Aloha B'ak'tun
Maui Brewing Co.

Aloha B'ak'tunAloha B'ak'tun
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From:
Maui Brewing Co.
 
Hawaii, United States
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
7%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 15.07%
Reviews:
35
Ratings:
156
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 02, 2018
Added:
Feb 19, 2013
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by Treyliff:
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Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia

3.46/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A- Pours black with just a hint of light brown light seeping through the edges, fizzy dark tan head eventually disappears, leaving just a ring around the edges

S- lightly smoked roasted malt with a whiff of chocolate, slightly spicy with some peppery notes, some dry ash on the backend

T- smoky and ashy malt flavors up front eventually give way to some light chocolate notes. There are some spicy notes mid-palate, but can't pick out any cinnamon, slightly earthy and tangy notes are also noticed, typical of belgian style. The finish is dry and roast with just a trace of heat from the peppers.

M- medium-light body with high carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel and finish, abv is is hidden quite well

0- this one was pretty good, I would have preferred more of an emphasis on the cinnamon and pepper. Worth a try but not the price
Aug 27, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.39 by Brevbin from Louisiana

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.4 by Farinag16447 from Florida

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by Harvest06 from Oregon

Feb 06, 2015
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Reviewed by Jeffreysan from Virginia

3.86/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2012 edition, 12 oz can, poured into a pint glass.

Appearance: Pours a beautiful, completely opaque, pitch-black color, with a quarter of a finger of caramel-colored head that quickly dissolved into a halo of foam that gripped the sides of the glass and formed a rather large cloud that gathered atop the beer.

Aroma: Wow! Very aromatic! Massive aromas of chocolate up front, followed by some roasted malt and caramel. Think chocolate French toast.

Taste: Wow! Lots of chocolate, no massive amounts of chocolate up front, imparting a slight bitterness, but nothing unpleasant. Next comes tons of roasted malt, some brown sugar-like sweetness, and a hit of coffee. Unfortunately, this beer is a couple of years old, and as such, most, if not all of the chipotle has faded. Regardless, it’s still a fantastic beer!

Mouthfeel: Slightly chewy and extremely smooth as there is no carbonation what-so-ever. With an ABV of 7%, there is no presence of alcohol on the palate.

Overall: I thought that this, even a few years old, and devoid of any chipotle flavor, is an excellent beer. I need to taste a fresh one to see what the chipotle adds!
Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by david18 from New York

Nov 27, 2014
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.74/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz can into a "pint" glass. Pours pitch black with a tiny light brown head. Smells of chocolate and berries, nice aroma. Tastes of chocolate and coffee, dark goodness. Beer is light bodied, decent carbonation. Overall, a good beer.
Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 2.88 by flr0605 from Puerto Rico

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by glf60 from Virginia

Sep 07, 2014
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Reviewed by woemad from Washington

3.25/5  rDev -5.8%
12oz can purchased at Huckleberry’s in Spokane for $2.79. No freshness date on the can.

Poured into an Iron Goat snifter, this was a dark brown color that looked virtually black when held up to light. There was a big, creamy mocha colored head that left lots of lace on the sides of the glass.

Initially, there was a milky, lactic smell to this beer. There was also a spicy note that reminded me of unsweetened cinnamon. As it warmed, the aroma became more chocolatey and began to reveal the vaunted chipotle peppers. There’s also a somewhat off-putting aroma of something like iron (hopefully, no blood was used in the making of this beer). The cinnamon and chipotle peppers seem to have a problem playing nice – each one gets kind of brash, as if it’s trying to outdo the other.

The taste is of mild, bland chocolate with some cinnamon accents and a very mild pepper flavor. There’s a roasty quality to the malts that remind me more of a porter than a stout. I was expecting more interesting flavor from this, and what there was didn’t meld together terribly well.

The body is a bit watery, and the mouthfeel and carbonation was disappointing for something bragging about being a “Belgian” stout.

An interesting idea on paper, but the reality was underwhelming. I’d like to know how old this was. There’s a reference to “future” releases coming from Maui in 2013 (!), so I have a sneaking suspicion it’s been sitting around for a couple of years. It could have been more bold and flavorful when recently canned, but I think that ship has sailed.
Sep 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by aoampm from Hawaii

Sep 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by gfg0020 from Texas

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jplopez21 from Illinois

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by TheCuriograph from New York

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by zestar from California

Aug 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kinsman from Nevada

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Halfbrother83 from Illinois

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by kylehay2004 from Illinois

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by RolandBlunts from California

Jul 23, 2014
Aloha B'ak'tun from Maui Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 156 ratings