Xquic's Maple Imperial Stout
Cigar City Brewing

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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.52 | pDev: 7.08%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
51
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 05, 2023
Added:
Mar 15, 2016
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  3
Hunahpu's Imperial Stout aged on maple syrup and Buddy Brew coffee beans.

Xquic (sh-KEEK) is named for the virgin mother of Hunahpu.
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Rated by giediprime41 from Florida

4.75/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Mar 24, 2017
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Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois

4.59/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours dark, minimal head and lacing. Strong maple presence on the nose, practically overpowers everything else. Taste is better, as maple is at the forefront, but there’s a definite hot pepper undercurrent. Coffee is a bit muted. A slight bit of a syrupy feel, subtle booze presence. Very good, but I should have had sooner because I think the coffee faded.
Sep 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.15 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jun 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by GeorgeAKeim from Oregon

Nov 09, 2022
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Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana

4.31/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - The beer poured a dark black color with a mocha colored head crowning the pour.

Smell - The nose had spice and a bit of sweetness.

Taste - French toast describes this beer well, if the toast was dry. I detected the maple and cinnamon. It was not overly sweet with maple. The cinnamon had a dry effect on the overall profile and finish.

Mouthfeel - The body was thick little carbonation.

Overall - Maybe this one sat too long. It was not overly impressive.
Jan 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by fthegiants from California

Apr 04, 2020
 
Rated: 4.45 by cjgator3 from Florida

Apr 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.55 by Raziel313 from California

Jan 01, 2020
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

4.7/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Many hugs to Sabtos for this 750ML bottle, which has been resting quietly in my fridge since arrival. It’s my wife’s birthday – this was her choice I have a great wife.

Just like most Huna, this is black & without a lot of life to the eye. The nose is classic Huna on mute, with an added bout of sweetness. The maple syrup, I dare guess.

Xquic’s Maple Imperial Stout is good. The chile is gentler than in the base beer, cut by a hefty load of maple syrup. Then straight Huna, with chocolate, chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, & maple again on the finish. Coffee? Nope. Must have been lost in translation. Oh well. Thick, drippy, delicious, this one begs to be drunk in one 25.6 oz. serving.

I must confess, I thought the chiles would murder the syrup to the point of imperceptibility, but no, those eleventh level magic users at Cigar City are at it again. Another fantastic Huna variant.
Dec 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by bigred89 from Maryland

Oct 13, 2019
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Reviewed by Radcpa from Washington

4.74/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Very dark appearance with tan head. Aroma is a very nice vanilla and caramel. Taste is also a very nice vanilla and caramel that is a great blend and very smooth.
Oct 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.42 by HopBelT from Belgium

Oct 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Sep 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.59 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Aug 11, 2019
 
Rated: 4.62 by Roguer from Connecticut

Jul 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.51 by PSU_Mike from Pennsylvania

Jul 13, 2019
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Reviewed by thebeers from Pennsylvania

4.24/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Matte black with a finger of soupy, dark mocha head. Settles into a nice crown, with minimal lacing.

Cinnamon, chocolate, green pepper and light coffee show in the nose.

The taste has a very nice, moderate pepper heat throughout, complemented by restrained cinnamon, a kiss of maple and vanilla and light coffee-like bitterness in the finish. It’s very artfully balanced.

Medium bodied and slick feeling.

Excellent beer. Love the pepper in this one, as well as that light touch of maple sweetness. Enjoyed it much more than regular Huna.
Jul 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Jun 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.65 by Jason_cs from Florida

Jun 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.92 by QuakeAttack from California

Jun 03, 2019
Xquic's Maple Imperial Stout from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 51 ratings