La Muerta (pre-2015)
Freetail Brewing Company

La Muerta (pre-2015)La Muerta (pre-2015)
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From:
Freetail Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10.2%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.03 | pDev: 11.66%
Reviews:
91
Ratings:
320
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 26, 2019
Added:
Feb 17, 2009
Wants:
  180
Gots:
  82
La Muerta is brewed each year for Día de los Muertos in honor of our departed friends and family. A big, lush Imperial Stout, La Muerta is full of roast, smoke and chocolate flavors from an array of specialty malts that go into this garnet-black beer.
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Ratings by frankthetank86:
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Rated by frankthetank86 from New York

3.25/5  rDev -19.4%

Sep 08, 2013
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

4.23/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 10/2011. Pours dense pitch black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky tan head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peat smoke, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, chili pepper, leather, tobacco, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, vanilla, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, charcoal, wood, cinnamon, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts, vanilla, chili, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of huge dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peat smoke, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, chili pepper, leather, tobacco, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, vanilla, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, charcoal, wood, cinnamon, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grass, roast, charred bitterness; and pepper/cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peat smoke, caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toffee, chili pepper, leather, tobacco, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, licorice, vanilla, dark fruit, charcoal, wood, cinnamon, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts, vanilla, chili, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet and spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering ho bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 10.2%, with zero lingering spice heat after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic spiced imperial stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/smoked malts, vanilla, chili, cinnamon, and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Fantastic balance of super rich malts and spices; solid earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering bitter/spicy dryness. Not overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. Not overwhemong on any aspect. Aged amazingly for 7.5 years.
Jul 26, 2019
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Reviewed by HardTarget from Texas

4.64/5  rDev +15.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
09 vintage, opened March 2017

Appearance: Black as night, holds a thin halo of tan head but doesn't lace.

Aroma: Malt monster, mild soy sauce note of age, lots of sweet toffee and molasses.

Taste: Hints of tobacco, leather, citric hops, all crushed by a huge malty base that is mellow and soothing.

Mouthfeel: Medium heavy body with a small chew, lingering but dry finish.

Overall: A real gem, one of the best beers made in Texas. Big sweet flavor with enough depth to keep me interested and entertained. One of my favorite labels too.
Apr 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by lupercmda from North Carolina

Dec 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.92 by spinrsx from Canada (ON)

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Dominic_Decoco from New Jersey

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by Mikexw from New York

Apr 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by Shawner from Minnesota

Mar 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.14 by Kurmaraja from California

Feb 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.86 by Thomasweir from Texas

Feb 13, 2016
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Rated by rlee1390 from Indiana

4.15/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Roasted malt, some coffee, tad bit of burnt notes, plums and other dark fruits.
Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Nov 21, 2015
 
Rated: 2.75 by SocalKicks from California

Oct 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Stinger80OH from Ohio

Oct 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by cyrushire from Florida

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by Pete_IV from New York

Sep 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.3 by hollywood_15063 from Pennsylvania

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by IsYoursGold from Texas

Aug 06, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by kew from Texas

Aug 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Anaxagoris from Washington

Jul 27, 2015
La Muerta (pre-2015) from Freetail Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 320 ratings