset it, particularly when warmer. The 9.2% booze is noticeable and, for me, welcome. Though I wonder if less booze-friendly raters will like that aspect as much. I get sort of a strong ale vibe off of it for that reason, except in stout form.

M - 4.5 - Given the lighter color and translucency on the pour compared to thick stouts, I thought this was going to be short of medium bodied. But it's a bit past it. Very pleasant mouthfeel.

O - 4.25 - This is an interesting, tasty, and high quality beer with a lot going on and in a good way. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2013 01:40:51 | More by BrownNut

superspak

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22 ounce bottle into snifter, 2012 release(9.2%). Pours fairly pitch black color with a nice 1 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, toast, roasted malt, char, herbal, and light dark fruits. Pretty nice aromas with good strength and balance; but they seem a bit stale oddly. Taste of dark roasted coffee, dark chocolate, char, roasted malt, toast, light caramel, herbal, and light dark fruitiness. A good amount of dark roasted coffee bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of dark coffee, dark chocolate, roasted malt, toast, char, light caramel, herbal, and light dark fruits on the finish for a good bit. Nice flavor balance and robustness of roasted flavors; with slightly cloying roasted flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a good imperial coffee stout. Nice roasted flavor balance and robustness; and quit smooth to sip on. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 05:04:04 | More by superspak

mfnmbvp

Illinois

3.68/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

1 pint bottle poured into a Boulevard tulip glass. No bottled on date present.

A - Pours dark as the night with the tiniest little ruby dot showing through, where I am able to discern some bubbles rushing to the top. Frothy, creamy 2 finger mocha head chillin out on top.

S - Wonderful chocolate / vanilla hybrid type smell going on with a significant notion of hop bite. Smells pretty good so far.

T - Very bitter tasting stout, not much of a coffee taste at all at first, but the espresso bean flavor creeps out as the beer warms up. Warms the soul for damn sure within a few sips. Maybe just slightly over carbonated, for a stout, but it still feels good.

M - This brew definitely has a very creamy texture to it, which is very nice indeed. Slight coffee bean aftertaste lingering around, but nowhere near overwhelming.

In all, I'd say the Lagunitas crew achieved what they were going for. Nice 9.20% abv warms you up on winter's night nicely. Definitely worth drinking, but I would personally opt for one of Lagunitas's IPA offerings next time.

Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout ---4/5

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 03:20:26 | More by mfnmbvp

Efay

Illinois

3.36/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I really enjoy lots of Lagunitas brews and was excited to try this one out! Poured into a snifter.

A- 2 fingers of head, which was a dark caramel color. Extreme amounts of lacing, and the beer itself was a dark brown color with some amber tones in the light.

S- Roasted malts right away, and it sort of dominated the smell. Not to complex as the espresso smell overwhelms it.

T- Dark roasted malt initially, with a bitter aftertaste of espresso. Small chocolate undertones.

M- Heavy and viscous with not much carbonation.

O- I honestly expected more from this beer. It was way too bitter for my liking, and I drink bitter espresso daily. Lack of complexity just leaves me wanting more.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2013 22:07:58 | More by Efay