Katabatic Brewing Co. has partnered with Bodega Bakery’s Amigos Coffee Roasting to make a new local beer, the Dead Rock Coffee Porter. Local business partnerships are not new. As more local businesses move to create a local product for the local market, partnerships are a creative and innovative way to build local appeal. The Dead Rock Coffee Porter is available December 15th, 2015 until it’s gone.
Katabatic Brewing Co. had been considering making a Coffee Porter since this summer but was waiting until the weather changed since Porter’s are often associated with colder weather. LaNette from Katabatic Brewing approached Bodega Bakery because she learned that Bodega roasted their own coffee beans. “Once I learned we had a local roaster I knew I wanted to use their coffee,” LaNette stated.
Bodega Bakery has a little bit of everything and what some people may not know is that they roast their own coffee beans. Amigo’s Custom Coffee Roasters is an arm of Bodega Bakery. Their beans come from Africa and the Burundi Coffee that is in the Porter came from an all women’s cooperative in Africa (close to Rwanda). “By choosing to purchase coffee beans from this cooperative Amigos Custom Coffee Roasters is supporting women in Africa build economic stability, “said Danny owner of Amigos Coffee.
Once the beans get to Livingston, Amigos Custom Coffee Roasters roast the beans to perfection and then it’s cold brewed for Katabatic Brewing to use in their Porter recipe. The Burundi Coffee has hints of plum and cherry that lend flavor to the Porter.
Come in now for a pint of a unique collaboration beer. Burundi Coffee Beans will also be for sale at Katabatic Brewing Co. starting Friday, December 18th for $15/bag.