Mexican Chocolate Stout
Copper Kettle Brewing Company

 

Pint on draught into a pint glass.
Nice looking sud. Deep brownie black with a tad of tan foam.
Smell is way cinnamon toast crunch with vanilla.
Taste is stale breakfast cereal, doused in too much cinnamon powder with a hot fkn pepper stirred in.
It’s too thin, slightly fizzy.
Overall, some like cinnamon and hot peppers in their Stout. I don’t.
“El Paso”.,.,

 

 

 

Poured a black body with minimal khaki head and no lace. A spicy, peppery, light-chocolate smell hits me in the aroma. Rather light-bodied, or at least lighter than expected, with mostly a thin chocolate taste as well as some heat on the taste and finish. Not a bad beer but rather pedestrian.

Was curious about this given that it is foremost considered a spice beer over a stout. Having had it now I get why! Appears to be medium black in the body and light brown in the cap. Huge spices in the nose: cinnamon, cocoa, peppers, light vanilla and nutmeg, so potent yet artful. Taste is sharp with the peppers and cinnamon, cocoa, vanilla and light wet earth support, more airy than anything in delivery, want more to anchor. Body is light and shape entirely by the spice, has sharp and percolating spice, watery behind it. Smell is up there with the best in this style, but the taste and feel lack foundation for the spices to play off of

 

Solid dark appearance. Has around a medium body with light carbonation.
Aroma is cinnamon, peppers, dark chocolate.
Taste is cinnamon, green and fresh red peppers lot of chili heat and burn on the finish and lingers. Almost dry like, bitter dark chocolate.
Lot of heat and lingering burn but otherwise nice chocolate taste.

Look: Pitch black and syrupy. Half a finger of tan head that immediately fizzes away.

Smell: Spicy and dry cinnamon and pepper, with a sort of savory maltiness. Chocolate is too buried to find.

Taste: Strong dark chocolate and cinnamon, with low bitterness and roasted malt following. Dry and clean finish, almost abrupt.

Mouthfeel: Full, with high carbonation.

Overall: Lives up to its name, but possibly not its full potential.

So it's not like I've had 8999 Mexican chocolate stouts but this slaps. I loved this. It was like 10 bucks for the 19 Oz can but would purchase again

 

 

Good head production, but fairly poor retention; not too long after the pour, it has completely dissipated.

Cinnamon dominates the nose, with very mild notes of cream, pepper, and chocolate behind. Not much of a malt base coming through.

Similar on the palate. The peppers and cinnamon are pleasant, but the moderate ABV leaves the overall profile lacking in depth and flavor. There's simply not much "stout" in this stout. Nice moderate heat from the peppers.

 

 

 

 

 

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small foamy head, and lots of lacing.

This one smells like pepper and chocolate mostly, but in a sort of tepid manner.

This is surprisingly subdued and flat tasting. It's mostly just spicy, with flat sweet chocolate. It's just kind of muted and watery - there's not much to report here.

This is very thin and watery, with not much drinkability to it at all.

I am really surprised at how subpar this one was.