S’mores
Cycle Brewing
- From:
- Cycle Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 15%
- Score:
- 95
- Avg:
- 4.41 | pDev: 4.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2019
- Added:
- Mar 10, 2018
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Rum barrel-aged imperial stout with graham cracker, toasted marshmallow and chocolate.
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.6/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Got this one from Desp59 a while back. Cheers!
From a bomber into a snifter
Rum barrel aged imperial stout with graham cracker, toasted marshmallow and chocolate
APPEARANCE: Jet black pour yields a two finger, foamy, fizzy, extremely dark head. Head is basically a dark chocolate color. Insanely dark, but unfortunately it’s foamy and really short lived. Vanishes almost immediately and leaves behind a somewhat sticky film on the glass and some kind of sticky marshmallow bubbles. Fun. Definitely flat looking by the end. Jet black body with no carbonation evident. Slight sticky film coats the glass as it empties.
SMELL: Bourbon aromas, vanilla and sweet cream, with some toasted marshmallow as well. Plenty of milk and dark chocolate with faint notes of graham aroma as well.
TASTE: Bourbon, vanilla cream, toasted marshmallow and piles of chocolate up front. Some alcohol at the swallow with bourbon and oak flavors, sweet dark chocolate and some wood flavors. Bold finish of bourbon, oak, vanilla and marshmallow, sweet milk chocolate, some dark chocolate bitterness and a decent amount of alcohol. Flavorful.
PALATE: Super full body, really thick, heavy and syrupy, with low levels of carbonation. Goes down fine with a bit of a alcohol burn at the swallow and finishes really, really sticky. Probably the thickest, fullest, syrupiest and stickiest beer I’ve ever had. It’s tough, but it’s awesome and deserves to be replicated en mass.
OVERALL: This is decadence. Absolute decadence. The head is wonderfully dark yet takes after Houdini, and there’s no doubt it’s a challenge at 15% ABV, but when you’re as big of a Cycle nutcase as I am, then this is just another reminder that this brewery was created to brew beer for me and me alone. It’s huge, chalk full of character, and weighs a metric ton. If I lived in the area, I would have financial and health problems, and mostly likely marital and psychological troubles as well. I might need extra medical insurance and a friend down at social services too. It would all be well worth it though. Well, well worth it. Thanks again, Desp!
Oct 23, 2019From a bomber into a snifter
Rum barrel aged imperial stout with graham cracker, toasted marshmallow and chocolate
APPEARANCE: Jet black pour yields a two finger, foamy, fizzy, extremely dark head. Head is basically a dark chocolate color. Insanely dark, but unfortunately it’s foamy and really short lived. Vanishes almost immediately and leaves behind a somewhat sticky film on the glass and some kind of sticky marshmallow bubbles. Fun. Definitely flat looking by the end. Jet black body with no carbonation evident. Slight sticky film coats the glass as it empties.
SMELL: Bourbon aromas, vanilla and sweet cream, with some toasted marshmallow as well. Plenty of milk and dark chocolate with faint notes of graham aroma as well.
TASTE: Bourbon, vanilla cream, toasted marshmallow and piles of chocolate up front. Some alcohol at the swallow with bourbon and oak flavors, sweet dark chocolate and some wood flavors. Bold finish of bourbon, oak, vanilla and marshmallow, sweet milk chocolate, some dark chocolate bitterness and a decent amount of alcohol. Flavorful.
PALATE: Super full body, really thick, heavy and syrupy, with low levels of carbonation. Goes down fine with a bit of a alcohol burn at the swallow and finishes really, really sticky. Probably the thickest, fullest, syrupiest and stickiest beer I’ve ever had. It’s tough, but it’s awesome and deserves to be replicated en mass.
OVERALL: This is decadence. Absolute decadence. The head is wonderfully dark yet takes after Houdini, and there’s no doubt it’s a challenge at 15% ABV, but when you’re as big of a Cycle nutcase as I am, then this is just another reminder that this brewery was created to brew beer for me and me alone. It’s huge, chalk full of character, and weighs a metric ton. If I lived in the area, I would have financial and health problems, and mostly likely marital and psychological troubles as well. I might need extra medical insurance and a friend down at social services too. It would all be well worth it though. Well, well worth it. Thanks again, Desp!
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.43/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours deep black in color with a one/finger foamy khaki head that has short retention
S- rum barrel up front, which imparts notes of molasses, cola and dark fruits. Undertones of graham cracker, marshmallow, caramel, chocolate, toasted coconut & chocolate syrup
T- lots of boozy rum barrel up front, adding notes of molasses, spicy wood, cola & dark fruits. Mid/palate brings out some creamy vanilla marshmallow notes, as well as a hint of grams ham cracker. The finish gives notes of rich chocolate, along with more rum barrel
M- thick body with moderate carbonation leads to a thick and creamy mouthfeel that continues into a warming finish
O- Big, bold & boozy, a nice sipper
Jun 16, 2019A- pours deep black in color with a one/finger foamy khaki head that has short retention
S- rum barrel up front, which imparts notes of molasses, cola and dark fruits. Undertones of graham cracker, marshmallow, caramel, chocolate, toasted coconut & chocolate syrup
T- lots of boozy rum barrel up front, adding notes of molasses, spicy wood, cola & dark fruits. Mid/palate brings out some creamy vanilla marshmallow notes, as well as a hint of grams ham cracker. The finish gives notes of rich chocolate, along with more rum barrel
M- thick body with moderate carbonation leads to a thick and creamy mouthfeel that continues into a warming finish
O- Big, bold & boozy, a nice sipper
Reviewed by bl00 from Pennsylvania
4.34/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours deep black, thin brown head dissipates quickly.
Smells of graham cracker, sugar cookies, brown sugar, vanilla.
Taste is chocolate, Graham cracker, finish is marshmallows and cocoa. Very dense taste, lingers on the tongue.
Mouth feel is thick and oily. Carb is noticeable with a swish.
Overall, really tasty. Super dense and sweet, glad to be able to share this bottle with friends. It would be alot to take down solo.
Oct 22, 2018Smells of graham cracker, sugar cookies, brown sugar, vanilla.
Taste is chocolate, Graham cracker, finish is marshmallows and cocoa. Very dense taste, lingers on the tongue.
Mouth feel is thick and oily. Carb is noticeable with a swish.
Overall, really tasty. Super dense and sweet, glad to be able to share this bottle with friends. It would be alot to take down solo.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.59/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This beers a very very dark and syrupy looking black color, with a tiny head, but tons of graham cracker (or marshmallow? hard to tell) floaties on top. This looks to be absolutely chock full of pastry goodness.
This smells pretty incredible, with mostly marshmallow/vanilla type aromas on the nose, sweet, decadent, and authentic. There's big fudginess too, with some rum spice, oak spice, and sweet graham cracker breadiness and spice. It certainly does a fantastic job at evoking that campfire snack. There's a bit more barrel here than the typical big Cycle stout- the rum adds a nice spiciness here, as does the oak.
There's no real sign of the booziness here, which is astounding, given that this is 15% ABV. Nobody else I was with (beer n00bs) really liked this, so I had to drink the whole bottle myself, save for 1-2 oz. It wasn't as hard as expected, though the ABV really snuck up on me as I was sitting in bed later that night.
I am an admitted Cycle fanboy, so this really gets me the right way. It's very well done.
Oct 02, 2018This smells pretty incredible, with mostly marshmallow/vanilla type aromas on the nose, sweet, decadent, and authentic. There's big fudginess too, with some rum spice, oak spice, and sweet graham cracker breadiness and spice. It certainly does a fantastic job at evoking that campfire snack. There's a bit more barrel here than the typical big Cycle stout- the rum adds a nice spiciness here, as does the oak.
There's no real sign of the booziness here, which is astounding, given that this is 15% ABV. Nobody else I was with (beer n00bs) really liked this, so I had to drink the whole bottle myself, save for 1-2 oz. It wasn't as hard as expected, though the ABV really snuck up on me as I was sitting in bed later that night.
I am an admitted Cycle fanboy, so this really gets me the right way. It's very well done.
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