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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Bottle 750ml. @ [ Edinburgh Danish Invasion Tasting) by cgarvieuk - Edinburgh ].

Clear dark black colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, brown head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, dark roasted, vanilla, alcohol - bourbon, heavy chocolate. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, chocolate, bourbon - sweet bourbon. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20120422]

Growler. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malty and light chocolate note, solid bourbon accents coming through. Fruity and spiced flavoured. Dark roasted malty and light herbal. Mild vanilla note. All swept in bourbon notes. Smooth and dark malty into a lingering and lasting finish.

(Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a thick brown head. Aroma of bourbon, oak, roastiness, toasted coconut, and dark chocolate. Flavor of oak, chocolate, chilies, licorice, roasted malt, some caramel, and bourbon with a dry, bitter finish. Excellent!

bottle at The Danish Invasion tasting ...dark black ... thin tan head ... dep roast malts ... heavy roast ... big chocolate ... vanilla bourbon nose ... big chocolate ... soft vanilla chocolate coffee roast ... big malts rich and smooth and complex

Name: Hunahpus, Bourbon Barrel
Date: March 12, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Appearance: black, creamy tan head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet roasted aroma, nice dose of bourbon, touch of the hot pepppers
Flavor: big bourbon and roast flavor, vanilla sweetness is offset with the hot pepper character, bitter black chocolate
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **** /4

Draft. Large brown head atop black body. Aroma is moderately sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, some chocolate, grape. Taste is moderately sweet, Bourbon/vanilla, some alcohol, chocolate, light grape, mango, pepper. Medium-full body, light alcohol burn.

@RLRL with Orlando group-thanks to Degarth and SoLan-1QT growler-pours a dark brown head that disappears and black color. Aroma is rich dark malt-chocolate/licorice, bourbon, earthy, easy. Taste is dark malt-chocolaty/licorice, bourbon, earthy/wood, alcohol kick. Sipping. Well done, occasional.

A deep dark stout with a thin dark brown head. A super aroma of sweet chocolate, vanilla, alcohol, oaken barrel notes. In mouth, a classy imperial stout with loads of torrefied coffee, some bitter chocolate, wood, tons of taste and warming alcohol, all smooth and pleasant. On tap at Cigar City, May 22 2010.

UPDATED: APR 1, 2012 Growler… This beer rocks!… Pours tar black with a small, creamy, light brown head. Decent retention. Aroma-wise, the chocolate malt, black malt, bourbon, oak and subsequent vanilla and caramelized notes result in an aroma not unlike coconut macaroons (thanks for summing it all up, Cheez). Smells better than a freshly shaved and strawberry-douched vagina – I kid you not. Full-bodied and ultra velvety with subdued carbonation. The hearty, luxuriant flavor is a bittersweet mélange of vanilla, bourbon, mocha and cinnamon. Toward the end, I pick up chili flavor, but no heat. Wow. So complex, but so simple and decadent at the same time. Much like a sliver of a home baked pecan pie. The finish, much like the flavor, is hearty and rich with afterthoughts of vanilla and cinnamon and finally, at the wee end - heart-warming bitterness. Thanks to SoLan and Degarth for sharing this growler of world class beer! I wish this were bottled so more people could enjoy it.

Tap at CCB, courtesy of sebletitje - merci mon ami! Nearly black, chestnut head. Aroma has oak, alcohol, vanilla, white pepper. Taste starts with bitter chocolate, progresses to burnt espresso, then the peppers become apparent. Nice brew.