{"id":16590,"date":"2017-03-10T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=16590"},"modified":"2017-03-11T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T22:46:53","slug":"beer-of-the-week-coronado-barrel-aged-german-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2017\/03\/10\/beer-of-the-week-coronado-barrel-aged-german-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Coronado Barrel-Aged German Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barrel-Aged German Chocolate Cake from Coronado Brewing Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the Beer Writer:\u00a0<\/strong>For me, one of the most fun, non-alcohol-related aspects of beer-culture is how the taste, or even the mere mention of a beer can transport me to a specific moment. When I first heard that Coronado Brewing Company<\/strong><\/a> was releasing bottles of a whiskey barrel-aged version of a stout originally brewed for Bottlecraft’s 3rd Anniversary, I instantly remembered the first time I tasted it. I was at Embarcadero Marina Park North for a beer festival. As often happens at such affairs, I had the pleasure of conversing with numerous industry friends and colleagues. A number of those individuals referenced a beer crafted to taste like a popular dessert, German chocolate cake, lauding it as a \u201cmust-try\u201d. When I finally came across the beer at Coronado\u2019s tent, I eagerly consumed my sample. Fortified with chocolate malt and toasted coconut, it did right by its namesake. So I was glad to see it resurface with a touch of spirits-soaked oakiness added to the equation along with bold vanilla-character that enhances this beer\u2019s likeness to its edible inspiration. Like its predecessor, Coronado Barrel-Aged German Chocolate Cake <\/strong>does not disappoint. But one has to take it quite a bit easier with this version, as it chimes in at 9% alcohol-by-volume, lest they find themselves unable to remember the first time they tasted it due to the brain-erasing power of imperial beer.<\/p>\n

From the Brewer:\u00a0<\/strong>“The original German<\/span> Chocolate<\/span>\u00a0Cake was a beer that we had brewed a few years ago. I liked the beer, but this time around, while preparing to create a\u00a0barrel-aged version, I wanted to make the beer\u00a0with a much fuller body. I mashed the beer at 160 degrees Fahrenheit, and we only brewed 20 barrels\u00a0in a 30-barrel batch, so I only collected the strong wort runnings. After fermentation, I added 200 pounds\u00a0of coconut that our head-chef, Kasey Chapman,<\/strong>\u00a0hand-toasted at our original Coronado Island\u00a0brewpub. I also added 100 pounds\u00a0of cacao\u00a0nibs\u00a0before blending with beer that had been aged in whiskey barrels we procured from\u00a0Smooth Ambler Spirits<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in West Virginia.”\u2014Ryan Brooks<\/em>, Brewmaster, Coronado\u00a0Brewing Company<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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