French Toast
Hubbard's Cave Brewery

French ToastFrench Toast
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From:
Hubbard's Cave Brewery
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #554
ABV:
12%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,463
Avg:
4.31 | pDev: 7.19%
Reviews:
37
Ratings:
130
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 12, 2024
Added:
May 20, 2018
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  11
Imperial Stout w/ Cinnamon, Maple Syrup, Vanilla, and Lactose.
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Ratings by BlackBeerPirate:
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Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois

4.57/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Taste: complex, super sweet maple, spiced, dark toasted malt, cinnamon, vanilla, lactose, with sticky mouth-feel. Big maple syrup aroma. Black, opaque, dark tan head lattice of lace. Full body. Intense, maple you could pour over pancakes. Boozy at end.
Oct 28, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.52 by socon67 from New York

Feb 12, 2024
 
Rated: 4.26 by 2beerdogs from California

Dec 10, 2023
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Reviewed by 1BrewBacca from Georgia

4.26/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Rich dark liquid but short on the head. Maple and vanilla are the dominant notes with cinnamon trailing. Slight amount or sourness like that of sour dough bread. Must be the power of suggestion. LOL
12.0% ABV always feels good.
Hubbard's Cave steadily knocks it out of the park and this one is no exception.
Oct 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.33 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Oct 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.3 by Abstractspirit from Rhode Island

Oct 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gobzilla from California

Oct 22, 2023
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Reviewed by schoolboy from Ohio

4.24/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
My dealer has Hubbard's Cave products regularly, but I don't always pick them up. This one was a decent find.

It pours nearly black with moderate fizz. The aroma is a mix of malts wafted by nice booziness. There is a lot going on in this brew. Tons of malts are left in the flavor, but there are also hops in there trying to get out. It's a great experience - exactly what I wanted this morning.

Recommended. This is a huge stout that delivers. It is a bit pricey, but what the hey.
Jul 22, 2023
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Reviewed by Christianriveraaa

4.19/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Dark brown pour with minimal lacing
S: French toast, malts, molasses, brown sugar, chocolate, cinnamon, maple syrup, vanilla
T: Sweet maple infused with chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, slight brown sugar taste.
F: medium to full bodied, not to oily/ thick. Easy to drink. Drinks as a 8-10%.
O: Very good stout. I’ve always heard good things about Hubbards and wanted to give this a shot. Would recommend to try.
May 22, 2023
 
Rated: 3.66 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jan 12, 2023
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

4.13/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
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Quite moderate, medium brown head, that quickly recedes and is fine and creamy. Completely opaque, nearly black look. Sweet, maple syrup and cinnamon, on a base of rounded, very dark roasted grains, for the aroma. Flavor starts off like a thick Dr. Pepper, then turns into a sweet, soft edged, very dark roasted grain flavor.
Jan 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.34 by Taenim from Maine

Jan 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.4 by Beecham from California

Nov 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.28 by nodnaut

Aug 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.21 by o29 from Texas

Aug 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.79 by jdubjacket from Georgia

Jun 20, 2022
 
Rated: 4.27 by sd123 from Georgia

May 31, 2022
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Reviewed by Eddieeight from Ohio

3.43/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Purchased for about $9. Pours out a deep dark brown, with a pitted delicate head that rises up at least an inch and a half. It slowly dissipates over the course of about a minute leaving a ring around the glass. The smell is quite strong, nearly pungent. It's odor is like a freshly poured bowl of cinnamon toast crunch, or perhaps more fittingly of cinnamon waffles drenched in maple syrup. There is a slight sting from the alcohol of 12%. The taste is overwhelmingly sweet and sugary. It's nearly fruity upon a first sip. It dissipates throughout the whole mouth, filling it up with a quenching quality. I get hints of cinnamon and french toast as described, and I believe the vanilla is just a little bit too strong. It leans more along the lines of raisin and fig in sweetness, rather than bready and thick as I think french toast should be. Mouthfeel is thick and slightly bubbly. Overall I've had many good beers that try to replicate a syrupy breakfast, but this just doesn't do it for me. Hoppin Frog Morning After Den Haag does this much better. Nice try, but this is too much like drinking sweet coke syrup without the carbonation. Not really a fan of this, and I don't think I'll be drinking this again.I really wanted to like this. I really really did.
May 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

Apr 15, 2022
 
Rated: 4.32 by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

Jan 29, 2022
French Toast from Hubbard's Cave Brewery
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 130 ratings