Malevolence - Chocolate Caliente
Spiteful Brewing

Malevolence - Chocolate CalienteMalevolence - Chocolate Caliente
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From:
Spiteful Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.5%
Score:
96
Avg:
4.36 | pDev: 6.19%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
125
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 17, 2022
Added:
Jan 07, 2015
Wants:
  35
Gots:
  18
Conditioned on Urfa biber chile flakes, dried Aleppo chile pepper, vanilla beans, and cinnamon.
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Ratings by Zuidman:
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Rated by Zuidman from Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jan 26, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.91 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Jan 17, 2022
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Reviewed by bret27 from California

4.38/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Can courtesy of JohnnyHops.
~13 months since canning.
L: very dark brn with super thick creamy Brn head.
S: cinnamon spice & everything nice.
T: Chocolate, spices, peppery, toasty, pepper, smooth. Butterscotch, Berry sweetness.
F: Fairly thick. Definitely smooth and creamy. Slight booze.
Overall: pleasant Santa workshop taste contrasts with zombie label. Pretty sweet and smooth with a touch of spice, for a big imperial stout.
Jun 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4.29 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Dec 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Raziel313 from California

Nov 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by Bum4ever from California

Aug 01, 2019
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Reviewed by Dragginballs76 from South Carolina

4.26/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - pours black with a thin tan head that quickly dissipates to nothing. Can gushed really bad when I opened it.

Aroma - Lots of chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, and very mild peppers. Light sweet chocolate just a hint of bitter coffee and roasted malts.

Taste - Really tasty like a sweet dessert stout with big chocolate and vanilla up front mixed with cinnamon hint of caramel, the peppers are more for flavor just a touch of heat at the end.

Feel - Smooth creamy feel was expecting the carbonation to be higher but it is really nice. Little warmth on the finish along with some dryness.

Overall - really well done stout great flavors really smooth and easy drinking.
Jul 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.48 by gardner254 from Ohio

Jun 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by jtk21351 from California

Jun 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by jglipschultz from Minnesota

May 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.64 by A_Rad from Wisconsin

May 23, 2019
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.4/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance - from the can, the beer poured a deep black color with a dark mocha head.

Smell - Chocolate and a bit of cinnamon came through in the nose. It did not seem overly sweet.

Taste - Chocolate dominated the initial impression with dry cinnamon. Then, the heat picks up. It was not heartburn level, but it definitely left an impression. In the aftertaste, dry cinnamon was accompanied by dark chocolate.

Mouthfeel - There was a nice level of the viscosity to the stout that works well with the chocolate profile.

Overall - With a little more sweetness, this could be amazingly good.
Apr 14, 2019
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Reviewed by Bartleby91 from Wisconsin

4.54/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
I agree with the gushing. When I opened my can it exploded and I lost probably a fourth of the beer.
A: Pitch black just like an RIS should be.
Ar: chocolate, chili pepper, vanilla, cinnamon, and some malty sweetness.
T: cinnamon, chocolate, chili, roast bitterness, vanilla
P: the best part of the beer. The pepper and sweetness mingle well along with the bitterness
O: aside from the explosion on opening this is a tremendous beer that I will definitely be more careful opening next time.
Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by Wilcox39 from Illinois

Feb 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Feb 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.2 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Feb 09, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by CSO from Illinois

Feb 05, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by Wallsox from Illinois

Jan 29, 2019
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Rated by Nickmonreal from Illinois

4.59/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Friend brought it over. We drank two bottles. Color is dark. Didn't expect much of the chili component. But it was good. I would drink it again.
Dec 13, 2018
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.09/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Slamming the brakes on the hype train on this one. It is a very good beer, but one of the best in Chicago? No. The smell is very alluring, with aromas of cocoa, peppers, vanilla, graham cracker, and cinnamon. The taste felt like dry cocoa powder hitting the palate, followed by a wave of peppers and cinnamon, all the while maintaining the dry pastry stout feel. Enjoyed and would have again
Jun 28, 2018
Malevolence - Chocolate Caliente from Spiteful Brewing
Beer rating: 96 out of 100 with 125 ratings