Central Waters Peruvian Morning

I went to Varga Bar for the first time in Philly for brunch and I ordered a glass of Central Waters Peruvian Morning, a bourbon barrel aged coffee stout. The beer pours a black color with a very thin and bubbly tan colored head. The aroma consists of strong coffee, bourbon, cherry, vanilla, toasted malts, and oak. Basically, it’s how I would like to start my morning off every day. The taste is strong and chocolaty at first with a wonderful vanilla and cherry accent to it. An alcohol bite from the bourbon hits the tongue, and the beer finishes with some toasted malt flavor and lingering oak. The alcohol content is 8.5% ABV. This had a wonderful strong base of coffee and chocolate, but the vanilla and cherry flavors from the bourbon really popped in this beer and made it simply fantastic.

Long Trail Brewmaster's Series Coffee Stout

I picked up a bottle of Long Trail Brewmaster's Series Coffee Stout on my last pass-thru New Jersey. The beer pours syrupy and thick with a deep black color and a foamy tan head. The smell is full of coffee with a sweet milk lining. The taste is sweet with lots of coffee and has a light milk and chocolate lacing. The beer then finishes slightly dry. The alcohol content is 8.0% ABV. Long Trail obtained the coffee from Vermont Coffee Company for this beer. I thought that this beer is an amazing coffee stout with a ton of flavor and it really packs a coffee punch with a great flavor. This is an ideal coffee stout if you love the taste of coffee.