Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Laird's Apple Brandy Barrel - Cigar City Brewing

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rAvg: 4.7
pDev: 7.45%
Reviews: 102
Hads: 172

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Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.50% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (36), on-tap (33), growler (33).

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Franch

New York

5/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This is my new favorite beer, hands down.

It came out of a growler and poured sticky and motor oil thick - jet black with a tiny bit of dark brown head. Smells super boozy and brandy heavy. The taste doesn't have any of this heat. Starts out with the chocolate up front with a twinge of brandy, fades into the vanilla and BIGGER chocolate, then wave 3 and 4 come up from the back - HUGE apple brandy followed by just a tiny bit of spicy pepper. as it gets towards room temperature the cinnamon/cayenne comes out, as does the apple note in the brandy.

Thick as hell with just enough carbonation.

Thanks Josh/jbuddle for this trade. ISO: Apple Brandy Huna FT: EVERYTHING

Serving type: growler

07-26-2012 06:12:16 | More by Franch

More User Reviews:

wchris21

Florida

5/5 rDev +6.4%

05-24-2013 12:30:40 | More by wchris21

madnismo

Florida

4.75/5 rDev +1.1%

05-23-2013 23:51:54 | More by madnismo

Nicolay3535

Florida

5/5 rDev +6.4%

05-23-2013 22:45:50 | More by Nicolay3535

BAstoutsNsours

Florida

5/5 rDev +6.4%

05-23-2013 17:28:33 | More by BAstoutsNsours

Coldsnack

Florida

5/5 rDev +6.4%

05-23-2013 12:45:28 | More by Coldsnack

iadler

Minnesota

4.54/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A big thanks to supercolter to opening this last night. I had poor luck with successfully getting my growler intact through the mail.

A- Pours a deep black with little carbonation.

S- The base beer is present with notes of dark chocolate, chili, cinnamon, vanilla, brown sugar and roasted malt. Caramelized apples and notes of brandy also present.

T- Taste follows suite with caramel dipped apples, dark chocolate, spicy chili's, cinnamon, vanilla beans, roasted malt, oak and a bit of heat from the brandy.

M- Practically no carbonation with a thick syrupy body. A small amount of heat from the chili's and abv at the end.

O- Was very impressed how the Apple Brandy barrels complimented the base beer. The best Cigar City offering I've had. Wish there was a bit of carbonation, but overall, a fantastic spiced stout and something I've been looking to try for a long time.

Thanks again, Jeff!

Serving type: growler

05-20-2013 05:02:03 | More by iadler