pras Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I have been drinking my way through my Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 12 pack, and finally made it to the Sierra/Ninkasi Double Latte Stout. Classified as a sweet stout, this beer is made with dark roasted malts, cold pressed coffee, and lactose. It pours pitch black, with aromas of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and toffee. The flavor is much of the same in the aroma. Mouthfeel is silky (I attribute this to the lactose). The beer is 7.6% abv, so not very high for the style, but still warming. Glad I have 2 more bottles. If you can somehow still find a beer camp sampler, get it, and savor this bottle. One of the best beers I have had in a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrXmus Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I have been drinking my way through my Sierra Nevada Beer Camp 12 pack, and finally made it to the Sierra/Ninkasi Double Latte Stout. [snip] One of the best beers I have had in a very long time. I heard complaints that because of the way production was timed for these various beers in the Beer Camp pack, some were old, stale and unappealing. Did you get that sense from the other beers you tried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 To be honest, much of it was not that impressive. I have seen some ratings which suggest bad bottles, but nothing was outright bad, just not that interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treznor Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'd agree that most of the sampler just wasn't that great. Awesome breweries included, but the styles they were brewing were either styles tough to differentiate yourself in, or styles that brewery doesn't typically brew. Russian River - Belgian Golden, Cigar City - Helles Bock, New Glarus - English Bitter. I mean, really? The Ninkasa has been by far the standout for me (I think I only have one of the sampler left, can't remember which one). Some of the others were fine for their style, and a couple were just... meh. I give Sierra Nevada props for putting it together as brewing and packaging 12 collaborations into one sampler I'm sure was a complete logistical nightmare. I'm just not sure it was a great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad.mich Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I got more guava from the Cigar City bock than anything. That was my 2nd favorite in the pack behind the Double Latte but I know that was one that not everyone was into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 I had the last one the other night--the offering from Bells. I thought it was very good, probably my second favorite behind the Ninkasi, but a close second at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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