Dire Wolf Canis Mexicanus
Wolf's Ridge Brewing

A - Black pour with a healthy layer of caramel colored creamy foam resting on top.

S - Nice chocolate char with coffee roast and a peppery spiciness.

T - The chocolate roast base gets quickly squashed with cinnamon and chili peppers, there's a slight bit of vanilla that pokes through.

M - Big medium body that leaves the mouth wet and the saliva coagulated from the peppers.

O - This variant is definitely on the warm and spicy side and packs a zing.

Poured from a pint can, the beer looks like motor oil, dark and opaque. Good initial head and lacing.

Aroma is coffee and the spice bill (cinnamon, an earthy chili pepper and cacao). Delightful and reminiscent of Stone Xocoveza, a stout I enjoyed in the past but haven't seen for a while.

Taste follows nose and adds a background hoppy flavor. The malty char from the base Dire Wolf is perceptible despite all the other flavors involved here.

Mouthfeel is good, soft with light carbonation.

I prefer the Dire Wolf base, but this is a solid beer that is a good variant.

Deep, dark, brownish-black body, opaque; one-finger thick head; creamy, light tan in color. Fantastically complex aroma; dark roast grains, cocoa, chili pepper, and earthy spices; sweet; mocha. An exquisite taste with an initial rush of sweet, rich chocolate quickly followed with a spicy chili pepper flavor; cinnamon slowly makes its presence known; vanilla. Heavy body; smooth and oily with an intense chili pepper heat.

The brewery calls this a "fearsome brew", and they're not far off with this one. I love the intense chili pepper flavor and heat as it melds nicely with the rich, sweet malts, cacao nibs, and vanilla. Complexity and tremendous depth are key features of this stout.

Poured at 56 °F; bottled 06/09/21

 

22oz bottle packaged on 06/09/21.

Very dark brown color with a finger of head that settles to a thin cap. Aroma of cinnamon, vanilla, coffee, and slightly smoky malt. First sip I was taken aback by how much chile heat was present. This Mexican stout brings the spice and after I adjusted my expectations, I dug the heat. Strong flavors of cinnamon and coffee. Very much of an adjunct driven stout. Alcohol flavor is hidden but some warmth in the finish is noticed. Nice texture with good carbonation. A fun, nice drinking Mexican stout.

 

 

Bomber from Tavour. Almost black pour, a few brown bubbles then flat. Aroma is Mexican chocolate, savory notes, peppers. Taste pops with a healthy dose of cinnamon and chilis, coffee accents. Spicy, mildly sweet.

 

From the 22 oz bottle in a snifter. This nice little brew pours a
dark brownish black with thin cola highlights and a moderate head of
khaki foam that subsides to a thick ring, thin light layer, and shows light
lacing. Nose of cocoa, cinnamon, char, pepper notes, and coffee.
Flavors pack the punch with dark cocoa and moderately bitter coffee
with light char notes surrounding layers of cinnamon and cayenne with
earthy malt flavors. Nice mouth feel; full body, smooth, warming from the
pepper notes, light carbonation, and a bitter malt and char finish.

Overall, more excellence from a fantastic little brewery!

Cheers

 

 

1 Pint 6 Fluid Ounce bottle
Served in a snifter
2015

This beer pours blacker than a lump of bituminous coal. Barely any head is achieved.

The smell is chocolate, coffee, and cinnamon right off the bat. There are hints of pepper.

The taste begins with black coffee, dark chocolate, and cinnamon. The pepper creeps in towards the end. It finishes with lingering coffee.

Full bodied with velvety smooth mouthfeel

This has held up way better than I thought it would. It kind of got lost in the cellar. It was a happy accident.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cocoa, coffee and LOTS of cinnamon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great looking dark chocolate colored beer with a great caramel colored head.

Awesome aroma with coffee and tons of cinnamon.

Strong cinnamon taste, but not overpowering. Just the right amount of heat on the back end.

Strong smell of cinnamon w a medium smell of coffee and some chocolate notes. No hint of pepper in the aroma. Cinnamon is balanced out by the coffee, chocolate and heat. Speaking of the heat...I think it's spot on...warms the back of the throat on the first sip. Great job!

 

 

 

 

Pours out pitch black.

Aroma is heavy cinnamon, coffee, bit of vanilla, chocolate & roast too.

Taste has a lot of cinnamon, peppers, then fades into coffee, roasted malts, chocolate & vanilla. Really nice!

Full bodied, creamy, silky & the ABV is crazy well hidden!!

A lot like Oro Negro from Jackie O's which is a huge compliment. Great beer.