Chocolate Stout Frapp-Brew-ccino
Chocolate Stout Frapp-Brew-ccino
There is a point in every day that the clock tips from coffee-drinking hour to beer-consumption o’clock. It’s a gradual transition, the coffee cravings are slowly pushed aside by your desire for a beer that’s beckoning you from the fridge. In the middle of these two worlds is a bit of a beverage gray area, an afternoon slot where a crossover can take place. Beer and coffee, both are accepted. Coffee beer had this time in mind when it was being brewed. A beverage no-mans-land. Because coffee beers exists, you no longer have to choose between these two well-loved drinks.
But what is a coffee beer?
Brewers are magically creative people, constantly chasing new flavor combinations, new ways to brew, waking up in the middle of the night to jot down beer concepts to flush out the following day. Most brewers start the day in a similar way, a steaming cup of coffee in their hands, rubber boots pounding the wet cement between fermenters and mash tuns, checking batches, sampling wort, mashing in. Coffee still fresh in their mouths as they make giant batches of beer. Coffee and beer never seemed a peculiar combination to this set.
Coffee can be added to beer in a variety of ways. Most commonly is right from the beans. Either ground and added to large bags that function like tea bags, or whole beans added during brewing, the beans are steeped to extract the flavors. On occasion brewers use brewed coffee or espresso. Brewers have a natural affinity for local ingredients, you can bet that in most cases craft breweries will seek out high quality, local, craft beans. Most beers that are infused with coffee are dark beers, like porters and stouts. But don’t ask a brewer to limit themselves or fit within any box. Cream ales have been used and Fort George Brewing makes a coffee IPA called Java The Hop. For this recipe, a bold coffee stout or porter is the way you want to go.
A few to seek out:
Great Divide// Espresso Oak Aged Yeti
Founders // Breakfast Stout
Surly // Coffee Bender
Ballast Point // Victory at Sea
Alesmith // Speedway Stout
Southern Tier // Mokah
Lagunitas // Cappuccino Stout
Schlafly // Coffee Stout
Stone // Coffee Milk Stout
Chocolate Stout Frapp-Brew-ccino
Ingredients
- ¾ cup espresso or very strong coffee chilled
- ¾ cup half and half
- ¾ cup espresso or chocolate stout
- ¼ cup chocolate syrup
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- 2 tbs sugar
- 2 cups ice
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately.
Comments
[email protected] June 15, 2015 um 4:37 am
This looks amazing! My brother-in-law will flip over this!
Lizzie June 15, 2015 um 9:11 am
I just spent the weekend moving to a new apartment and cursing each of my belongings in turn as I hauled them from the truck. But the sheer thought of a frappbrewccino makes me glad I kept the heavy-ass Vitamix.
Maggie June 15, 2015 um 3:14 pm
Wow! You are a genius!
Liz @ Floating Kitchen June 16, 2015 um 3:10 pm
Well, hey this is right up my alley. And I’m glad we got rid of that pesky grey area between coffee time and beer time. Can’t wait to start sipping on one of these babies!
Chris June 21, 2015 um 11:06 pm
"¾ espresso or very strong coffee, chilled"
3/4 cup?
Jackie June 22, 2015 um 8:30 am
yep
Sloan @ Life Food and Beer June 22, 2015 um 12:37 pm
Sometimes I look at your blog and think "Damn! That was a good idea!!" Frapp coffee drinks and coffee milk stouts are my weakness! I’m going to have to try this tomorrow instead of my afternoon cup of coffee 🙂
Phil @ pathofbrews July 9, 2015 um 10:27 am
It never ceases to amaze me how versatile and complex beer can be! I second your recommendations of Founders Breakfast Stout and Ballast Point Victory At Sea.
Thiago August 24, 2015 um 9:27 am
sorry my lack of knowladge… what do you mean by "half and half"?
Jackie August 24, 2015 um 10:03 am
Half and Half is sold in most stores near the heavy cream. It’s essentially half whole milk and half heavy cream. You can either buy "half and half" or you can buy both whole milk and heavy cream, and mix it up yourself with equal portions of each. Thanks for asking!
stella March 17, 2016 um 7:44 pm
hi.. is there any substitute for espresso and chocolate stout?
i can’t find it anywhere in my country..
thank you
Jackie March 18, 2016 um 9:13 am
Not really. You can try regular stout and strong coffee.