Mexican Cake - Westbrook Brewing Co.

BearsOnAcid

Massachusetts

4.28/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Black pour with a creamy thick mocha head. Fucking stellar appearance.

Sweet decadent malt aroma. Chile peppers and dark chocolate. Some type of mustyness like an english yeast.

Decadent flavor profile. Licorice comes up first then the peppers. Sweet rich milk chocolate and sweet malt. This is like a sweet non ashy/tar version of hunahpu's. The chile heat comes out more as it warms. Thick-ish mouthfeel. Really nice beer. I would like to see some -bals in this.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 20:06:33 | More by BearsOnAcid

thegoon55

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-17-2013 01:37:05 | More by thegoon55

Matagal

Brazil

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

05-13-2013 16:24:29 | More by Matagal

beernads

Florida

4/5  rDev -5.4%

05-09-2013 06:12:30 | More by beernads

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.01/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to... I think Andy, at my 30th birthday whale tasting.

Pours a big fizzy fluffy dark head, decent lacing and nice legs.

Nose has cocoa nibs, dusty oak barrel and wooden shelf, light cinnamon, woody esters, hint of dark chocolate and vanilla.

Taste brings sweet chocolate, caramel, dusty oak and wooden shelf, nice light chili pepper heat, little cinnamon again, little soy though too, light bready malts, thick and lush, hot pepper and booze there, syrupy.

Mouth is thick and syrupy, decent carb, some booze and pepper heat.

Overall not bad, decent characters, nice pepper and chocolate, bit of soy though.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 02:30:48 | More by jlindros

FullObs

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -17.3%

04-30-2013 15:15:13 | More by FullObs

Caterwaul

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

04-24-2013 03:04:58 | More by Caterwaul

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

5/5  rDev +18.2%

04-13-2013 22:05:25 | More by DaPan

rudzud

Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Shared by I think Andy at the JLindros Birthday Whale Tasting. Reviewed from notes. Pretty amped I got to try this one. So many trades for one of these have fallen through.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a dark brownish black hue with a one finger khaki head that fades to leave light lacing. Pretty solid.

S - Nice vanilla, chocolate, super light heat. Very, very faint cinnamon and sweeter malts.

T - Taste is more of the light faint head, tons of chocolate. Very nice vanilla, slight chipotle smoke. Fairly malty and sweet. Not getting much cinnamon.

M - Super carbonated, almost distractingly so. Yet some how it is thick and chewy...makes no sense, but it is what it is.

O - Overall glad I got to try this one, finally. Its a damn solid mexican style stout. Would like a bit more spice and cinnamon though.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 21:06:18 | More by rudzud

fbc24

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

04-10-2013 18:59:33 | More by fbc24

ndepriest

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

04-10-2013 16:29:51 | More by ndepriest

JulianB

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

04-02-2013 19:32:46 | More by JulianB

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

03-31-2013 21:26:03 | More by mikeincharleston

TonyTalon

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -17.3%

03-19-2013 03:43:19 | More by TonyTalon

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

03-17-2013 15:24:09 | More by iL0VEbeer

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-16-2013 22:43:52 | More by ShemRahBoo

atone315

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-16-2013 17:12:16 | More by atone315

Robyn

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

03-15-2013 17:14:05 | More by Robyn

bsuedekum

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

02-27-2013 03:27:16 | More by bsuedekum

ShanePB

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

02-19-2013 15:15:01 | More by ShanePB

Mbrown44

Delaware

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

02-17-2013 14:22:43 | More by Mbrown44

JRod1969

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

02-15-2013 01:33:37 | More by JRod1969

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.23/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Thanks to johntangus for this mini growler!

Pours a very dark, oily near black liquid with a dark brown mocha head. Obviously a serious and thick stout.

Smells like sweet rich chewy malt, chocolate cake batter, moderate chili and cinnamon. Mmm.

Yeah this is super malty and rich, pretty sweet with loads of chocolate. Fades into chili and cinnamon and finishes with a fair amount of spice but not as much as Abraxas or Hunahpu's.

Mouthfeel is pretty well carbonated, thick and almost chewy.

This is great! A very different base beer than Abraxas or Hunah's. I imagine the base stout would be pretty great even without the added ingredients.

8.4/10

Serving type: growler

02-07-2013 03:35:09 | More by AlexFields

JISurfer

South Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

01-27-2013 15:44:10 | More by JISurfer

Zach136

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

01-26-2013 04:56:31 | More by Zach136