Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel
Cigar City Brewing

Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Laird's Apple Brandy BarrelHunahpu's Imperial Stout - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel
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From:
Cigar City Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
100
Avg:
4.69 | pDev: 7.89%
Reviews:
108
Ratings:
391
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 12, 2022
Added:
Mar 13, 2010
Wants:
  835
Gots:
  12
With cinnamon, vanilla, cacoa nibs and chile peppers. Extensive aging inside wooden barrels that previously held apple brandy lends additional complexity and depth of character to this imperial stout brewed to honor the great hero of Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu.
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Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama

4.54/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2020 Release.

Everything still working together really nicely on the nose; vanilla & chocolate, subtle cinnamon. Chilies with temp.

Palate not nearly as rich on the palate, but the contrast is really nice. Palate is dry and very barrel forward; stewed cinnamon apples, oak chips, blistered chilies, and baking cocoa. Finishes with a boozy warmth that lingers.

The body could use a little bit more weight, but that warmth on the finish gives this one everything it needs.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but it’s holding up amazingly. Not getting hardly any oxidative qualities, and while I’d imagine the prominence of the barrel has increased over time as the adjuncts fade, I think this is a perfect example of where thats just what this beer needed.
Oct 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.59 by Narthax from Texas

May 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.84 by IckyT2012 from Florida

Mar 12, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jan 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.71 by wolfpac255 from Illinois

Jan 07, 2022
 
Rated: 5 by WolverineFan1243 from Colorado

Jan 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.71 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Dec 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.66 by Scottsbeer from Florida

Dec 28, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by Bugsmcl from Ohio

Nov 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.23 by Cynic-ale from Texas

Sep 21, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by KT123 from Pennsylvania

Sep 18, 2021
 
Rated: 4.06 by unclekeith from Alaska

Sep 12, 2021
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Rated by Appearanceswc from Virginia

4.17/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
The Huna base is underwhelming at best. The AB really helped it but in no way made it a world class beer.
Aug 06, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by Eziel from Ohio

Aug 03, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Aug 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.79 by Joenap419 from Rhode Island

Aug 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Jul 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.65 by Fireman_RK from North Carolina

Jul 06, 2021
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Rated by Dadthew from New York

4.73/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Better as it warms
Jun 11, 2021
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Reviewed by Newbeergeek1 from Maine

4.95/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
OMG! Cigar City had this on tap when I picked up my Hunahpu bottles in March 2021. I had TWO it was so good. My oh my I hope to have some again someday. It was just on tap.
May 29, 2021
Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel from Cigar City Brewing
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 391 ratings