Gnarvidad - Grand Teton Brewing Co.

Scotchboy

Idaho

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

Gnarvidad, the Mexican Mocha stout from the Boise Beer Bus Tour to Grand Teton late this summer, and I beer I actually helped brew. Its an American Stout brewed with chocolate, chilies and cinnamon.

On tap @ R&R Public House, Meridian ID, served in an Ayinger nonic.

A: Pours very dark black, I get no light through the edges of this glass. Decent carbonation visible but the tan head still dissipates at about a medium rate (maybe a product of the chilies?).

S: Spot on to a Mexican Mocha...there is a big chocolate malt presence up front followed immediately by a big kick of cinnamon and spices...touches of coffee, roasted malt and bitterness behind that.

T: Follows the nose with cinnamon flavors and chocolate creaminess and lactic characters, peppery spices..there is a good dready malt presence underneath the spices. Just hints again of herbal hop and coffee bitterness.

MF: Medium mouthfeel. The chilies leave a slight coat of peppery oil on your mouth but its not distracting or overpowering.

O: Good Mexican Mocha stout. The cinnamon is upfront in flavor and smell more than spiciness and I don't think the peppers are overwhelming. A very nice beer that pairs well with spicy food or stands alone as a dessert beer.

Serving type: on-tap

12-02-2011 21:13:45 | More by Scotchboy