Cigar City Hunahpu’s Imperial Stout - Brandy Barrel Aged

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

Serve in Snifter

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Draft. Small brown head atop black body with brown edge. Aroma is moderately sweet, Brandy, some chocolate. Taste is moderately sweet, bittersweet chocolate, some Brandy, apple, light roast. Smooth medium-full body.

This was my favorite of the 4 BA Hunahpus. Could be because it was the oldest. Tastes mostly chocolate and booze with a roasted finish. Chilli has left the building on this one... I’m thinking I’m not the biggest fan of Chilli...?

Burnt coffee and astringent ashtray roast. Dark chocolate, light molasses. Astringent and acidic finish. Pass.

Thanks Brad! Uber dark pour with a massive brown head that lasts nicely. Huge dark chocolate and cocoa nib with hints of spicy pepper in the nose, leading to sweet milky mocha and ancho chillis. Really delicious, and a tad more vinous than the base beer. Super thick palate with excellent carbonation.

2010 bottle (56/84). Pours opaque black with medium, fizzy tan head; short retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is roasted malt, dark chocolate, brandy, earthy notes, black pepper, and dark fruit. Flavor is heavy malt with some supporting dark fruit esters; dry, ashy finish. Full body, medium carbonation, and high warmth.

750mL gold wax #56/84. Super wale DONG thanks to ygtbsm94. . Ink SRM pour with towering, Martian red head. Huge formation. Nice retention. No lace. Sweet vanilla nose, quite subtle, roasted chilies, some green olive. Taste is super tangy and fruity with some unlikely acidity and quenching character. Lighter palate. Palate is very soft, muted booziness, some heavy dark chocolate with lemon acidity. No apple brandy character I can detect, and I just spent 10 days touring the calvados region of France. Palate gets quite chalky and powdery. I like the acidic lemon and very bitter cocoa powder and dark chocolate, but there’s no barrel character at all.

Bottle 56/84 shared by ygtbsm94. Pours opaque with a dark brown head, medium retention with good lacing. Aroma is brandy, coffee, roast and chocolate malt, light chilies, dates, prunes, and earthy hops. Flavor is malt dominant, chocolate and roast, dark fruity esters, brandy and a sweet finish. Full body, high warmth and medium carbonation.

Bottle 56/84 courtesy of ygtbsm94, holy cow! Almost completely black, large dark brown head, decent retention. Aroma of perfume, subtle port. Taste is plums, dates, raisins, port. Very nice.

Entering old rates. Draft @ CCB Hunahpu release 2010. Arôme donne bien l’aspect des piments se mélangeant avec la vanille et les morceaux de cacao laissant une impression légère de malt fumé. Palais est épais, chocolaté avec les piments qui donnent juste assez d’épice sans pour cela prendre le dessus sur l’expérience. Cette bière arrive à une nouvelle dimension avec le bourbon qui est frais boozy et réchauffant. Le tout reste un peu lourd sur le chocolat, note de café, soyeuse en bouche. Le brandy est plus agréable que la version bourbon. Bière reste épaisse et demande à prendre son temps pour être appréciée. Les piments se mélangent parfaitement avec le vieillissement en fût.

Shared 750ml bottle. Poured a pitch black color with a small wispy tan head. Aroma was dark chocolate notes, no chilies, dark malts. Barrel comes out, brandy notes are there most definitely - enjoyable to the hilt. Enjoyed it so much. Retired? So sad.

This was the first beer I ever took notes on...and still one of the best beers I have ever had...Served on-tap into a mini snifter at Capone’s during the Cigar City party for Philly Beer Week 2010...wow that was a lot of words... A - Pours absolutely pitch black with a small dark brown head that leaves sticky brown lacing down most of the glass. S - A bit on the sweet side with a strong aroma of brandy. A bit of chocolate and some sort of spices? Could that be the chillies from the non-BA version? I might need another glass to determine if it is... T - Starts out with some mild sweetness from the apple brandy slowly developing into an amazing line-up of cinnamon, chocolate, and some faint spices. Most of the things I don’t like about the normal version of hunahpu’s are all cleared up with the barrel aging. Absolutely one of the best stouts I have ever had. I can only hope to have it again in the future. M - Heavy body and flavor with good carbonation. It has a very full body but it is very well rounded. The brandy flavor is strong but not too overpowering. D - I could drink this all day. While I really like the normal version I drank this one next to a draft of the normal version and it was like drinking a totally different beer. This one was so much more complex and smooth. Absolutely amazing. So glad I got to try this one.