Coffee stout seems to be an omnipresent offering among American craft breweries, but generally speaking other beer styles are rarely used as the base of coffee beers—that is, until recently. For Issue 12 (April/May 2016) of_ Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®,_ I discovered several coffee beers with unexpected beer styles—from brown ales to IPAs to red ales and even lighter styles such as Kölsch. Try these nine coffee beers with unconventional base styles.
IPAs
Java The Hop
Fort George Brewery (Astoria, Oregon)
This seasonal IPA is created with a single coffee bean—Gichuna coffee from the Kiambu East District of Kenya, sourced by Coava Coffee Roasters. It’s single-hopped with Simcoe hops for aromas of passionfruit, apricot, and pine.