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10W-40
Hi-Wire Brewing
- From:
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #1,339 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,168 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 6.28%
- Reviews:
- 43
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 14, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 03, 2017
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 19
Imperial Stout brewed with coffee, chocolate & vanilla.
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Ratings by pidus:
Rated by pidus from Massachusetts
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dec 15, 2020
4.21/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dec 15, 2020
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jkblr from Indiana
4.03/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz undated can poured into a Spiegelau stout glass at fridge temp 8% ABV. The beer pours dense impenetrable black with medium brown colored head. The head recedes to a thin cap and leaves a few spots of lacing. The aroma is dark chocolate and coffee with some spice notes I wouldn't tag as vanilla. The taste is bittersweet roasted malt with coffee, Hershey's syrup, slight vanilla and some slight green pepper notes. Moderate bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium plus bodied with just less that average carbonation and a mostly dry finish. Overall, good, but I imagine it's a bit faded from fresh. Would drink again if I found it fresh.
May 14, 2023Reviewed by SpaceCamp from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
L: Dark brown, near-black. Opaque. Forms a short mocha head that quickly dissipates to leave behind no lacing and a faint level of retention.
S: Heavy notes of espresso, bitter and earthy. Roasted malts and dark chocolate. Coffee beans.
T: Bitter coffee at first, then dark chocolate second. Malts towards end. No vanilla (contrary to can). Flavor is perhaps better without it however. It's not boozy but it does have healthy amounts of chocolate and coffee as advertised. Back to basics.
F: Medium bodied. Fair amount of carbonation. Creamy and lingers towards end.
O: This reminds me of a java stout. The coffee really dominates and the chocolate is the icing on the cake. If you're inclined to coffee (I am), odds are you will be entertained. If not, perhaps look elsewhere. Solid stuff
Mar 02, 2023S: Heavy notes of espresso, bitter and earthy. Roasted malts and dark chocolate. Coffee beans.
T: Bitter coffee at first, then dark chocolate second. Malts towards end. No vanilla (contrary to can). Flavor is perhaps better without it however. It's not boozy but it does have healthy amounts of chocolate and coffee as advertised. Back to basics.
F: Medium bodied. Fair amount of carbonation. Creamy and lingers towards end.
O: This reminds me of a java stout. The coffee really dominates and the chocolate is the icing on the cake. If you're inclined to coffee (I am), odds are you will be entertained. If not, perhaps look elsewhere. Solid stuff
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on: 01-09-23
A - Pours pitch black with moderately dense creamy lacing.
S - Nice chocolate roast aroma with a hint of cream.
T - Chocolate roast, coffee, vanilla and cream, and ends with a balance between chocolate and cream, the coffee is very light on the palate.
M - Big medium body with a creamy texture.
O - Very approachable, very enjoyable. Worth a try.
Feb 22, 2023A - Pours pitch black with moderately dense creamy lacing.
S - Nice chocolate roast aroma with a hint of cream.
T - Chocolate roast, coffee, vanilla and cream, and ends with a balance between chocolate and cream, the coffee is very light on the palate.
M - Big medium body with a creamy texture.
O - Very approachable, very enjoyable. Worth a try.
Reviewed by shu from Georgia
3.96/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not a go to beer for me and I love imperial stout BUT the chocolate coffee blend is pretty good plus a kind of spicy thing going on in the aftertaste. Great beer overall
Mar 18, 2022Reviewed by gopens44 from Virginia
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Good tasting beer with so much at one time happening (cocoa, carob, coffee) and virtually no heat. Only real knock is that it's strikingly thin for the style
Jan 16, 2022Reviewed by 392_C
4.61/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: A space void
Smell: Bakers chocolate and coffee
Taste: Like a toasted tobacco-y banana bread with chocolate chips and espresso
Awesome stout... Will totally buy again.
Dec 15, 2021Smell: Bakers chocolate and coffee
Taste: Like a toasted tobacco-y banana bread with chocolate chips and espresso
Awesome stout... Will totally buy again.
Reviewed by Eddieeight from Ohio
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Bought a 4 pack for $16. Got it cuz i saw "carolina reaper" and my mouth started watering. Poured straight out of the can into a snifter and a two inch fat multi-colored brown and tan head rose up out of the center. Dissipated within a minute to leave a creamy layer of fizz on top. The beer is very dark brown. Smell is pretty much chocolate and coffee, it's not too strong or overwhelming. Taste is a nice balance of sweetness and bitterness. Sweet from the chocolate, raisin, vanilla. Bitter from the coffee, some cinnamon. The heat is not too strong, it hits after the beer is swallowed, spreading across the palate, enveloping the mouth. Stings the throat a bit, but is quite tamed. Mouthfeel is somewhat watery, not thick, a good amount of effervescence. Overall I usually like a stronger presence of heat in my favorite pepper flavored beers, but this isn't too bad. It definitely deserves the name it's got: "Mexican Hot Chocolate".
Jul 07, 2021Reviewed by DrBeergood from Ohio
3/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
L: Predictably, it looks like motor oil. Caramel head.
S: Roasted grains with adjunct ingredients. Not bad.
T: The coffee and chocolate might be real--It's cheaper than fresh hops which would impress me. It doesn't really taste like a beer anymore. It's not bad but I struggle to call it a beer.
F: Weighty, thick, and sticks to the palate.
O: Adjunct ingredients have a tendency to build up on themselves and throw off the balance of a brew after a can.
May 07, 2021S: Roasted grains with adjunct ingredients. Not bad.
T: The coffee and chocolate might be real--It's cheaper than fresh hops which would impress me. It doesn't really taste like a beer anymore. It's not bad but I struggle to call it a beer.
F: Weighty, thick, and sticks to the palate.
O: Adjunct ingredients have a tendency to build up on themselves and throw off the balance of a brew after a can.
10W-40 from Hi-Wire Brewing
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
134 ratings
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