Caffe Americano - Sherry Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

 

 

 

Way too sweet, cloying, not a fan

 

If you like Sherry, and you like a thicker mouthfeel stout with delicious coffee, you'll this. Warmed up really nicely. Still plenty of coffee on the nose and in the taste. However, the sherry really was the feature.

 

 

 

Had this on draft at the brewery on two different occasions within the same week. Pours pitch black with a nice one finger head. This is a huge beer that leaves tons of lacing on the glass and coats the mouth for days. The barrel character is fantastic with lots of oak and char coming through in the aroma and the taste. I would have expected more coffee after tasting the base beer, but roasted coffee flavor is present along with dark chocolate and molasses. The sherry is prominent and rounds everything out with a sweet, red wine flavor. Everything is in balance here. This is one of the best beers I've tasted.