Coffee IPA
Kraemer & Kin

Pours a clear golden amber, half-inch of off white head, good retention and lacing. Nose is fresh coffee beans and light resinous hop; coffee punch was assertive and stood out. Taste is a good balance between lightly sweet and resinous, with a robust coffee kick through the finish - very reminiscent of a black coffee with sugar. Feel is smooth with soft but noticeable carbonation. Overall, solid and exceeded expectations.

This one pours a fairly clear golden dark orange, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like breadiness, caramel malt, and pine.

I love the idea of a coffee IPA, but this unfortunately has very little actual coffee flavor to it. There’s also not a ton of actual interesting IPA flavor, either. I’ve really enjoyed a handful of Kraemer and Kin beers, but this very promising one is unfortunately not a winner. It’s malty, with uninteresting hop character, and an extremely wasted coffee character. As it warms, I might get some watery coffee roast, but it’s faint and not appealing.

This is light bodied, a little bit astringent, and not all that drinkable.

I wanted to like this about 1000x more than I actually did.

Picked up a four pack of this via the recommendation of the guys at Craft Beer Cellar in Waterbury, VT 8-3-23 for $16.29. No canning date; consumed 8-19-23.

Beer poured gold with a tint of brown with an okay white head.

Nose is nice, a combination of coffee and citrus and tropical hops is prevelent.

Taste is awesome as the lighter malt base is blended nicely with the hop addition which is giving orange and mango. Coffee adjunct is skillfully woven in and imparts the flavor without overpowering the core elements of the beer. Finishes with a touch of citrus rind bitterness and a touch of coffee bean; 7/10 on my bitterness scale.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and refreshing.

Overall an impressive blending job by the brewing team, very nicely done!