{"id":14052,"date":"2016-06-17T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=14052"},"modified":"2016-06-22T14:20:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-22T21:20:41","slug":"beer-of-the-week-rip-current-kona-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2016\/06\/17\/beer-of-the-week-rip-current-kona-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Rip Current Kona Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kona Storm Coffee Imperial Porter from Rip Current Brewing Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer: <\/strong>Last week, I shared news of Rip Current Awareness Week in tandem with a harrowing story of getting caught in a rip current as a child and needing to be rescued. To wash away those memories, I headed to a brewery turning this informational period into its anniversary celebration, reigning Great American Beer Festival<\/strong> <\/a>Very Small Brewery of the Year, Rip Current Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a>, and ordered up one of their strongest beers. In doing so, I expected the alcoholic punch typical of a full-octane offering, but instead encountered something smooth, bittersweet and downright comforting. It went down so easy that, soon, I found those frightening recollections banished from my memory in exchange for the happy here-and-now. What was this magical elixir, you ask? It goes by the name of Rip Current Kona Storm <\/strong>and is an English-style porter brewed with coffee. It\u2019s one of the more balanced examples of this style in town. Well attenuated and cut nicely with a supportive hop-bill, it was the ale to cure what was ailing me.<\/p>\n

From the Brewer: <\/strong>\u201cKona Storm is an imperial porter with our special blend of Kona and Sumatran coffees.\u00a0We cold-steep the beans so as to not extract the acrid tannins from the coffee and infuse them into the porter.\u00a0The result is a rich, complex coffee aroma and flavor with an assertive backdrop of dark breads, chocolate and fruity flavors from the imperial porter.\u00a0Despite its massive 10% alcohol-by-volume, this beer is easy-drinking, allowing you to enjoy a second serving\u2026as long as you\u2019re not operating heavy equipment. And bonus\u2014we\u2019ve extended our anniversary promotion, so you can purchase a commemorative Rip Current Awareness Week glass then enjoy $2 refills of any beer in it through the end of this weekend.\u201d\u2014Paul Sangster, Co-owner\/Brewmaster, Rip Current Brewing Company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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