Stone Americano Stout: Bold Coffee-Infused Ale

A decidedly American imperial stout with espresso

STYLE

Imperial Stout

ABV

8.7%

IBUs

65

AVAILABILITY

Nationwide

The coffee notes in Stone Americano Stout are bold, rich and full of American swagger. For each 120-barrel batch, we incorporated over 250 lbs. of artisanal espresso-roast beans into the mash and added in Columbus, Chinook, Amarillo and Cascade hops to invigorate the coffee taste with a slight citrus and resin hop presence. When it came time to selecting our coffee, we chose the same local roasters who contributed to our sought-after 2013 Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout. Their fantastic beans helped us achieve this dark, hoppy and wonderfully aromatic espresso stout.

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ABOUT THIS BEER

Release Date

February 1, 2016

FEATURED HOPS

Amarillo

Cascade

Chinook and Columbus

WHEN TO ENJOY

Drink fresh or age at cellar temperature

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Flavor Profile

Coffee, cocoa, roasty

NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

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INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Australia; Alberta and British Columbia, Canada; Germany; Hong Kong; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Singapore; Sweden; Thailand; and United Kingdom

Tasting Notes

Appearance

Deep brownish-black color with a thick brown head.

Aroma

Primarily coffee, mixed with some cocoa and roasted flavors from the dark malts and trace citrusy hops.

Taste

The coffee dominates again, and there are some great roasted malt and barley flavors coming through. The beer is fruity, thanks to the yeast throwing off some really nice fruit esters during fermentation.

Palate

Dry and moderately bitter with classic, light-astringency characteristic of stouts.

Overall

In 2013, as part of our “Odd Beers for Odd Years” program, we brewed our 2013 Stone ESPRESSO Imperial Russian Stout. We loved this beer so much that we wanted another way to brew something similar to it. This beer is first in a series of higher ABV seasonals that we will be brewing in 2016. We used Stone ESPRESSO IRS as an inspiration but took it in a slightly different direction. Ultimately, I was inspired by craft brewed stouts of the late 1980s and early ‘90s. To me, that meant using 100 percent American hops and American specialty malts. This a stout similar to one I would have brewed when I was first starting out as a brewer, so it was fun to take sort of a “throwback” approach. Espresso of course adds a wonderful complement to the coffee and cocoa flavors that are coming from the malts.

Provided by

Mitch Steele

,

Brewmaster

Pairing Notes

Appetizers

Guacamole, bacon toast, Sriracha-glazed Buffalo wings, Stilton-stuffed crimini mushrooms

Soups

Chili con carne, beef and barley, butternut squash, potato and leek chowder

Entrees

Orange chicken, potato pierogi, carne asada, Thai coconut curry, mushroom ragout, venison

Cheeses

Aged Gouda, Caveman Blue, Rogue Smokey Blue, smoked cheddar

Desserts

Vanilla ice cream, peanut butter cookies, chocolate Bavarian cream cake, tiramisu

Cigars

Padron 1964 Maduro, Java Robusto, Camacho Triple Maduro

Provided by

"Dr." Bill Sysak

,

Craft Beer Ambassador

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