Cuvée - Just Maple
Cycle Brewing

Cuvée - Just MapleCuvée - Just Maple
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From:
Cycle Brewing
 
Florida, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.27 | pDev: 3.75%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
13
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 15, 2022
Added:
Aug 12, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Our newest series is called Cuvée. Each bottle is a single adjunct barrel-aged imperial stout. The adjuncts are coconut, vanilla, cinnamon, coffee, maple syrup and cocoa nibs. We invite you to blend these beers to create your own perfect blend.
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Reviewed by Zythophile from Washington

4.46/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Bottle Date: 2020
Palate Contaminants: other beer

Black color with a dark brown meniscus. There's a little dark brown head. Nondescript, for sure, but it just looks heavy.

There's a ton of desiccated fruit on the nose. (I get the impression it'll be tar-like in further aspects.) Raisins and figs, big time. Maple is slight, and it's really more sweet dates than maple.

The taste is loaded with figs and maple. Vanilla shows up in the middle and gets stronger. The tar thing brings with it charred barrel, and it's bitter, yet not unpleasant. That bitterness is aligned more with chicory than chocolate or coffee.

The aftertaste is smoky brown sugar, if that makes sense, and it's actually nice. Alcohol isn't overbearing, especially for an elevenner. Carbonation is moderate-fine and lightly prickly. And indeed, the weight is heavy.
May 15, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by rare_bird from Michigan

Jan 28, 2022
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.31/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pitch black body, dark brown/mocha head. Distinct sticky maple on the nose and palate, with a medium chocolate fudge backbone, slightly boozy whiskey oak and heat. A bit of cocoa. Medium full bodied, good carb. Solid, could use more maple but balanced.
Jan 02, 2022
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Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado

4.23/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Dark, dark body topped with a somewhat thin yet lasting, dense and creamy cocoa colored head. Cocoa and vanilla greet the nose; a mild perception of maple syrup; a suggestion of coffee. Very balanced and flavorful taste; milk chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, whiskey; maple syrup sweetness permeates through it all. Heavy body; thick and oily on the palate; heavy residual sugar presence; sweet overall but not cloyingly so and just a touch of dryness on the back end.

This barrel aged maple stout knocks things out of the park. It exudes incredible balance and drinkability. So good on so many levels...
Feb 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by brittanylicious from Indiana

Jan 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.31 by heysuz from Indiana

Jan 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.17 by mig100 from Texas

Dec 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.1 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Nov 16, 2020
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

4.04/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
**
10/23/20: Cocoa, Coconut, Maple
11/12/20: Vanilla, Coffee, Cinnamon
Sampled all 6 Cycle Cuvee beers over two sittings with DC.

All were similar in that they started off as the same base, but some flavors were incorporated better than others.
LOOK: Super thick and dark black, zero visible carbontation, motor oil with a small brown head.
FEEL: Full body, very thick, flat, syrupy.

#1: Cocoa(4.19)
strong cocoa/chocolate aromas and flavors, very tasty. Excellent base to start mixing in other flavors.


#2 Coconut(4.19)
Aroma is not as strong as the coca, but the coconut flavor is there and sweet noneleless.
Mouthfeel is a touch lighter, but still no carbonation.
Coconut actually has some coconut flakes floating.

#3 Cinnamon(4.09)
Cinnamon is well intgrated in taste and aroma. very pleasant. This one surprised me the most in a good way.

#4 Maple(4.04)
Maple is somewhat subtle, but nice. A little sticky on the mouth feel, but not overly so.


#5 Coffee (3.98)
Coffee flavor is a littel bitter, but well balanced with the base.


#6 Vanilla (3.89)
Vanilla aroma is nice, but tasting seems a little overly sharp; even a touch fake.

Did some mixing but not enough time or tolerance to really test a bunch of fun mixes.
My best blend would be: Cocoa 40%, Coconut: 20%, Cinnamon, 20%, Maple 15%, Coffee 5%. Leaving out the Vanilla.


**
Nov 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.33 by fstone from California

Nov 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.31 by BeerBeast from Florida

Oct 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.6 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Oct 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.4 by Cubatobaco from Virginia

Sep 28, 2020
Cuvée - Just Maple from Cycle Brewing
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 13 ratings