Cirque Distraction
American Solera
- From:
- American Solera
- Oklahoma, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.27 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 20, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
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Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Review: 2287
Name: Cirque Distraction
Brewery: American Solera
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 13%
Canned: Unknown
Date: Dec 19 2024
Returning to my cellar, I chose this beer to review: Cirque Distraction. I know the beer has been in the basement for a few years. I am using a tulip glass and serving the beer at 48 degrees. The pour created a creamy, foamy, half-fingered, dark tan head with poor retention. The quick dissipation left no lacing on the glass. The beer is inky black with dark brown hues, charting at SRM 36, and opaque. The appearance of the beer is below average for this style.
Nosing the glass, I smell vanilla, dark chocolate, espresso, treacle, caramel, figs, raisins, floral, earthy dirt, and dark roasted malts. Smelling the beer again, I notice dark roasted malts, light char, and bready.
The flavors begin with dark chocolate, espresso, molasses, toffee, caramel, burnt sugar, figs, raisins, floral, earthy dirt, dark roasted malts, and bready. Sipping the glass again, I dark Karo syrup, lightly toasted malts, light char, and a hint of Maillard.
The mouthfeel is chewy, finishing velvety smooth. The body is heavy and has low carbonation.
Cirque Distraction is a sweeter stout with a massive malt complex. The Cocoa and Coffee balance out, and the beer has a lovely harmony. Overall, it is a wonderful stout with a robust flavor profile, making for a lovely finish to a long day.
Dec 20, 2024Name: Cirque Distraction
Brewery: American Solera
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 13%
Canned: Unknown
Date: Dec 19 2024
Returning to my cellar, I chose this beer to review: Cirque Distraction. I know the beer has been in the basement for a few years. I am using a tulip glass and serving the beer at 48 degrees. The pour created a creamy, foamy, half-fingered, dark tan head with poor retention. The quick dissipation left no lacing on the glass. The beer is inky black with dark brown hues, charting at SRM 36, and opaque. The appearance of the beer is below average for this style.
Nosing the glass, I smell vanilla, dark chocolate, espresso, treacle, caramel, figs, raisins, floral, earthy dirt, and dark roasted malts. Smelling the beer again, I notice dark roasted malts, light char, and bready.
The flavors begin with dark chocolate, espresso, molasses, toffee, caramel, burnt sugar, figs, raisins, floral, earthy dirt, dark roasted malts, and bready. Sipping the glass again, I dark Karo syrup, lightly toasted malts, light char, and a hint of Maillard.
The mouthfeel is chewy, finishing velvety smooth. The body is heavy and has low carbonation.
Cirque Distraction is a sweeter stout with a massive malt complex. The Cocoa and Coffee balance out, and the beer has a lovely harmony. Overall, it is a wonderful stout with a robust flavor profile, making for a lovely finish to a long day.
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