Coffee & Cream
New Heights Brewery

 

 

 

Look:
Pours a transparent, completely clear golden yellow color that is ever so slightly orange with a one finger head of eggshell white foam. The head it generates fizzles away rather quickly and leaves very low amounts of lacing around the edge of the glass.

Aroma:
Coffee creamer, coffee grinds with a touch of bitter lemon and some hints of vanilla.

Taste:
Really nice flavor here, upfront I get a light bitter espresso note that quickly transition into a really tasty nilla wafer / almost cannoli kind of note. To complement the initial taste, it again goes bitter with notes of cold brew coffee and just the lightest hint of orange peel.

Feel:
Light weight. Crushable and thirst quenching. Low carbonation.

Overall:
This was very good. My one criticism is that it could have been a bit creamier but the flavor and aroma is excellent. Haven't had a good cream ale in a long time. This was a very pleasant surprise and really scratched an itch of mine, very happy I go to try this.

My go to used to be Sixpoint's Sweet Action but unfortunately, it was killed off and rebranded into a generic pale ale for no good reason (yes I'm still salty about that).

 

 

Good aroma in this beer... interesting

9/24/20 canned on date
16 oz can
Bomb snifter

Dagnabit, I thought this was a stout. Then I thought, "they put the wrong beer in here", but then I looked at the can and it said "cream ale". Hm. Well, I suppose that's what it looks like (duh!) and has a tall creamy bone white head on top of its blonde hazy body.

Aroma from the can is pure coffee bean. Great stuff. Some mild blonde notes underneath that. From the glass, it's the same but with the addition of green bell pepper.

Flavor is a really great mix of pale malt bill, creamed corn, and fresh coffee. It just fits. And the flavor lingers. Finish of creamed corn. It's weird but it works.

Feel is crisp and carbonated, a little drying, a touch starchy, but overall pretty clean and enjoyable. No trace of alcohol.

Overall, a highly enjoyable little beer that I'd go back for a 4 pack of next time I'm down in Nash. I think they go for about $11 a 4 pack and I paid about $3.25 for this bugger. Solid.

 

 

 

 

Pours a cloudy amber color. One inch head of an off-white color. Great retention and slight lacing. Smells of coffee, vanilla, sweet malt, and a hint of chocolate. Fits the style of an American Cream Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of coffee, vanilla, sweet malt, hint of citrus hops, and a hint of chocolate. Overall, decent appearance, aroma, body, and blend.

Canned 9.7.18, opened 11.10.18

“Justice for Evan”

Hazy ice tea appearance , thin white layer

Aroma of coffee, vanilla

Taste of coffee, creamy vanilla

Smooth mouth feel , small carbonation

Nice beer