Fuel Cafe

Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular

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6.54

ABV: 6.4%

IBU: 17

Ticks: 75

This unique stout combines organic roasted malts and Milwaukee’s renowned organic Fuel Café coffee. Pours a deep, dark brown with a creamy tan head. Coffee aromas dominate the nose with a background of roasted malt. The fine balance of mild organic hops, gentle coffee brightness and full mouthfeel from roasted malted barley make this an unforgettable brew.

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6.8

tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Dark brown color. Little head. Slightly sweet and , yes coffee. Aroma was a mild coffee whiff. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 04:43

6.5

SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Notes from July 2009 Six pack from New Beer. September BBD. I seem to have a thing for this beer. Poured into a pint glass. Big cascade of mocha, tightening up into hard insulation. Huge stiff roasted coffee, vanillan, dark chocolate & alcohol. Taste is all coffee grounds & sweet, if very charred malt. Ashy, & quite watery. Bitterness is green & leafy. Alcohol is apparent, but tolerable. Finish is grainy. Not the most pleasant of things, but it fills the need sometimes.

Tried on 01 Nov 2024 at 17:35

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Black colour with a mediumsized beige head. Aroma is espresso coffee with some strong roasted tones. Flavour is coffee, some peppery tones with mild toffee and roast to it too. Smooth and nice, even though the aroma got me worried for a while what kind of coffee bomb this would be.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Sep 2024 at 20:33

tokyobeerdrinker (9001) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle at the Hangover. Dark brown colour. Small gold head. Taste is sweet initially then coffee later. Quite subtle though. Bit of vanlilla later. Aroma light coffee, dark malty. Not so challenging but pretty easy drinking.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:53

7.2

Leighton (34941) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared at GBBF 2015 - London. Pours mostly clear brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds rich coffee, light chocolate, some roasted malts. Medium sweet flavour, notes of bittersweet cocoa. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Rich mocha finish. Very tasty gear.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2018 at 21:36

5.5

Chalumeaux (4962) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 7 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Poured from 12oz bottle in trade brown with a tan head. Aroma is green pepper coffee roasted malt. Taste is pepper coffee chocolate. I am sure this was good in its prime.

Tried from Bottle on 27 May 2018 at 00:12

7.8

CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Fuel Cafe from Lakefront Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a sturdy black color with a finger’s worth of eggshell white foamy head that slid off at a decent pace. Sly lace.
The aroma had a hefty dose of milk chocolate melding with some dark roasted malts and intertwining with a little bit of butterscotch and coffee creamer. Some roasted coffee beans trying to present a light balance.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side slightly with a presentable roastiness sliding in right before the aftertaste. Semi-sticky little finish, somewhat sweet.
The palate was just a touch under medium bodied with a fair sessionable quality about it. Carbonation felt good, seemed to rub right into the grab of the roastiness fairly nice. ABV seemed a bit under than what was projected.
Overall, pretty good sweet stout, a bit more balanced than others of it’s style.

Tried on 03 Jun 2017 at 23:35