Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Bourbon Barrel Aged

Formerly brewed at Cigar City Brewing
Style: Imperial Stout
Tampa, Florida USA

Serve in Snifter

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UPDATED: DEC 11, 2009 Degarth, I love you. The aroma is redolent of coconut macaroons. Notes of vanilla, marzipan, allspice, the chilies, some coffee notes, touch of molasses. The appearance is a completely opaque back, deep mahogany head. Absolutely stunning. The flavor is as complex and rich as I could hope for. The vanilla leads the charge, with oak, chocolate, cinnamon, bruleed sugar, some sweet pie spices. Nice warming finish. Truly a world class beer, and quite possibly the finest beer I have had to date.

solan you’re the man for sharing this one! And I think a shout our goes to degarth! Big vanilla nose with bitter chocolate and peppery spice, it smells amazing! Pours completely black with a thin tan head. Wow I didn’t think Hunahpu’s could get any better! All the rich chocolatey goodness of the regular version with rich oaky vanilla with bourbon notes. Finishes with the perfect amount of chili peppers. Man this is really an awesome beer!

Sample from the NoHo Bistro (Tampa, FL) CCB Beer Dinner. So, how do you define ridiculous? I define it as this beer. Completely off the chain and unlike any other BA beer out there. Pours a jet black color with a nice one finger tan creamy head. Initial Aroma is chocolate and bourbon but subtler notes of light roast, cinnamon, more chocolate, vanilla, heat, bourbon, wood, some hints of faint smokiness emerge as you continue to smell. Flavor is a symphony of flavors dancing in my mouth. I could have remained there and sipped this beer for hours. Notes of chocolate, spice, bourbon, vanilla, wood, ripe dark fruit, light booze all swirled around in harmony. The more I drank, the more I noticed a slight heat at the back of my throat from the chilies. Super thick mouthfeel and a lightly boozy, chocolate, chili finish. What an incredible ale. This one is definitely deserving of a perfect score.

The last beer of the evening at the Cigar City Dinner @ NoHo Bistro. Pours pitch black with a deep brown thin but persistent head. We joked that this was so dark that it actual sucked light into it. When you swirl the glass, it stains an oily brown. The nose huge roasted molasses, loads of chocolate, delicate hints of hot chili spices, cinnamon, big vanilla, perfect amount of bourbon and strong vanillan from the wood. Flavor is flooring! TONS of chocolate and hints of spicy pepper perfectly melded with huge roast, warming alcohol, pure vanilla, boozey bourbon and dry wood. Hints of cinnamon, chocolate mousse, dark cherries and molasses. This beer is so thick and chewy. Oily and super full bodied to say the least. This beer finishes with hints of sweet cocoa, bitter roast, touches of heat and perfect amounts of vanilla ice cream. Insanely incredible!

Served at NoHo Bistro Cigar City Beer dinner. A: Pours black as night, not a drop of light can penetrate this one. Wonderful tall evil cinnamon colored head nice retention and excellent lace. S: Wonderful aromas on this beer. Lots of roast with strong chocolate notes. The cinnamon is there with subtle vanilla. Hints of earthy peppers seem to mix well with the oak and booze. T: Wow this beer is stupid good. I can not begin to explain the depth on this beer. I thought Hunahpu’s was mind blowing, add barrel and WOW! As it crosses the tongue it is like liquid fudge in your mouth. Full, rich, fine chocolate. The spices then begin to dance in your mouth with the cinnamon leading the way. The oak and vanilla somehow push their way through the flavor explosion. Notes of very light booze and the spice of peppers finish this one off. M: Very full in body, rich, smooth, a real beer experience. D: I could sit back and sip this beer for the rest of my life.