El CuCuy
Marshall Brewing Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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In Latin American cultures, El Cucuy is an imaginary creature of the dark, similar to the boogeyman, which haunts the minds of children and adults alike. El Cucuy India-style Black Ale features dark roasted notes that sneak up on the subdued caramel malt backbone and the irresistible bitterness creating a harmonious and frighteningly delicious balance. But beware, this beer is dry-hopped providing an intensely vibrant floral and citrusy aroma and at 8.6% abv is not a monster to be carelessly dealt with. Be good or the Cucuy will get you!
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mcberko (47797) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Marshall, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bittering earthy hops and light toasted malt — harsh and jagged. Flavour is harsh, with bitter earthy hops, toasted malt, and a general chaotic booziness. This doesn't work. It's not a disaster but how is this rated so highly? This needs serious work.
djd07 (28882) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Bob. Pours a cloudy brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast and caramel. Medium mouth, sweet malt, light roast, lingering bitterness, very good.
Bytemesis (16323) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours clear ruby black, small tan head, dissipates fairly quickly, decent lacing. Aroma is roasty, citrus, pine, toffee. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter, pine and roasted malts, dark breads, citrus. Medium body. Solid.
Travlr (30174) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle with jackl. Dark brown color, beige head. Aroma has decently balanced roasted coffee grounds and light pine. Taste is bitter and roasty. Not bad.
deyholla (22839) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has a good amount of fresh pine hops with a bit of grass and a backing dark grain note. Flavor has more of a musty dark grain note with roasted malts, a good amount of pine and just a bit of resin.
jake65 (5819) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle: Dark brown body, just a little lighter in color than a lightly colored porter, with a finger of creamy brown head. Lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is sweet and inviting; citrus, pine, light roast, and cocoa. Really what I love about this style... leads to a nice flavor that hits a nice balance of sweetness, roast, and hops. The caramel and pine work together well. A very drinkable ale that really hits the mark on the style. Thanks soonerchamps!
Irishboy (4684) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from beerhandy. Nose is pine, citrus, floral, and a little roast. Black with a medium, heavy lacing, tan head. Flavor is moderately bitter with some light caramel sweetness and a little peppery note.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at la Cave à Bulles, Paris, courtesy of Brendon
Black color with brown rim; medium sized compact head. The aroma is very hoppy, pungent, resiny, piney; really wonderful. Lean body; it starts with a mix of roasted malt and dark chocolate, then resiny hops bitterness, finally. Long roasty final.
Very good, unbalanced nevertheless.
Dedollewaitor (22185) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ Bandlys Blålys, Odense 2012. Pours nearly black with a small creamy head. Roast, pine and grapefruit. Dry and bitter. Crisp. Smooth and dry.
Zymurgeist (5786) reviewed El CuCuy from Marshall Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Out of a bottle. Nice aroma of roasted malt and slight earth hop. Almost opaque with a nice brown head. Taste is great roast with perfect balance with the bittering. One of the best examples of a black IPA marrying the roast and hops without overdosing on either.