Azazel (Guajillo Chili)
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing

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From:
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
13%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.14 | pDev: 7%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
30
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 22, 2015
Added:
Feb 05, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  0
Imperial stout aged on guajillo chili peppers and cocoa nibs.
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Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania

3.84/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pour is black with a bubbly thin light tan head. Nose has some rich malt, a fair bit of chocolate and vanilla, a good bit of vanilla actually, and a light touch of spicy pepper to it. Taste is very rich, gets a touch sweet. The chocolate is huge and rich. Extremely creamy chocolate with a nice bit of vanilla. Some malt berry sweetness mid palate with the pepper lightly lingering in the finish. Extremely full bodied and thick, rather delicate feel with assertive carbonation.
May 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by yergermeister from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.48 by jeffstinson from Pennsylvania

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by FrankHammer from Michigan

Jul 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Onestophopshop from New Jersey

Jun 24, 2014
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Reviewed by F2brewers from Massachusetts

4.26/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
1L growler served at 50F into a HF wine glass. Thanks to bvdubn for this growler.

Notes from April 24th serving.

A: Deep black body with a thin, bubbly 1" mocha head that dissipates quickly and can barely be revived with swirling. No lacing left on the glass. Medium sized carbonation bubbles.

S: Dark, dark chocolate and roasted malt. Notes of brewer's licorice, caramel, cinnamon and molasses. No hop presence, nor is there any hint of roasted chile.

T: Rich bittersweet chocolate up front with mild chile heat on the back side. Chile heat builds with progressive sipping. Spicy anise and cinnamon balance with vanilla and dark malt. Alcohol is muted but present.

M: Full bodied to heavy, with mild slickness. The beer finishes sweet with lingering chile heat. Appropriate carbonation for the style prevents palate overload. Still, glad to be sharing this.

O: A well done experiment. The base stout is great and the addition of chile and chocolate only enhances that.
Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Kramerbarthomer from Colorado

Jun 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by josephwa from Minnesota

Jun 06, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by facesnorth from Pennsylvania

May 25, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

May 23, 2014
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Reviewed by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A-dark brown black color with a nice light brown head and decent lacing

S-dark malt, chocolate, light coffee, pepper, hint of molasses

T-dark chocolate, dark roasted malt, light coffee, molasses, light char, nice pepper heat at the finish, alcohol well-integrated

F-medium to full body with moderate carbonation, smooth and creamy

O-well-crafted imperial stout with peppers, enjoyable sipping
May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by _RL_ from Maryland

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

May 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by SharkNado from Pennsylvania

Apr 16, 2014
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Reviewed by ILikeSoup-y from Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
One of the things I love about Pizza Boy is that everything is on tap only. Picked up a growler of this for only $11 to share and was not disappointed. Aroma was instant of vanilla and bourbon booziness. Caramel and booze on the tongue followed by vanilla and heat in the back of the throat. As this warms the characters really blend together more and the heat comes more towards the front and is even noticeable on the nose. This is excellent.
Apr 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Thesoundandthefury from Washington

Apr 08, 2014
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Reviewed by orangesol from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served on-tap at Al's of Hampden.

A - Pours jet black with a decent one finger tall tan head, quickly dissipating to a small ring around the outer edge, leaving no lace at all on the glass. Slowly went dead over the course of the glass.

S - Smells of cocoa, vanilla, chili peppers, cinnamon, dark roasted malt and some mild booze. A bit one dimensional initially but it really opened up once it warmed up.

T - Starts off with a big dose of chocolate sweetness quickly being joined by the mild heat from the chili peppers. Hints of vanilla and cinnamon join up with the dark roasted malt to round things out. Finish is pretty sweet with some mild booze burn, lingering long after the finish.

M - Heavy body with moderate carbonation. Big, roasty feel with some sweet heat backing. The booze slowly grows over the course of the glass.

O - An enjoyable chili stout. A bit sweet compared to some of the others I have had but all of the intended flavors are present. Worth a try if you like these kind of stouts.
Mar 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BRClemons from Minnesota

Mar 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by ShanePB from Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2014
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Reviewed by nophunk from Louisiana

4.48/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 1 liter Pizza Boy growler. It was filled 2/9/14 and consumed 2/15/14.

I felt the need to review this one because it's awesome and the rating should be higher.

Appearance: It pours very black - oil like viscosity. Small tan head. A little bit of lacing.

Smell: This was probably the least impressive characteristic of this beer. Mild pepper, slight cocoa, alcohol/stout.

Taste: This has everything I want from a Mexican style stout. Rich, slightly sweet cocoa roast. A mild alcohol burn which is probably somewhat amplified by the peppers, but it's done perfectly for a 13% beer. The pepper heat is nice but not overwhelming. I am so happy that no coffee was added to this because it doesn't have the stale flavor that Bomb! has.

Mouthfeel: Thick, velvet, awesome.

Overall: A fantastic stout that I am very happy to have tried. I definitely want to try more Pizza Boy offerings, but this was a great first impression.
Feb 17, 2014
Azazel (Guajillo Chili) from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating: 91 out of 100 with 30 ratings