This beer would be perfect if only...

Interesting. I didn't find the habanero to be intense at all. I only noticed the heat a little bit near the bottom of the glass after it warmed up a little.


But I think my most common "This beer would be perfect if only..." would be if this beer had more hops!

 

Surly Wet would be perfect if they'd go back to the 2012 recipe instead of changing it every year. Oh, and they'd have to continue brewing it too.

 

On tap, yes...that would be heaven!!!! Bottled? Well only if they clearly mark the brewed on date (maybe they do already) as every year there are several cases on the floor of bottle shops I see getting old and stale.

 

Some Firestone Walker BA beers are delicious but the barrel comes through a little much. Happened with Hydra Cuvee (with Flying Dog)

 

Every six-pack I've bought has the bottled-on date clearly marked on each bottle.

 

I thought the heat in mexi cake was perfect. I find virtually zero heat in huna and the other Mexican style stouts (though I have a high heat tolerance). But I did find a bit to much cinnamon in it for my liking.

 

Alaskan Jalepeno Imperial IPA would have been perfect if it had had a heavier, sweeter malt presence. It's a great beer with food, but with some graham-crackery malt weight, it would have stood out on its own like a fine gem.

 

DFH Fort would be much better if the abv wasnt so high! Same thing with sahtea.

 

The list would be long so I'll summarize with "American Saisons". There are so many that would be great if they were just lighter bodied, so many have such great flavor they just fall off due to the mouthfeel.

 

Lagunitas Brown Shugga would be perfect....if it was available yearly

 

Dreadnaught would be so much better if my fridge was full of it.

 

Hoptimum if the abv was lower. Sculpin if it was cheaper and Sucks if it was year round.

 

Lagunitas answered your prayers. Year round in 32 oz'ers.

 

Trappistes Rochefort 10would have been perfect... if only Lucy Liu or Scarlett Johansson were drinking it with me

 

HF society & solitude 5 would be perfect if it would appear in front of my face on demand in Texas. Had one growler of it via trade, and I crave it a couple times a week.

To the OP, I think Mexican Cake was outstanding, and damn near perfection. A local brewery down here (Lakewood) made a very similar one time release in May. It was Lakewood Mole Temptress...and was phenomenal. chili was definitely present, but the cinnamon was more. VERY much like MC, and perhaps you'd have enjoyed it more...

 

I wish, but sorry...no. Was around DFW for a week or so. Long gone. Hoping they do it again next year though.

 

To give a more opinionated answer that's not "I wish it was year round!" I'll refer to a beer that's common, in my top 5 favorites, and is commonly consumed by me: DFH 90 Minute

To me, it's one of the greatest brews out there. There's a reason it has the praise it does. I never hesitate to buy it (given it's fresh) and I'm never disappointed when I do buy it. However, being quite the fan of bitterness and raw hop flavor, I feel like this beer could be perfect if the malt was dialed back just a bit to allow the flavors to be off-balance in favor of the hops. It feels weird saying it, but I feel like this beer could be near-perfect if it weren't so damn perfectly balanced, lol.

 

... or if they still brewed it. It will hopefully be like Raison d'Extra, where they let it go for a few years and then bring it back.