Aztec
Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- From:
- Breakside Brewery - SE Taproom
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 14.36%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2018
- Added:
- Mar 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
"If mole were ever to be turned into a beer, it would taste like our Aztec ale! We brew this American, or "Mexican strong ale" with chocolate and chile to create a unique digestif of a beer. Despite this beer's dark golden color, it has an aroma filled with chocolate: dry cocoa, chocolate-covered banana, and a little bit of chocolate-covered raspberry. There's a strong sweetness on the front of the palate that mixes more chocolate, honey, and fruity flavors (the fruit flavors here come from both the chiles we used as well as the higher alcohols produced during fermentation). These aggressive flavors give way to a warming finish--the chile character is cumulative, but combined with the booze in this beer, it leaves a persistent warmth in your chest. Sip this one slowly and enjoy
a unique treat!"
Malts: American Pilsner, Munich Light, CaraPils, Canadian Honey
Hops: Columbus, Glacier
Yeast: California Ale
Specs for Beer Geeks
Original Gravity: 1.083
Final/Terminal Gravity: 1.020
Alcohol by Volume: varies - 8.2% to 10+%
IBU: 36
a unique treat!"
Malts: American Pilsner, Munich Light, CaraPils, Canadian Honey
Hops: Columbus, Glacier
Yeast: California Ale
Specs for Beer Geeks
Original Gravity: 1.083
Final/Terminal Gravity: 1.020
Alcohol by Volume: varies - 8.2% to 10+%
IBU: 36
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon
4.23/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance is clear amber with a small off-white head leaving very light foamy lace.
Smell is chocolate covered cherries and a little pepper.
Taste is earthy pepper and more of this chocolate covered cherry that must be a confluence of the cocoa nibs and malt sugars. Nice chili heat, slow build, long lingering.
Mouthfeel is sticky, medium-light bodied.
Drinkability is pretty high. I really like the concept, and the execution greatly exceeded my expectations. Novelty, yet delicious. Very impressed! That said, you're only gonna have one, or *maybe* two of these at most in a sitting.
May 23, 2013Smell is chocolate covered cherries and a little pepper.
Taste is earthy pepper and more of this chocolate covered cherry that must be a confluence of the cocoa nibs and malt sugars. Nice chili heat, slow build, long lingering.
Mouthfeel is sticky, medium-light bodied.
Drinkability is pretty high. I really like the concept, and the execution greatly exceeded my expectations. Novelty, yet delicious. Very impressed! That said, you're only gonna have one, or *maybe* two of these at most in a sitting.
Reviewed by Hoptometrist from Ohio
2.04/5 rDev -47.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
2.04/5 rDev -47.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5
Served into a short strange glass. Approximately an 8 oz. pour
A- Poured a dark reddish amber with no head that left no lacing.
S- Big sweet cherry notes, lots of alcohol, and some light spiciness. Aroma is very very sweet and not complex
T- Big sweet cherry and blueberry notes, rich and cloying sweetness, and big spicy finish that really lingers.
M- Medium to full body, very sticky, big burn on the finish (not sure if that is from the peppers or alcohol)
O- A way too sweet, boozy, and spicy mess of a beer. I drank about 4 oz. of it and it would have been tough for me to drink much more. Just not my kind of beer I guess.
Apr 20, 2013A- Poured a dark reddish amber with no head that left no lacing.
S- Big sweet cherry notes, lots of alcohol, and some light spiciness. Aroma is very very sweet and not complex
T- Big sweet cherry and blueberry notes, rich and cloying sweetness, and big spicy finish that really lingers.
M- Medium to full body, very sticky, big burn on the finish (not sure if that is from the peppers or alcohol)
O- A way too sweet, boozy, and spicy mess of a beer. I drank about 4 oz. of it and it would have been tough for me to drink much more. Just not my kind of beer I guess.
Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
3.45/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
First had: on tap at their brewpub
Poured a cloudy reddish brown with a thin white ring of bubbles that left a bit of lacing behind. Aroma of sweet malts and cocoa, slightly boozy. I actually think the person sitting next to me might have said this was the worst beer he's ever tasted. haha I don't think I'd go that far; it wasn't too bad. Actually, MsRif picked up that it was a chili beer before I did. I got hit mainly with the booze up front in the taste, followed by malt sweetness, woody, with cocoa and a spiciness that I soon understood to be chili pepper heat. Not the smoothest beer in the world for sure. Medium bodied, and fairly drinkable, but probably not something I'd ever want to try again.
Jan 04, 2012Poured a cloudy reddish brown with a thin white ring of bubbles that left a bit of lacing behind. Aroma of sweet malts and cocoa, slightly boozy. I actually think the person sitting next to me might have said this was the worst beer he's ever tasted. haha I don't think I'd go that far; it wasn't too bad. Actually, MsRif picked up that it was a chili beer before I did. I got hit mainly with the booze up front in the taste, followed by malt sweetness, woody, with cocoa and a spiciness that I soon understood to be chili pepper heat. Not the smoothest beer in the world for sure. Medium bodied, and fairly drinkable, but probably not something I'd ever want to try again.
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