pFriem Introduces Golden Coffee Pale and Rum Barrel Aged Porter

Hood River, Oregon's pFriem Family Brewers is not one to sit back on its standby beers. Instead, the brewery constantly rotates through new beers in bottles, like the just introduced Golden Coffee Pale and Rum Barrel-aged Porter. These two new bottle releases recently arrived at my doorstep and are now available in stores and even on pFriem's website as an early adopter of mail order beer. Read about each below.

Golden Coffee Pale

Fruit forward, Kenyan coffee brewed and roasted by Coava Coffee, and aromatic, hops create a perfect harmony in pFriem’s Golden Coffee Pale—Rich nutty flavors combined with citrus and stone fruit make for a quaffable, bright treat for both coffee and beer lovers alike! ABV 6.0% IBU 30 Flavor Profile: Cherry Chutney, Tropical, Nutty, CitrusHistory: In new world Craft Brewing, adding coffee to beer has become a trend in recent time. Most often stouts, porters, and other dark styles of beers are infused with coffee, and even more popular is to have Imperial versions of these beers. The idea has been to play off the roasty and powerful notes of each beverage.pFriem has taken a different approach and collaborated with our friends at Coava Coffee. Coava is known for using beautiful, fruit forward, and bright beans. We decided to compliment these flavors by making a golden beer with fruity and citrus hops to compliment the coffee flavors. The result is a very drinkable, bright, aromatic beer that combines these wonderful flavors.Story of this coffee bean:Found in the Cheptais district, the producers of Kimama Farmers Cooperative meticulously pick only ripe coffee cherry and meet some of the highest standards for processing. This commitment to excellence results in an incredibly complex and clean coffee. It is always a privilege for us to offer such outstanding coffees from Kenya because they stand apart from all other coffee growing regions. Kimamaisno exception.Kimama yields flavor notes of raspberry lemonade, papaya, and blood orange.

Tasting Notes: Slightly off-white foam on top of a golden bronze body. Aromas of mango and papaya combined with roasted almonds with cherry chutney. Rich nutty flavors married with citrus and stone fruit. Aromatic hops and bright coffee notes dance together in harmony finishing with a tantalizing experience.

Rum Barrel Aged Porter

We age our Imperial Porter for a year in barrels kissed by the Caribbean, giving pFriem’s Rum Barrel Aged Porter notes of chocolate truffles, ripe cherries and vanilla beans. Drink in this captivating brew and taste luscious decadence. ABV 9.5% IBU 45. Flavor Profile: Chocolate Truffles, Rum Cake, Vanilla Bean, Cinnamon

History: Common porter was the dominant brew in England during the cusp of the 18th and 19th centuries, bringing rock-star fortunes to the beer barons of London and great beer to a global clientele. Porter was sent to the East Indies well before India pale ale, and it was just as revered in the Baltic regions as it was at home.The heartiest forms of the style survive today as Baltic and imperial porters. These two porter progenies represent a harkening to British maritime roots as well as a Continental modification. Siblings to the more famous imperial stouts, the strong porters became templates for brewers in Scandinavia, Russia, and Poland and adapted to local brewing practices and preferences. Some versions are bottom-fermented, others top, and they range from malty brown to roasty black. They are malty, full, and round on the palate.We take our Imperial Porter and put it into Rum Barrels that came from the Caribbean and age the beer for one year.  Over the course of the year, the beautiful tannins of the oak and Rum seep into the beer.  The result is a luscious, round, dynamic, and captivating beer.

Tasting Notes: Black walnut with ruby red hues sitting beneath the dense khaki foam. Seductive aromas of Belgian Chocolates, cinnamon, nutmeg, red velvet cake, and molasses. Luscious flavors of vanilla bean, chocolate truffles, rum cake, ripe cherries, and Mexican hot cocoa. Finishes soft, round, and decadent.