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El Lechedor
Night Shift Brewing
- From:
- Night Shift Brewing
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 9.24%
- Reviews:
- 20
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 21, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 46
- Gots:
- 37
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Horchata-style milk stout aged in bourbon barrels with poblano peppers, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla beans; rich notes of chocolate malt, vanilla cream, and cinnamon rolls; a hint of pepper and a splash of bourbon
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Reviewed by zonker17 from Texas
4.29/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Dark, translucent brown, small head. Node brings vanilla, coffee. Taste shows more spice, chocolate, vanilla. Body above average with slight carbonation.
Nov 21, 2019
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
3.01/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.01/5 rDev -28.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Poured from a 25.4 oz bottle into a tulip glass.
Pours a deep, dark brown color with a finger of effervescent tan head. The head hangs around for a bit, leaving a few splotches of lacing before settling into a golden ring.
The aroma comes exactly as advertised: Loads of bourbon, vanilla, and cinnamon followed by a wave of milk chocolate and chili peppers. There's also some cherry cola and a tinge of hops. Very sweet without a ton of balance.
The flavor brings a lot of vanilla, like, a fuckton. There's some milk chocolate and booze before a subtle wave of cinnamon and peppers. Finishes like a flat cherry cola. Not great.
The feel is medium-light bodied with very soft carbonation. A bit flat and thin for the style. Alcohol is present and assertive.
Overall, not a terrible beer, but definitely a huge disappointment. It's very, very sweet, bordering on cloying. The Poblano peppers are barely noticeable, even as the beer warms. I can see how people would enjoy this, but it just isn't for me.
May 08, 2019Pours a deep, dark brown color with a finger of effervescent tan head. The head hangs around for a bit, leaving a few splotches of lacing before settling into a golden ring.
The aroma comes exactly as advertised: Loads of bourbon, vanilla, and cinnamon followed by a wave of milk chocolate and chili peppers. There's also some cherry cola and a tinge of hops. Very sweet without a ton of balance.
The flavor brings a lot of vanilla, like, a fuckton. There's some milk chocolate and booze before a subtle wave of cinnamon and peppers. Finishes like a flat cherry cola. Not great.
The feel is medium-light bodied with very soft carbonation. A bit flat and thin for the style. Alcohol is present and assertive.
Overall, not a terrible beer, but definitely a huge disappointment. It's very, very sweet, bordering on cloying. The Poblano peppers are barely noticeable, even as the beer warms. I can see how people would enjoy this, but it just isn't for me.
El Lechedor from Night Shift Brewing
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
203 ratings
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