Oatmeal Stout Brewed with Vanilla, Maple and Coffee

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day so we decided to take that belief into our world of brewing. We started with generous amounts of oatmeal and chocolate malt in the mash to create a rich and viscous wort as a base for this beer. During the boil, lactose, maple syrup, espresso beans and Ecuadorian Cacao Nibs were added to the kettle to create elements of breakfast favorites and to give our wonderful yeast a great meal to wake up to. After primary fermentation additional layers of breakfast flavor were added with the use of brown sugar, Madagascar Vanilla Beans and Coffee from our friends at Strange Brew. The result is a remarkably smooth stout with notes of coffee, molasses, vanilla and maple with a hint of cinnamon in the finish. While this beer is ready to enjoy now, the flavors will continue to develop in the bottle for a few more years.