El Ganador
Central Waters Brewing Co.

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From:
Central Waters Brewing Co.
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
10%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.18 | pDev: 5.02%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
33
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 01, 2020
Added:
Apr 21, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
Tequila barrel-aged Stout w/ Coffee & Cocoa Nibs
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Ratings by jwat:
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Rated by jwat from Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Jun 05, 2017
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Rated: 4.35 by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois

Nov 01, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

4.14/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This was another winner from Nick U's backyard, July 2017 before the Heartbreaker & Stapleton show at Summerfest. Big Central Waters fan, this was a treat.

Pours a dark brown bordering on black color, Central Waters is really good at not making sludge barrel aged stouts. The coffee was a definite second chair beyond the sweet tequila impression, this one was sweeter than their other tequila barrel aged beer we had that night.

Taste as it has been mentioned before, does come off like a tequila barrel peruvian morning. I dug it. Wasn't heavy, as usual Central Waters makes 10% easy, without going the sludge route, you have a nice sturdy base but without the heft and viscosity that makes people resort to Chicago pours. Cocoa nibs plentiful enough to smooth it out, but not so much that the sweetness is competing with the other parts. Manages to go tequila first, but a chocolate and coffee script as supporting actors who nail their roles. Very well done.
Aug 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by tittyfish from Minnesota

Nov 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.01 by SaxmanRick from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.06 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Nov 16, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by Jhfinn from New York

Jun 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.08 by acurtis from New Jersey

Jun 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

May 15, 2017
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Reviewed by mjpolzin from Wisconsin

4.05/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Similar to Peruvian Morning but the tequila barrel just wasn't quite for me. Somehow the coffee flavors got masked by a barrel that wasn't as strong as the bourbon barrels CW normally uses.
May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by Wisconsin_IPA_Lover from Wisconsin

May 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Tyecko from Minnesota

Apr 23, 2017
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

4.22/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark cola color with a thin Khaki very little lacing but a fresh collar. Smell is chocolate and agave wood and coffee/malt. Taste follows nose a good amount of sweet chocolate mixes well with the tequilla i was quite im pressed a little cocoa, vanilla it all mixes well. Mouth feel was spot on nothing dominated here just a well made BA Stout.
Apr 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Apr 02, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.19/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
a truly ridiculous beer. who would even think in the first place that this combination of things would go well together? i am not even sure it does, but i am pretty impressed here. its got a ton of tequila, which normally i would be a little turned off by in a big stout, but its important i think to this working out that its in front of any coffee or chocolate flavors, it just seems like it would be way too much if those were equally as pungent. instead, the tequila, which has a smooth woody anejo sort of complexion, comes through the rich stout really nicely, with its classic lush agave freshness still very much alive, and the roasted elements in the malt and maybe even from the cocoa nibs too, really give it a cool bitter earthen low end, which i think it needs to stay grounded. the wood is there for sure, but the spirit is almost hot, even through a big stout like this. coffee might be a little oxidized or green peppery, but that also seems to oddly work with the tequila because its not too much. the chocolate is there for sure, but it never gets sweet, which saves it i think. not sure how much of this beer anyone could really consume in one go, but its also true that there is literally nothing like it, and its hard not to be impressed with this combination. rich in feel but not too much so, the liquor element cuts it back a little, and the finish is quality tequila, dark chocolate, and smooth roasted barley, really pretty awesome honestly. central waters sure knows their way around some barrels...
Mar 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

3.93/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at CW. Pours a medium brown body, one finger mocha head, short retention, not much lacing. Smell is of cocoa, fair bit of agave, touch of roasted coffee, light milk chocolate. The tequila barrel comes out strong here, and it does so similarly on the flavour profile. Heavy tequila and agave dominates here, touch of coffee roast, milk chocolate and a bit of cocoa. Heavy on the tequila. Mouthfeel is medium-lighter bodied, good carbonation, more tequila on the finish. If you enjoy your tequila, this is the stout for you. Alas, I don't find it complex enough to keep things more interesting for me. Solid execution, though.
Feb 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Jan 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.09 by mothman from Minnesota

Jan 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.22 by TboneRN from Minnesota

Jan 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.06 by Benish from Utah

Jan 29, 2017
El Ganador from Central Waters Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 33 ratings