This morning, while gringing my coffee beans, I had a vision of the little white plastic goat that hangs on the Celebrator Doppelbock bottles. Got me thinking.... On the market today, one sees a number of coffee additions to porters/stouts (all of which I enjoy greatly). I was curious as to whether anyone has come across a doppelbock that had coffee in it? Additionally, while this isn't the homebrew forum, it'd be nice if fellow homebrewers could comment on any experiments they did with coffee and doppelbocks.
Yeah Dark Horse Perkulator is the only one I can think of.. it's been awhile since I've had it, but I remember not liking it at all..
I like seeing other styles with coffee besides the usual brown ales, porters, and stouts. I still have yet to try a coffee IPA but a couple of local breweries have done coffee beers in styles you wouldn't normally expect. Peak Organic has Espresso Amber Ale, and I'm currently drinking a growler of Dubbel Shot, a Belgian Dubbel with coffee from a fairly new local brewery, Barreled Souls. I'd love to try a coffee Doppelbock.
Bayou Teche Biere Joi is solid, and surprisingly available in RI. It's a coffee Dubbel, but similar to what you're looking for I would say. There are some hot peppers in there as well though...
Thanks for the heads up. It sounds interesting, but I doubt I'll go for it. I can't stand Belgian beers. I used to love them, but I totally lost my taste for them. Huge difference between a dubbel yeast and a doppelbock yeast to my pallet.
I know Jack's Abby does a baltic porter with coffee. I should get my hands on that. They do a doppelbock I enjoy (Saxonator). Hey @JacksAbbyBrewing, toss some coffee in saxonator and call me up to taste-test it!
I haven't seen a coffee doppelbock, but I tried a coffee IPA from Dock Street brewery this weekend. It had a really interesting blend of flavors, I'm curious to see if it catches on. I've seen Perkulator around but was never aware of what it was. I'll have to pick it up the next time I see it.
Dark Horse Perkulator is interesting and worth a try, but not really for repeat purchases. At least not for me. I'm fairly certain they used cold-pressed coffee, which is ultimately Perkulator's undoing.
Ska and DC Brau collaborated on one last year, Taster's Choice. Didn't try it but I remember reviews being middle of the road.
What makes you say that? I know there's a lot of options when it comes to adding coffee to beer, but what is it about cold-brewed coffee that you believe makes it not-as-good?
