Cuppa Azteca
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

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Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
11%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.46 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2022
Added:
Jan 28, 2022
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This insanely thick and robust beast is inspired by Mexican Hot Chocolate. We add heavy doses of cinnamon and some peppers throughout the brewing process. Additionally, rich notes are provided by cacao nibs and vanilla, and the beer is further developed with complex coffee notes from a blend of beans hand picked with our neighbors, Hexe Coffee Co.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois

4.46/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Crowler pour. Midnight black body with a pinky finger of light brown frothy foam. Smell and taste make me ask: coffee abraxas is that you? Ok maybe a little less cinnamon, but in the nose especially the peppers, coffee, vanilla, and cocoa all interact so cohesively. Vanilla stars in the taste not necessarily as the largest presence but the most formative, as it round the spice and roast out to the finish with the cocoa nicely. Feel is sneaky light, the adjuncts make their mark though making it decently complex yet drinkable.
Jan 28, 2022