Red Barn Espresso Stout

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Oatmeal Sout with Coffee

A collaborative effort between CBC and our friends at Red Barn Coffee Roasters in Upton, MA,
Red Barn Espresso Stout is a very rich, full-bodied oatmeal stout infused with a custom-roasted blend of organic coffee beans. Coffee roaster (and CBC buddy) Justin Hawkins spent many hours getting us good and wired, er, training our palates, and together we created a blend of Fair Trade Certified Organic beans from the western slopes of Costa Rica and eastern Cordilleras of Colombia, plus a hefty percentage of Ethiopian Moka Harar. Ethiopia is the reputed birth place of coffee, the only place on earth where the coffee plant originally grew. This blend of beans was then hand-roasted to create a brew to complement the roast/caramel/oatmeal character in our stout.

Subtle espresso aromas greet the nose, while a tight crema-like head sits atop this opaque glass of pure darkness. On the palate, very soft caramel-sweetened coffee notes with hints of dark chocolate, wine, and florals mingle with roasted barley and aromatic malts.
The super-smooth mouthfeel is thanks to contributions from flaked oats and barley, which lead to a finish nicely balanced between perfect acidity
and lingering roasted notes from coffee and barley.
CBC is proud to work with Red Barn in supporting organically- and sustainably –grown and harvested ingredients for this very special beer.
Check out their website at http://www.redbarncoffee.com/
Enjoy!

OG:1.064 FG:1.018 ABV:6.1% Caffeine Content: You betcha!

OG: 1.064 FG: 1.018 ABV: 6.1%

Testimonials

Fantastic beer! Great beer events, parties, and dinners! Creative, friendly, and warm. Delicious food! I am also impressed they make an effort to serve grain-fed beef and local ingredients. Plus, they send their grains to local farms I believe. So cool.
Mike H., Jamaica Plain, MA
Travis, the bartender, was really great. He was happy to answer all of our annoying questions, was attentive and not at all overbearing, and was ingeniously manning the radio. After sampling just about all the beers (some of the little glasses the samples were served in were ADORABLE), I went with a 9 oz pour of the Regatta Golden. This beer was delicious and tasted great along with my BBQ burger. This burger was bomb!
Julie B., Boston, MA
Hey, this place is fantastic! Who knew?
Oh. Everyone but me, apparently.

Tamar A., Cambridge, MA
As a budding beer snob, their beers are to die for. I like the dark ones, and everything I've ever had here has left me quite pleased. You really can't go wrong, no matter what you order.
Calvin F., Cambridge, MA

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