Dark Coffee Lager
Hi-Wire Brewing

 

12 oz bottle with a 2018 production date.

Appearance - Pours with a lovely deep copper colored body with good clarity. This is topped by a moderate size, creamy, beige colored head that has good retention. Sheets of lacing get left on the glass.

Aroma - lightly burnt, fresh dark roasted coffee grinds with earthy notes.

Flavor: nice black coffee flavor with no burnt notes although there's a touch of well done toast. Mild bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Smooth.

Overall - A very good coffee lager with better flavor than aroma.

 

 

A: Pours a clear dark mahogany in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising along the edges of the glass and moderate cola brown + garnet red colored highlights. The beer has a two finger tall sudsy foamy tan head that slowly reduces to a large patch of thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Slightly stronger than moderate aromas of fresh cold brew coffee over the top of light to moderate aromas of bready malts with light aromas of roasted malts. Hints of citrus/orange peel hops.

T: Upfront there are moderate flavors of roasted + bready malts with barely a hint of grainy sweetness. That is followed by moderate to strong flavors of cold brew coffee. Hints of citrus/orange peel hops. Light to moderate amounts of roasty bitterness which fades away relatively quickly.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Clean.

O: Extremely easy to drink with well hidden alcohol and a nice combonation of clean lager and cold brew coffee. Very enjoyable, especially for those of us that are coffee lovers. Well constructed.