Brewer- Stone
Brewing Company
Beer- Aleman / Two Brothers / Stone - Dayman Coffee IPA
Style- American
IPA
ABV- 8.70%
Backstory- Stone
has gained quite a reputation for collaboration beers, whether with fellow breweries
or with homebrewers, Stone has been involved with some great collaboration
beers and Dayman Coffee IPA is no different.
Here is the backstory on this collaboration according to Stone:
“Jim Moorehouse, Nate Albrecht and Brad Zeller, three pals
planning to open a Chicago brewpub under the moniker of Aleman, won first place
at last year's Iron Brew homebrewing competition in the Windy City (judged by
none other than Greg Koch, Jason Ebel of Two Brothers Brewing, and celebrated
Chicago brewer, designer and author Randy Mosher). Their style-bending IPA
artfully married the assertive tropical bite of Citra hops with amazing coffee
flavor and aromatics to create something truly unique and exceptional.”
Description- Dayman
IPA pours clear amber, yes clear even with the coffee (!), and has a fluffy tan
head that remains for some time and leaves an incredible thick lacing on your
glass. The aroma is breathtaking and
exceptional. The scent that hits the
nose first is the wonderful aromatics of fresh coffee melded perfectly with
citrus and tropical fruits from the hops, absolutely beautiful! The taste, thankfully, follows the aroma
perfectly. The bitterness from the
coffee and hops attack the palate, but the coffee also has a soothing effect on
the palate, but still leaves a lingering bitterness. There are also slight hints of toasted malts,
but all combine for an incredibly smooth IPA that has a nice long and dry finish. The coffee flavors linger on the palate longer
while the hops drop off quicker. The
combination of coffee and the American IPA style may sound strange to some, but
trust me this is nothing but delicious!
Food pairing – Food
pairing for this beer is a true delight.
Trying to find dishes that can blend with both the coffee and hops makes
one think more closely about what dish to combine with this beer. As far as main courses, fatty meats are your
best bet. Think fatty pork barbeque or
braised pork belly. Another great dish
is bacon wrapped meatloaf; I will follow this post up with a recipe for bacon
wrapped meatloaf that you have to try!
Also, as you may have guessed, this beer would be great with desserts,
especially those with a bitter chocolate base.
I would highly recommend either a nice tiramisu or dark-chocolate dipped
strawberries; if you are local to NEPA I highly recommend getting some from
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates.
Is it worth trying? –
Holy hell YES!!! This is by far one of
the best IPA’s I have ever tried.
Although, it needs to be said that I drink A LOT of coffee, so I may be
tipped more towards the coffee attributes.
This IPA is not only unique, but is absolutely delicious. The only negative thing that I can say about
it is that it is difficult to find, isn’t that typical with great beers? Do yourself a favor though and call any place
that you typically get craft beer and ask if they have it or if they can get
it, but act fast as what is on the market is all that is out there right now!
Rating-
Where can I get it? - Currently available in bottles in the
following states: AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL,
IN, MD, MA, MO, NC, NM, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, VT, and WA
Remember, enjoy responsibly!
Cheers- Derek Warren
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