Mexican Cake Imperial Stout - Red Wine Barrel
Westbrook Brewing Co. in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.13
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Our spicy chocolate stout aged in red wine barrels.
Aged in mixed varietal American oak barrels. Released July 2013.
Aged in Napa cabernet barrels. Released November 5, 2016
Aged in mixed varietal American oak barrels. Released July 2013.
Aged in Napa cabernet barrels. Released November 5, 2016
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8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Jake. Pours black brown head. Nose/taste of cheap red wine, chili pepper, cinnamon, oak, roast chocolate and vanilla. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 18:36
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bottle thnx to Bobochamp ! Pours pure black . No foam . Smell is woody, some peppers , but very light . Taste is peppery, Bordeaux barrels . It clashes a bit , doesn’t combine like other varieties, yet still is rediculously yummie , Peppers, sweet, tannines, oak , quite hot , actually . Very nice indeed . Mkes me wanna redrink the regular, non BA version, cause i don’t remember it as that pecial, but all 3 of the BA editions are extremely good !
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2014
at 04:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Westbrook Mexican Cake Imperial Stout - Red Wine Barrel (by Westbrook Brewing):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
12/II/14 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle as "Red Wine barrel" @ De Hopduvel (Gent) - bottled: 6/VI/13 or VI/6/13 (2014-187) Thanks to Bobochamp for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, no head. Aroma: pretty fruity notes, some citrus, bit dusty, alcohol, raisins and other dried fruits, toast, molasses, bit spicy, vanilla touch though very soft compared to the other two versions, bit "chalky". MF: soft to no carbon, full body. Taste: hot chillies, bit sweet and sugary, pretty sour, puckering I dare say, some dark chocolate, caramel. Aftertaste: more cocoa powder and dark chocolate, pretty bitter, sour touch, hot chillies, soft alcohol burn, some red wine tannins but luckily not too much.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
12/II/14 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle as "Red Wine barrel" @ De Hopduvel (Gent) - bottled: 6/VI/13 or VI/6/13 (2014-187) Thanks to Bobochamp for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown beer, no head. Aroma: pretty fruity notes, some citrus, bit dusty, alcohol, raisins and other dried fruits, toast, molasses, bit spicy, vanilla touch though very soft compared to the other two versions, bit "chalky". MF: soft to no carbon, full body. Taste: hot chillies, bit sweet and sugary, pretty sour, puckering I dare say, some dark chocolate, caramel. Aftertaste: more cocoa powder and dark chocolate, pretty bitter, sour touch, hot chillies, soft alcohol burn, some red wine tannins but luckily not too much.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2014
at 12:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Thanks Bobochamp! Oily black colour, soft carbonation. Well balanced beer. Aroma of roasted malts with hints of vanilla and cocoa. Aftertaste of red wine. Light hint of sourness. Light peppery finish.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2014
at 04:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Courtesy of JBoan, thanks! The bottle pours with a dark mahogany colored body that supports a tan head of foam. The aroma is straight up coconut and chocolate cake as well as a mild degree of earthy chili vegetable meat. Smells of pure yum. The taste is rich and smooth and balanced and yummers. It delivers dark roasted malts, chocolate notes, coconut and then smooth chili meat to go along with a moderate tasty chili pepper spice warming. Wow! Love it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 22:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at Bruce’s pad, huge thanks to Paul for liberating this one, 19/09/13. Pitch black with a thin dirty tan head that clears to a swirl atop the glass. Nose is roast malts, sugars, chocolate cake mix, boozey tones, light wood, red grapes. Taste comprises rich chocolate, light chilli kick in a very subtle way, dark toffee, peppery tones, dark toffee fudge, light spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, rich woody spruceness in the finale. Great stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2013
at 14:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
19th September 2013
The Last Tasting at Bruce’s palatial pad. Opaque dark black - brown beer with a good darkish tan head. Palate is smooth and light and a little airy. Good creamy dark malt with a nice touch of smooth dark chocolate. Melloe red wine tang and fruits. A light touch of coconut (nowhere near as much as the JD BA). Nice red berries on the finish. The chilli dominates more here and slightly outmuscles the red wine. Otherwise very good indeed.
The Last Tasting at Bruce’s palatial pad. Opaque dark black - brown beer with a good darkish tan head. Palate is smooth and light and a little airy. Good creamy dark malt with a nice touch of smooth dark chocolate. Melloe red wine tang and fruits. A light touch of coconut (nowhere near as much as the JD BA). Nice red berries on the finish. The chilli dominates more here and slightly outmuscles the red wine. Otherwise very good indeed.
Tried
on 24 Sep 2013
at 00:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle via trade, shared at Bruce’s place. It pours opaque black with a medium tan head. The nose is roasted malt, toast, big red-wine character, chocolate gateaux, red grape skin, tannins, vanilla, fudge, coconut and jam. The taste is rich roast, toast, rich red wine, grape skin, tannins, jammy dark fruit, berry, some acidity, chilli heat, vinous, dull tartness, oak and good alcohol bite with a rich, roasty finish. Full body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. I am impressed how much wine character comes though in this beer. Very different than the Jack Daniels version, yet also very impressive. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 03:55
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Bruce’s in London - big thanks to Sr. Paulo. Pours thick and heavy with a large, lasting macchiato cap. The aroma has dark chocolate, dark berries, touches of coconut. Medium sweet flavor with slight pepper sting, a bit of dry wood, milky chocolate, oaky red wine barrel, raspberry. Medium to full bodied with massaging carbonation. Warming finish of both pepper and heat, slight black pepper, a bit of dry wood, light tannic character, oak, dried berries. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2013
at 11:24