Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Virgin Oak Barrel Aged
Cigar City Brewing

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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 11.89%
Reviews:
27
Ratings:
65
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 08, 2015
Added:
Sep 25, 2011
Wants:
  58
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by lazjuarez:
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Rated by lazjuarez from Florida

5/5  rDev +16.6%

Nov 18, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.14 by MilwaukeeBeerMaker from Wisconsin

Jun 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Jun 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4.75 by elkinbrown from Tennessee

Dec 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by sendsilk from Florida

Dec 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by kif from Illinois

Jul 27, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by ronn from Indiana

May 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by TKEbeerman from Florida

Apr 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by zestar from California

Oct 27, 2013
 
Rated: 5 by slynke from Florida

Aug 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by manutdfan from Florida

May 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarthKostrizer from California

Apr 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Anonymous1 from Illinois

Nov 16, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by bsuedekum from Missouri

Jul 28, 2012
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Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida

3.8/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at BA Hunahpu Day. Reviewed from notes. Poured into a CCB snifter.

Appearance - Pitch black with a small dark chocolate head. The retention on regular Hunahpu is something to marvel. This isn't as good. Dies down rather quickly.

Smell - Oak all over, peppery spice and a lot of chocolate. The oak is dominant in this. Fresh and woody smelling.

Taste - The oak comes through before any other flavor. The peppers and chocolate are diminished. The peppers are almost completely gone compared to regular Hunahpu. Bitter and oaky finish. Astringent from the woods. Tannins.

Mouthfeel - It's heavy, but not as viscous. Not as chewy as regular. The oak is too much in the finish.

Overall - Virgin oak barrel did nothing for this. In fact, I think it made it worse. Still a quality stout. The wording of my review is probably more biting than the numerical rating a give it, simply because I was disappointed it didn't live up.
Jun 26, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by closisinthehouse from Florida

May 16, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by Deshon2688 from California

Mar 30, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by mrbubbler from California

Jan 23, 2012
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Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York

4.05/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From 01/14/12 notes. Tried side by side with MZ, Hunahpu, and all the other variants. This one was my least favorite.

a - Pours a pitch black color with 1 inch of dark tan head and moderate carbonation evident. Looks like the others.

s - Smells of oak, pine, vanilla, chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, toasted malts, and light cinnamon. Less spice and of the base beer here, and a ton of piney/oak in the nose. Nice, but no where near the others.

t - Tastes of oak, wood, burnt malts, pine, ashy, roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, coffee, light spices. Again, a ton of piney oak.

m - Thick, full bodied stout and low carbonation. Very nice and creamy.

o - Overall this one is least like the others, and the only one I didn't like better than the MZ and normal Hunahpu. Don't get me wrong, this is still a good beer, but might not be worth seeking out due to the rarity.
Jan 19, 2012
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

4.17/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Tasted side-by-side with regular, Bourbon, Rum, and Whiskey versions. Thanks to everyone for making this happen. Served in a Cigar City snifter.

Pours near black with a good light mocha head. Thin collar throughout. The nose is pretty heavy on the oak with some vanilla, chocolate, and stout behind that. Base beer is a bit hidden in the flavor as the oak comes more forward. Still some spice, vanilla, and chocolate. Body is medium with a nice oakiness plus a good dosage of vanilla. Slight tannins. Really tasty. Boom.
Jan 18, 2012
Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Virgin Oak Barrel Aged from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 65 ratings