LocalBrewery.com » coffee http://localbrewery.com LocalBrewery.com Introducing People To The Breweries Near Them! Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:30:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Redhook Double Black Stout With Coffee http://localbrewery.com/redhook-double-black-stout-with-coffee/ http://localbrewery.com/redhook-double-black-stout-with-coffee/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:26:05 +0000 Ricky http://localbrewery.com/?p=423 The Redhook Double Black Stout is a very dark almost burnt malty flavor. It’s very mellow and easy to drink. It pours with a dark tan head and is the color of espresso. The head fades quickly but has pretty good lacing. You can’t taste any hops and the coffee is the only thing that bitters the flavor. You don’t get many strong smells. You can smell the alcohol slightly and it smells like it is aged in oak or something similar. It would go excellent with a sweet cigar. I would recommend this with either dessert or after a big meal as your dessert.

Redhook is headquartered in Seattle Washington and has several locations around the United States. They are very popular and you should be able to find their beers in most grocery stores. I am most familiar with their ESB which is also very pleasant.

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After reading everyones reviews on Beer Advocate, I thought it wasn’t going to be as good as it is. It seems like most people only rate beers high when they are extremely strong, high in alcohol or super bitter. I personally rate this very very high. It is a limited release beer but I will buy as much as I can before this delicious porter is gone.  I thought the beer was so good I decided to use it as a theme for my dinner.

We made a delicious New York strip steak soaked in a mixture of Worcestershire, the delicious pipeline porter and seasoning. I only soaked them at room temperature for about an hour or so. When the steak was ready, this beer really brought out the flavor. Enjoying the beer with the steak was truly a treat for my mouth. Kona is an excellent local brewery in Hawaii, if you are there make sure to check them out!

I wanted this beer to stand out when you read the reviews so I edited the picture a bit to help showcase it.

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