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Xibalba - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Wicked Weed Brewing
- From:
- Wicked Weed Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 6.02%
- Reviews:
- 22
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 07, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 19, 2016
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
Xibalba is our pumpkin ale, brewed with cacao nib, ancho, serrano, and habenaro chiles with fall spices. This version has been Bourbon barrel aged with ancho chiles, cacao nibs, vanilla and pumpkin spices.
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Reviewed by JLK7299 from North Carolina
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pumpkin beers are so tough. Most brewers overload you with the pumpkin. Most BBA beer are a little too strong on the bourbon. This beer is very well balanced. Would drink again!
Nov 07, 2021Reviewed by IvoryFoxhole from Virginia
4.12/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
375 ml bottle from brewery, Poured into Trillium Six States goblet.
L: Very dark brown, but you can discern color, like deep chestnut. Not much head, a little bit of a ring. No lacing.
S: Major pumpkin spice-age: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. Vanilla and cacao. In smaller quantities, oak barrel and just a hint of chili. I will be psyched if the chili is that subtle in the taste.
T: Still a good shot of pumpkin spice up front, with vanilla present as well. Cacao kind of winds its way throughout, with a bit of mellow bourbon touch and just that hint of chili on the end, which indeed is well-contained. But...the entire thing is a tad watery.
F: Light to medium body, perhaps too light for the effect. Moderate carbonation. Construction and balance pretty good.
O: Wanted to rate it higher because it tastes really good, but isn't substantial enough to back up the flavor. I think it would crush as a stout or porter.
Oct 16, 2019L: Very dark brown, but you can discern color, like deep chestnut. Not much head, a little bit of a ring. No lacing.
S: Major pumpkin spice-age: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. Vanilla and cacao. In smaller quantities, oak barrel and just a hint of chili. I will be psyched if the chili is that subtle in the taste.
T: Still a good shot of pumpkin spice up front, with vanilla present as well. Cacao kind of winds its way throughout, with a bit of mellow bourbon touch and just that hint of chili on the end, which indeed is well-contained. But...the entire thing is a tad watery.
F: Light to medium body, perhaps too light for the effect. Moderate carbonation. Construction and balance pretty good.
O: Wanted to rate it higher because it tastes really good, but isn't substantial enough to back up the flavor. I think it would crush as a stout or porter.
Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
3.96/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Pours a dark purple brown with a small tan white head and no lacing on the glass.
S: Notes of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices, vanilla and hints of chocolate, the bourbon is a bit noticeable, don't get a lot of the peppers, but this is an older bottle so it could be a bit old.
T: Notes of bourbon, vanilla, and chocolate, a hint of pumpkin and pumpkin spice, a light heat from the pepper in he back, this is an interesting beer.
F: Slick full body
O: This is an interesting take on the pumpkin beer.
Sep 16, 2019S: Notes of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spices, vanilla and hints of chocolate, the bourbon is a bit noticeable, don't get a lot of the peppers, but this is an older bottle so it could be a bit old.
T: Notes of bourbon, vanilla, and chocolate, a hint of pumpkin and pumpkin spice, a light heat from the pepper in he back, this is an interesting beer.
F: Slick full body
O: This is an interesting take on the pumpkin beer.
Rated by cejaev from Virginia
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
spiciness of good but i prefer sweet pumpkin
Jan 30, 2019Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
3.77/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Opaque dark brown, nearly appearing black, with a loud tan head that quickly fizzles to a thin ring.
Smell is oaky, slightly charred bourbon, vanilla smothered in pie crust, a light pie spice combo, with faint notes of cocoa and pumpkin.
Taste has peppery, spicy bourbon, gooey uncooked graham pie crust and vanilla doused spice mix with a woody dry finish. The wood definitely takes this one over.
Feel is moderately light with a light, wide carbonation, but a weighty, boozy heft.
Oct 30, 2017Smell is oaky, slightly charred bourbon, vanilla smothered in pie crust, a light pie spice combo, with faint notes of cocoa and pumpkin.
Taste has peppery, spicy bourbon, gooey uncooked graham pie crust and vanilla doused spice mix with a woody dry finish. The wood definitely takes this one over.
Feel is moderately light with a light, wide carbonation, but a weighty, boozy heft.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.09/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The barrel-aged version of Xibalba is clearly superior to the base. My main issue with the original was a lack of balance due to the raw cacao nibs overpowering the rest of the flavors. They are still the most prominent note here, but ageing has gone a long way towards integrating them with the rest of the ingredients. The end result is a nice impression of mole spice, anchored by the ancho chile heat--still a bit limp on pumpkin or pie spices, but a better balanced beer overall.
Mar 17, 2017
Xibalba - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Wicked Weed Brewing
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
76 ratings
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