You Got Your Beer in My Coffee!

Last time I talked about my new projects that I've been working on. One of these is my Espresso Stout. Well, the other day I finally secured the espresso that I'll be using with it! In town there is a little coffee roastery called Mama Mocha's. Sarah, the girl who owns it, is really cool. She worked with me to find a good roast that would fit my new recipe, and I think she hit the nail on the head! The name of the roast is "Smoking Jacket Espresso." It's a dark, smokey roast (as the name suggests), and I think this will meld really well with the rich malty goodness that is the Imperial Stout. If you like coffee and are in town, I think you should definitely check out Mama Mocha's Coffee Roastery. It's located in the Gnu's Room Coffee Shop and Used Book Store. If you DON'T live around, you can order from her website. Like I said, she's really cool, and she makes amazing coffee. There's no reason NOT to buy your coffee from her!

Anyway, there's something else that I should mention about this beer. I forgot to explain last time just how important this beer is to me. I said before that it's important because this the first time I'll be brewing my own recipe, but it has another source of importance. This beer is going to be brewed to commemorate my wedding! The future Mrs. Misdemeanor and I will be brewing this together to drink on our wedding day. This will be the first time that she has ever brewed with me (and possibly the last), so I wanted to make sure that this beer was special. Since I'm able to pick the name of this beer (did I mention that it's my recipe?), I decided to name it something befitting the occasion. So, after consulting my fiancée, I've decided to name it the "Black Tie Affair." This not only suits the occasion, but the fact that this beer will be unbelievably dark. I'm really excited, and I plan to brew a batch of this "Black Tie Affair" for many years to come!

Photo from Mama Mocha's Coffee Roastery