Espresso yourself with these amazing coffee collaboration beers.
The winter is the perfect time to enjoy coffee brews to get you through the short days and the cold weather. Here are our top picks to fill your DrinkTanks beer growler! Cheers!
The Backbone Chocolate Espresso Stout by Boneyard Brewing
Location: Bend, OR
ABV: 6% | IBU: 20
Availability: On Draft
Description: "This rich, creamy stout combines three of our favorite things; Espresso, chocolate & beer. Boneyard and Backporch Coffee Roasters have collided to create a very flavorful & aromatic ale, using a cold extraction method. Breakfast or dinner…It’s up to you!!!"¹
Why You'll Love it: We love our beer here in Bend, but don't get us wrong, we also love our coffee. Backporch Coffee Roasters is a fellow Bend company dedicated to providing the highest quality coffee while honoring the hard working farmers who grew it. Combined with Boneyard Brewery, who remain famous for their non-stop delicious RPM IPA and their dedication to craft beer, this beer brings out the best in Bend!
Rising Run Espresso Porter by Flathead Lake Brewing
Location: Bigfork, MT
ABV: 6.5% | IBU: 26
Availability: On Draft
Description: "Our eye-opening Rising Sun Espresso Porter is something of a collaboration with Colter Coffee in Kalispell, MT. Take our Painted Rock Porter and add Colter Coffee’s Rising Sun coffee blend and you get a rich, chocolaty, perfectly balanced ale that’s black in color and surprisingly smooth. Maybe not ideal for first thing in the morning, but drinking it does bring to mind a beautiful sunrise on the shores of Flathead Lake. Montana grown 2-row pale, caramel, chocolate, and black malts. Cluster and Golding hops"²
Why You'll Love it: Another local collaboration effort between Brewers and Roasters that makes the most of the smooth rich porter, and the bitterly sweet espresso. Nothing quite compares to Flathead Lake and it's beautiful Montana surrounding, but the Rising Sun Espresso Porter gives it a run for its money.
Black Betsy Coffee Stout by Mitten Brewing
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
ABV: 5.3%
Availability: On Draft
Description: An American Stout brewed with cold-steeped coffee from Rowster.
Why You'll Love it: Grand Rapids is blowing up with Beer! Recently awarded Best Beer Town by USA Today the City has an ale-trail with over 40 breweries. The Beer isn't too bad as well, with this perfect blend of cold brew coffee and American Stout proving Grand Rapids is on the map to stay.
¹http://boneyardbeer.com/menu/backbone/
²http://flatheadlakebrewing.com/our-beer/