Rook Coffee Roasters Adds Sumatra for New Kane Porter

Ocean, N.J.-based Rook Coffee Roasters has added its dark roasted Sumatra to help create the new Morning Bell imperial milk porter from nearby Kane Brewing Co.

The 9.2% ABV beer is the adds to the expanding product portfolio for the 3-year-old roastery, which has expanded to 30 employees in four retail locations and a roasting house. Rook also offers a line of New Orleans-style cold brew.

Here’s more on the beer from Kane:

We added a healthy amount of milk sugar to an already complex, dark malt bill to sweeten and balance the bold flavors and roasty bitterness of the coffee.  The result of this collaboration is a full-bodied porter with big bold flavors and remarkable smoothness.