{"id":23194,"date":"2019-12-20T03:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=23194"},"modified":"2019-12-20T08:39:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T16:39:05","slug":"beer-of-the-week-peppermint-mocha-bakers-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2019\/12\/20\/beer-of-the-week-peppermint-mocha-bakers-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer of the Week: Peppermint Mocha Baker&#8217;s Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From the Beer Writer: <\/strong>I am a fan of pumpkin spice. It&#8217;s almost liberating saying so, knowing how controversial that ubiquitous autumnal seasoning has become in the age of unsocial media. But there&#8217;s another seasonally inspired flavor profile I enjoy even more: peppermint mocha. Dark chocolate isn&#8217;t really my thing, but melt it down and sprinkle it with pulverized candy canes, and suddenly I&#8217;m devouring them like a basket of warm tortilla chips. So, it&#8217;s pretty outstanding on a personal level to see <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.northparkbeerco.com\">North Park Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong> infuse its already magnificent imperial chocolate stout with a combination of Tanzanian and Brazilian coffee, plus a pungent punch of peppermint. <strong>Peppermint Mocha Baker&#8217;s Man<\/strong> is every bit the delight one would imagine, especially in a tasting room adorned with dark woods and gussied up with the fir and tinsel of the holidays. Leave this luscious, alluringly onyx beauty behind for Old Saint Nick and expect a gratefully stuffed stocking in return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From the Brewer: <\/strong>&#8220;Just in time for the holidays, we infused our Baker&#8217;s Man imperial chocolate stout with peppermint and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mostracoffee.com\">Mostra Coffee<\/a><\/strong> beans to create the perfect winter treat! This bold stout delivers a luxuriously silky and creamy, full-bodied mouthfeel courtesy of three types of oats. We used a layer cake of our favorite dark crystal, chocolate and roasted malts to bring out flavors of dark dried fruits, licorice, baking cocoa, cola and dark espresso, all wrapped up in a minty cocoa-mocha package. There&#8217;s a semi-sweet finish with lingering dark chocolate and peppermint that makes this rich stout easy to enjoy.&#8221;<em>\u2014<\/em><strong><em>Kelsey McNair<\/em><\/strong><em>, Owner &amp; Head Brewer, North Park Beer Co.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Beer Writer: I am a fan of pumpkin spice. It&#8217;s almost liberating saying so, knowing how controversial that ubiquitous autumnal seasoning has become in the age of unsocial media. But there&#8217;s another seasonally inspired flavor profile I enjoy even more: peppermint mocha. 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