Coffee beers typically boast an extremely rich, thick wallop that warms drinkers with a high alcohol content. These beers, typically stouts and porters, can warm the iciest winter night. But coffee beer in the summer? Chief brewer and co-owner of Furthermore Brewing Aran Madden thinks so.
Madden—who claims to drink 17 cups of coffee each day—wanted to brew something akin to iced coffee for enjoyment in warmer weather. Enter Oscura: Sweet and creamy with a caramel aftertaste, it's like a great cup of coffee that just happens to have some beer in it.
While it may be the perfect breakfast beer, Oscura is good at any time of day or night. It's much lighter than most coffee beers—a point Madden quickly amended, saying he desired to craft a coffee beer most people would want to drink more than one of.
Madden's pursuit has proven successful, as Oscura is our favorite summer seasonal.
3.5/4
Furthermore Brewing • Oscura
$9.59 at Star Liquor
