Beer – #640 – Coronado – Blue Bridge Coffee Stout
Indeed, Coronado – Blue Bridge Coffee Stout. Coffee Beer, StarSailor (which is close to Starbucks right), 5 stars and sitting under the stars.
A dry stout with the addition of local Cafe Moto dark roast coffee from San Diego
This is a really well presented bottle of 650ml size, and 5.4% ABV, it is listed as a quite mild 27-30 IBU things, and at 162 calories a serve size, I make this to be 2.77 standard drink units.
Coronado Brewing Company in the style that is Dry Stout and they are in Coronado, California USA
A beer to make anyone smile
Just as the iconic Coronado Bay Bridge connects our island home to the mainland, this java-tinged dry stout, brewed using dark roasted coffee beans from a local San Diego artisanal roaster, provides a bridge uniting craft beer drinkers with CBC’s rich, flavorful SoCal brewing traditions.
So what could possibly go wrong?
A lot of coffee in the aroma on opening, as it did with a vigorous hiss. Brilliant!
Pour seems to be a beer that isn’t pitch black, a lot lighter and perhaps this is why it didn’t seem ‘thick’ but what a head. I’m on a roll.
Aroma is still a lot of coffee, very intense. Coffee grounds.
It’s very carbonated, and I feel that this reduces your ability to taste directly on the tongue. Green earthy coffee is the first thing, and a nice middling dry finish.
What’s missing though is some of that deep fruit thing that you might get. But are you confusing Porter and Stout again? I think I am.
I had to get up and leave this sitting for a few minutes, I came back and it really is a lovely coffee ale. Soft, yet rich and in an odd way refreshing. Forget the fruit thing, I have no idea what I was thinking of.
Does it matter that it’s not ‘thick’ or coats the palate, not at all, it might be the better because it makes it a beer that you could have a few of without being exhausted or overloaded and jaded, particularly if you like coffee.
It is quite rewarding, deserves a bit of praise and wider enjoyment, which I might add it has already.
The pdubyah-o-meter rates this as 8.5 a of its things from the thing. This might be the perfect stout to session on, it’s not sweet, it’s not dry, it’s not heavy on aroma, but it has all those things, and it looks pretty, and you know that pretty beers are nice to drink.
The double dip review
Am I enjoying it? I am !
Would I have another? I would !
Would I share with a friend on a porch and set the world to rights? Indeed, this is nice on a colder evening, and I think would make a long lat drink session. A favourite.
Music for this is the quite delightful Starsailor. Their album ‘all the plans’ you can listen here on the Spotify, or all the other places mostly
as an aside other reviews for this beer are at : 365Blog
Dry Stout
The “Irish-style” stout is typically a low-gravity stout with bitterness ranging between 30-45 IBUs. Roastiness is present, but restrained, and there should not be hops in either the flavour or aroma. A little bit of acidity can be present. Often, this type of stout is serving via nitrogen, with all the effects that has on a beer – low carbonation, extra-thick head, lifeless palate and muted flavour and aroma
