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Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - California Brandy Barrel-Aged
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.57 | pDev: 7.88%
- Reviews:
- 60
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 04, 2023
- Added:
- May 18, 2013
- Wants:
- 519
- Gots:
- 85
No description / notes.
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Ratings by pmarlowe:
Reviewed by pmarlowe from Virginia
4.4/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2013 vintage. Tulip glass.
A: Pours a viscous, motor oil black with a thin film of foamy, dark brown head. A few dots of lacing and average retention.
S: A wonderful mix of cinnamon, brandy (which imparts some bright red fruit), roast, vanilla bean and oak. Loads of delicious spice are the dominant aromas here.
T: Red fruit and brandy, some vanilla, with a bit of sweet red pepper spice, coffee/roast, and mouthwatering dark cocoa at the end. Slight residual sweetness. The brandy and stout flavors don’t *quite* meld together as well as they could, though that’s not surprising for a wine-barrel stout. Just a touch of alcohol is evident.
M: Velvety medium body and light carbonation.
O: Great stuff, an improvement over regular Huna. Highly drinkable given that this is a bigger BA stout. Flavors don’t meld together as well as they probably could, but excellent nonetheless.
Mar 17, 2014A: Pours a viscous, motor oil black with a thin film of foamy, dark brown head. A few dots of lacing and average retention.
S: A wonderful mix of cinnamon, brandy (which imparts some bright red fruit), roast, vanilla bean and oak. Loads of delicious spice are the dominant aromas here.
T: Red fruit and brandy, some vanilla, with a bit of sweet red pepper spice, coffee/roast, and mouthwatering dark cocoa at the end. Slight residual sweetness. The brandy and stout flavors don’t *quite* meld together as well as they could, though that’s not surprising for a wine-barrel stout. Just a touch of alcohol is evident.
M: Velvety medium body and light carbonation.
O: Great stuff, an improvement over regular Huna. Highly drinkable given that this is a bigger BA stout. Flavors don’t meld together as well as they probably could, but excellent nonetheless.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.48/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Tan head. Black in color.
Very thick. Sweetness from the brandy. Dark fruits, plums, cherries, figs. Oak. Vanilla. Chilis show, but seem a little faded. Chocolate and cocoa nibs.
Full bodied ends with a little roast to it.
Solid, but lairds apple brandy way better.
Dec 12, 2016Very thick. Sweetness from the brandy. Dark fruits, plums, cherries, figs. Oak. Vanilla. Chilis show, but seem a little faded. Chocolate and cocoa nibs.
Full bodied ends with a little roast to it.
Solid, but lairds apple brandy way better.
Reviewed by KillerJigger from Iowa
4.38/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours viscous and no head to speak about, almost flat. Brandy is present for sure with no spice at all. Its thick and the stout itself has become undefineable. I cant distinguish flavor profiles. Its seems to have faded a bit over the years but still good.
Dec 02, 2016Reviewed by YodersBeerEmporium from Iowa
4.61/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Was able to enjoy this with a few fellow beer nerds at my house recently as a preamble to a Whale share the following day. This was an amazing brew! Nose on it suggested it was going to be super boozy but the palate was actually very smooth as the years mellowed it out IMO. The normal cinnamon finish that Huna as was muted by the Brandy and the Brandy barrel was the finish. Excellent!!
May 02, 2016Rated by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4
Mar 30, 2016
Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - California Brandy Barrel-Aged from Cigar City Brewing
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