State of Bean

Fairly hazy golden coloured body with a thinnish, pure white head that fades pretty quickly, all about forty per cent opaque. Aroma of deep lightly roasted coffee beans with a note of cascara coffee tea (the dried skins of the fruit) with a lot of earthy rustic qualities in the nose and a slim kick of hops noticeable, along with a lager yeast. Light-bodied; Sharp and relatively strong coffee bean flavour at first with some light creaminess and some lactose noticeable at the end, along with the rustic earthiness and slightly nutty flavours that show through from the malt as well. Aftertaste is robust and very coffee-y in a great way, with some deep bitterness, but the malts and especially the other subdued flavours make this very drinkable and easy-going, but with a bunch of nice flavours. Overall, a very nice coffee blonde that shows a lot of roasted coffee (not brewed) notes, but no pungent bitterness, robust qualities, deep sweetness or anything else unwanted - this is easy-going, but full-of-flavour. Great to sample and a nice beer on the fringes of the season - and I'm drinking it at the right time down here. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 13-August-2021 for US$2,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on a still hot and steamy day on 11-November-2022, sadly.

On tap at MBGSF 2019. Pours a clear pale yellow with a white head. Smooth coffee aroma. Flavor is also smooth coffee, not bitter, very nicely balanced.