Saturday (2020)
Cycle Brewing

L:. Pours a thick black with a small tan head and no lacing on the glass.

S:. Rich toasted hazelnut, notes of strong maple, a light cinnamon and rich chocolate.

T:. Rich chocolate, a strong sweet roasted hazelnut, light cinnamon and a sweet maple, very decadent and tasty.

F:. Slick cola like carbonation, big body.

O:. The day of the week series continues to be fantastic.

 

 

 

Viscous dark black with almost no head save a light brown ring. Smell has wonderful cinnamon, hazelnut, and coffee with some caramel, maple, bourbon and fudge vibrantly behind it. Taste starts with the hazelnut and cinnamon before a prolonged opening to a buttery cinnamon roll flavoring with tons of pure maple and vanilla, with accents of dark chocolate, before the coffee emerges out of the depths of the cinnamon and dark chocolate bringing it all to a culminating finish with everything but the kitchen sink. Feel suffers though, not smooth or thickly heavy like the usual cycle stout, instead hotter and lighter though viscous. Overall a fitting culmination to the week series for 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

On draft at Cycle Brewing poured into Cycle snifter on March 10, 2020.

Look- A dark black with a thin tan head which faded quickly.

Smell- Maple and maple with some chocolate coffee. Really sweet blend with a great aroma.

Taste- Maple strong but not overpowering. The chocolate, coffee and hazelnut blends great with the maple. The cinnamon was more present on the back end not the initial sip.

Mouthfeel- Light carbonation and this one really hangs around nicely.

Overall- A fantastic maple-coffee stout. Cycle has some fantastic BA stouts and this is definitely one of those,