Grande Negro Voodoo Papi - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel Aged
Voodoo Brewery

 

 

 

Pours an opaque dark brown almost black color with khaki colored head. Brandy, plenty of it on the nose, vanilla, oak, spices, chocolate and some candied fruit as well; follows onto the palate. Full bodied. Finishes with much of the same with additional lingering light tingle from the peppers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8oz pour into a snifter. Pours dark brown with a carmel head. Great apple brandy nose. cinnamon and burnt sugar give way to apple with a mild spice. Great beer!!

 

 

 

 

Pitch black and opaque with a two finger beige head that slowly settles into a thick, lasting ring. Decent retention for the style and ABV with spotty streaks of lacing left behind.

Deeply roasted dark malt aroma with strong cinnamon spice and roasted chillies. Barrel is very faint with subtle oak and brandy sweetness. The roast and pepper are countered by luscious chocolate malt sweetness. Some chalky, peppery heat standing out in the nose. Slightly burnt malt character with coffee bean and toast along with caramel sweetness, light cocoa, toffee and bakers chocolate. Smells excellent with a great spice/pepper presence but could use a bit more brandy barrel.

Full end of medium body with a strong spicy pepper kick that lingers over the barrel notes and complex malt bill into a spicy, dry finish. Peppers excellently complimented by heavy cinnamon spice. Subtle dry oak with delicate char and very faint brandy apple sweetness that stands out as it warms. Roasted malt with coffee bean, burnt sugar, and toast countered by luscious chocolate malt sweetness. Awesome beer!

 

 

 

 

 

pour is black with a tan head. Nose is sweet and caramel, brown sugar with a hint of pepper. Taste is more pepper forward, still sweet, a hint of barrel. Sugar, malt sweetness. Fuller body, strongly carbed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of my favorite beers I have ever had, if you take enough time to drink and enjoy this beer all of the flavors will eventually strike you at some point!

On tap at Voodoo Homestead in Homestead, PA. Got 3 pours of this gem of a beer.

Pours an oily dark black, with a very small head, basically nothing, and basically no lacing. Unspectacular looking, to be honest, but does it really matter in the end?

Smells awesome, chocolate, apple brandy, roasted malt, a little bit of vanilla, molasses, maple syrup, and pepper flesh.

This is an utterly insane and awesome beer in every way. The pepper heat is still noticeable, and hits you strong up front, tingling your lips for the duration of the drinking session. There's some bitter chocolate and vanilla bean in the middle, and a very sweet blast of maple syrup and molasses near the end. The beer is not too sweet, however, it's only at the end that you get the wonderful maple character. The apple brandy character is definitely there, but integrated well into the beer. It's not overwhelming, it's subtle. There is absolutely no boozy presence here, which is quite amazing. The year or so since it's been released has probably toned that aspect down.

This is fairly thick bodied, and syrupy, with a bit of an oily mouthfeel. There's a very low level of carbonation. The pepper flavor is the only thing that lingers sip after sip, and it's honestly quite pleasant.

This is definitely one of the best barrel aged stouts I've ever had. It approaches Apple Brandy Mexican Cake territory- it's damn close and I can't honestly decide which one I like better.