This immediately brings to mind the co ff ee equivalent which is co ff ees from East African countries like Kenya and Ethiopia. I taste coconut na passionfruit fruit juicy with a light body and some fl oral hop notes coming through also. Wow - this is bursting with tropical fruit notes. This blend from Colombia has chocolate sweetness that would fi ll out the base notes of the beer while the stone fruit notes in the co ff ee would be enhanced as they meld with the mid-note maple syrup fl avours I found in the beer.Īlthough this is an espresso roast (usually stronger darker roasts) the fi nish of the beer is quite light so I think the two would compliment each other to be quite balanced. I’d suggest pairing with with our Fullsteam espresso blend. The body, however, is quite light and it’s very low on bitter base notes. Peninsula Hop On - Pale aleįi nd the Peninsula Hop-On pale ale to be super sweet and malty and fl avour notes that lean towards maple syrup. We thought it’d be a fun exercise to sit down with Claire Wallace, our Volcano Q-Grade tasting expert, and ask her to taste beers and then pair them with co ff ees that she thought would have complimentary e ff ects on the taste experience. What is clear though is that whether it be about the celebration of variety in taste provenance and seasonality or, even the values shared by businesses who believe in providing an alternative to the mainstream, wherever you fi nd co ff ee you fi nd beer and wherever you fi nd beer you fi nd co ff ee (and even beer made from co ff ee).īaristas love beer, we love beer and Beer 52, love delivering awesome beers to beer lovers around the country. The similarities between craft beer and independent co ff ee are numerous making it unclear where the symbiosis between the two industries began.