Guanabara Imperial Stout

What would Keanu Reeves do in the midst of a nationwide freeze? He’d probably hightail it to a more tropical clime, driving at least 50 miles per hour.

Today I’m unplugging from the matrix with Brazilian brewer Cervejaria Colorado’s “Guanabara”, an imperial stout brewed with black rapadura cane sugar. It’s pretty groovy, brah.

Fudge-like sweetness meets roasted coffee bitterness for a character far more complex than Keanu could ever play. But at 10 percent ABV, I’d be running the risk of turning into Gary Busey if I didn’t share. So it’s being shared in the office, and now with you.

-- Jim Dykstra