Ambiente
(has 3 batches)
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating|
Score
7.81
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Today we share with you a stout which started in our kitchen with buckets of adjunct testing, an overflowing blowoff buckets and subsequently beer running under our stove, through a crack, and into the basement of our rental house more than 15 years ago - Ambiente!
Ambiente's roots are still steadfast in that recipe brewed so long ago, but over time and with our understanding of these large stouts, we have continued to refine and experiment with every detail. As some beers come and go, these flavors of Mexican Chocolate continue to excite us and it is a beer we will continue to brew from time to time.
For this release of Ambiente, we blended Mexican Vanilla Beans, Cocoa Nibs from Ghana, Fresh Ground Cinnamon and Mulato Chiles into our Vibes recipe of a Missouri Imperial Stout. We bottled this in late 2025 and have allowed it some time to meld and mellow before sharing with you.
Ambiente's roots are still steadfast in that recipe brewed so long ago, but over time and with our understanding of these large stouts, we have continued to refine and experiment with every detail. As some beers come and go, these flavors of Mexican Chocolate continue to excite us and it is a beer we will continue to brew from time to time.
For this release of Ambiente, we blended Mexican Vanilla Beans, Cocoa Nibs from Ghana, Fresh Ground Cinnamon and Mulato Chiles into our Vibes recipe of a Missouri Imperial Stout. We bottled this in late 2025 and have allowed it some time to meld and mellow before sharing with you.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2021 version thnx to Tom VVH ! Pours black, no head. Scent is sharp, cinnamon. Taste is full, intense, sweet, cinnamon is recognizable, but not overpowering. Chocolaty. Silky, supersmooth , peppers are very mild (perhaps a bit too mild for the beer you'd expect) . Overall, a pretty great stout ! somewhat sweet, yet still very balanced.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2021
at 08:54
9/10
Mmm still as much of a Mexican chocolate cake as I remember, absolutely delish, super chocolatey and fresh cinnamon, mellow peppers on the finish. Love it, especially how damn shared stouts are.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2021
at 21:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from trade. Black with brief, brown head. Aroma is all of the cinnamon buns. Some earthy notes and rich chocolate. Taste has a distinct dry taste of chili and cinnamon before transitioning into luscious chocolate. Spices really work well together with the beer. Awesome stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2021
at 18:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to John. Pours black with medium tan head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong peppers, cinnamon, roast, dark chocolate, booze. Slick body, roasted malt, chili peppers, cinnamon, nice sweetness, boozy finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 04:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours out sweet chocolate coffee roast vanilla cinnamon. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate vanilla cinnamon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2020
at 02:01
9/10
Like BA abraxas but better and not even BA, madness
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2019
at 09:55