Flying Dog Brewery Operation Breakfast

Coffee, chocolate, and bourbon flood the front end of each sip with quiet waves of maple and vanilla round-ing out the finish. This thing is thick and overtly sweet. The bourbon stays up front, and no other barrel charac-ter makes an appearance.

This is at least 500 yards of velvet goodness. Coffee, maple, and vanilla blend very nicely in the aroma. Taste is the same, very smooth, velvety, and big. This one is hard to put down. As it warms, it gets even better. The barrel aspect comes out in the finish—some char to help balance the sweetness. Mouthfeel has a very silky texture. This is a beer we would gladly enjoy in a coffee mug while camping or hanging out by a fire late at night. Not overtly sweet, this can be a full glass of fun.

Aroma: “Coffee, chocolate, roast, vanilla, maple. The base beer actually sticks through the coffee and maple indicating some semblance of balance.” Flavor: “Rich coffee and chocolate sweetness with a light coffee spiciness in the middle of the sip that quickly transitions into a tobacco, leathery character right before the finish. Moderate alcohol warming. Aftertaste is a smoky, chocolate campfire with a moderate sweetness.” Overall: “Highly complex. Excellent beer—the rich dark-roasted character from the stout and coffee balance perfectly with a lingering sweetness with complex flavors of caramel, chocolate, licorice, and dark fruit. I love this beer. All it needs is some sliced strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream.”