Brewer's Reserve Rum Barrel Aged Fantasma Cosmico Chocolate Stout
Central Waters Brewing Co.

Central Waters Fantasma Cosmico Chocolate RBA Imperial Stout, 11.6% ABV. Pours very dark brown with a .27 finger light brown head that left no lacing. Aroma is rum, chocolate, and peppers. Taste follows plus cinnamon, faintly sweet, slightly bitter, some pepper burn. Decent mouthfeel, overall excellent.

Black in color and impenetrable to the light. There’s a fingernail of around nearly all of the rim. The aroma is of cinnamon, chili peppers, chocolate, vanilla, and rum. I’m tasting light rum, chili peppers, cinnamon, and chocolate. The mouth is thick and boozy.

 

 

Poured at 58°. Tight light tan head with rocks; brief cap retention leaves a small island of micro dots and solid ring; some soapy lacing, no legs; prune juice black with ruby see-through; floaties/some chunky particles. Nose is rum with a hint of cinnamon. Rum entry with mild green chilies; very little if any cacao or cinnamon; no perceivable vanilla. Medium light body; moderate minus carbonation; mild hot peppers burn on tip of tongue; no warmth from 11.6% abv. Overall, another “Wisconsin Lite” imperial stout offering from CW; tastes fine and drinks easy, just weak aroma and flavor-wise.

 

Brewer's Reserve Rum Barrel Aged Fantasma Cosmico Chocolate Stout pours black, no head. The aroma is very rich, with lots of chocolate, rum, and sweet barrel. The flavor is the same, vibrant, and sweet, with lots of chocolate, and rum notes, a very sweet barrel, and a hint of pepper near the end, if you let it warm up. Good body and feel. Overall, very complex, and rich stout.

 

Brewers notes What you have in front of you is a beer that exudes both passion and richness. Colombian cocoa nibs and vanilla bean bring notes of chocolatey fudge, while the cinnamon, Ancho, and Guajillo peppers provide a smokey and complex heat. We made this beer as a tribute to both Space Ghost and our world renowned barrel aging program. We love it and we're sure you will to!

Dark cola brown liquid quickly settles to a taupe ring

Aroma is cocoa, whiff of spicy pepper

Taste is cocoa nibs, pepper spice, barrel aged booziness, dark chocolate finish

Good beer

 

 

Dark brown body, clear, looks nearly black in the glass, opaque; thin yet lasting head, light khaki colored. Very nice blend of dark malts, cocoa, and chili peppers on the nose. Nice meld of flavors; chocolate and cocoa predominantly; rum booziness; minor chili pepper presence; a little spiciness (cinnamon likely). Heavy body; smooth with a fine, light coarseness of the palate; mostly sweet mouthfeel.

It's well-balanced and not overly intense in any department. If anything, I would have liked a bigger chili pepper taste, but that's a minor quibble. This is a nice barrel-aged imperial stout overall.

Pouring temperature: 45.7 ℉; bottling info: n/a
Source: @GreenBayBA

 

 

Pours dark chocolate with a thin layer of foam. Aroma is rum, chocolate and chili peppers in that order. Taste is quite delicious. It is moderate, with chocolate and cinnamon coming through. A bit of vanilla tags along. This is nicely done.

12oz bottle. Etched on bottle is '02301921 373A'.
Black colored body with mahogany back lit edge. Brief tan head, but a few surface bubbling spots persist.
Aroma is roasted malts, fudge chocolate, and vanilla. Brief whiff of cinnamon and woody peppers.
Taste is heavy with fudge chocolate and rum barrel. Cinnamon exists throughout. The vanilla provides sweetness. The peppers appear as herbal additions. Aftertaste is short lived.
Medium and chalky mouth feel. Some tongue burn. Dry finish. Supportive carbonation.
Dry rum barrel fits with the sweeter fudge, cinnamon, and peppers. Higher ABV% is well hidden within the mix.

 

Poured jet black with nice head that quickly dissipated. Mild nose. Picking up some vanilla and cinnamon. Taste is incredibly smooth. I don't notice much pepper qualities (a bit disappointing) but definite chocolate and incredibly smooth.