Itchuya - Mexican Coffee Stout edition
一昼夜 メキシカンコーヒースタウト編
¥580
Mexican chocolate inspired coffee stout Brewed with kyoto roasted Coyote coffee beans.
[Character]When trying to describe this beer, think of a medium roast coffee meeting chocolate, cinnamon a...
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Mexican chocolate inspired coffee stout Brewed with kyoto roasted Coyote coffee beans.
While down in Mexico I was able to drink some Mexican hot chocolate, and I thought that this was just incredible and immediately wanted to figure out how to capture this flavor in beer. So, I took this combination of flavors and paired it with some South American coffee roasted locally in Kyoto by Coyote. We were able to visit the roastery and select the beans and type of roast specifically for this beer.
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This beer came together as a medium bodied Coffee stout using a blend of different chocolate malts and conditioned on a blend of spices. I wanted to get the flavor of the peppers without making the beer spicy, to do this, we used dried Guajillo peppers, these peppers impart a nice roast flavor and almost smokey pepper character. The coffee was used cold side to impart a soft cold brew like character to not overpower the other spices. To finish it off, a touch of vanilla was added for a bit of creamy mouthfeel. The result is probably my favorite type of coffee stout I have ever had, and a perfect beer for sipping on a Fall evening.
