Defenders of The Dark Roast
Amager Bryghus in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark 🇩🇰
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Imperial Coffee Stout made for MENYs Øllaug: https://meny.dk/menys-oel-laug
INGREDIENTS:
Water. Barley malt: Pilsner, Crystal T50, Chocolate. Wheat malt. Coffee. Maltodextrin. Hops: Columbus. Yeast: US-Ale.
In the 1620s, during the reign of Louis XIII, a secret society was founded in Paris with one sacred mission: to defend the dark roast. Coffee had only just arrived in Europe and already forces of blandness threatened to dilute its bold, bitter soul. Five devoted musketeers – sworn Defenders of the Dark Roast – pledged their lives to protect the deepest, most intense roasted flavors from mediocrity. They met in candlelit cellars, sipped from tiny porcelain cups, and declared war on anything weak or watery. Legend has it they once challenged a rival group of milk-foam enthusiasts to a duel at dawn – and won, of course.
For generations the bloodline remained pure and vigilant. But in the 19th century, through a series of improbable marriages, shipwrecks and one very determined Danish wine merchant, the descendants of those original five found themselves in Denmark. Today they still serve the cause. No longer wearing bicorne hats or carrying swords, they bustle around the specialty beer sections of five selected MENY stores, guiding customers with the same quiet determination their ancestors once showed. They call themselves MENYs Øllaug – a society dedicated to excellent beer. Every month they commission a special brew, available only in their stores. This Coffee Stout is their latest campaign – and a direct tribute to those five original founding fathers. Roasted malt and dark coffee unite once more under the old banner. The musketeers would recognize the mission instantly – and probably demand a second cup.
The Defenders never truly disappeared. They simply changed uniform – and moved north.
INGREDIENTS:
Water. Barley malt: Pilsner, Crystal T50, Chocolate. Wheat malt. Coffee. Maltodextrin. Hops: Columbus. Yeast: US-Ale.
In the 1620s, during the reign of Louis XIII, a secret society was founded in Paris with one sacred mission: to defend the dark roast. Coffee had only just arrived in Europe and already forces of blandness threatened to dilute its bold, bitter soul. Five devoted musketeers – sworn Defenders of the Dark Roast – pledged their lives to protect the deepest, most intense roasted flavors from mediocrity. They met in candlelit cellars, sipped from tiny porcelain cups, and declared war on anything weak or watery. Legend has it they once challenged a rival group of milk-foam enthusiasts to a duel at dawn – and won, of course.
For generations the bloodline remained pure and vigilant. But in the 19th century, through a series of improbable marriages, shipwrecks and one very determined Danish wine merchant, the descendants of those original five found themselves in Denmark. Today they still serve the cause. No longer wearing bicorne hats or carrying swords, they bustle around the specialty beer sections of five selected MENY stores, guiding customers with the same quiet determination their ancestors once showed. They call themselves MENYs Øllaug – a society dedicated to excellent beer. Every month they commission a special brew, available only in their stores. This Coffee Stout is their latest campaign – and a direct tribute to those five original founding fathers. Roasted malt and dark coffee unite once more under the old banner. The musketeers would recognize the mission instantly – and probably demand a second cup.
The Defenders never truly disappeared. They simply changed uniform – and moved north.
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