Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mayan Mocha
Odd Side Ales in Grand Haven, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Special Out of Production|
Score
7.63
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CLW (17000) reviewed Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mayan Mocha from Odd Side Ales 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 oz. Bottle in a trade with fishmich. Pitch black color with no head at all. Aroma is abundant amount of cinnamon,and nutmeg. Underlying notes of chocolate brownie.
After sampling the base stout I have to say that the barrel aging only really accentuates the spices and heat from the habaneros. The coffee bean is more noticeable in this version then the base stout. The barrel treatment is not really noticeable here but the spice sure come through! The warming after the sip is not from alcohol but rather the pepper. Mild traces of vanilla. Soft carbonation with a fuller body ton of flavor for a 6% stout! really damn nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Homer! Pours opaque black with a large dark brown head that dissipates fairly quickly with decent lacing. Aroma is very chocolate, coffee, some bourbon. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, cinnamon, cocoa, a bit artificial. Just a light touch of pepper heat. Not much bourbon in the taste. Light-medium body, fairly high carbonation, some astringency from time in oak. A bit of light lingering heat.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From the March 2014 Pittsburgh Ratebeer gathering. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a small foamy tan head that faded and left no lacing. The aroma was sweet cocoa, strong cinnamon and hot peppers. The flavor was cocoa powder, strong cinnamon, hot peppers and vanilla. Long finish. Moderately full bodied. Very interesting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
At a tasting, thanks DSG, small brown head, opaque extremely dark brown colour,aroma of clove, nutmeg and cinamon, with notes of cake, flavour of dark chocolate, earthiness and lots of spices with just a pleasant tingling of pepper creeping in and becoming stronger in time, together with bourbon vanila as the beer warms up, very long and exquisite chocolate aftertaste. Quite balanced and very nice to sip.
DSG (25989) reviewed Bourbon Barrel-Aged Mayan Mocha from Odd Side Ales 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at Beer Market Jaffa. Thanks troganmi for this bottle! Black with a light brown head. Aroma of lot s of coffee, cinnamon, nutmeg, a bit of chilli peppers, bourbon, some chocolate and vanilla. Rather sweet flavor with chocolate, coffee, winter spices, a touch of bourbon, vanilla and a rather hot chilli finish. Medium-bodied. Good and complex.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into snifter; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1 finger dense dark tan head with decent retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cinnamon, nutmeg, toast, dark bread, vanilla, clove, oak, light bourbon, pepper, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt, spice, and moderate barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, clove, oak, light bourbon, pepper, herbal, and roasted earthiness. Slight spice/pepper heat on the finish; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, clove, oak, light bourbon, pepper, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity and robustness of dark/roasted malt, spice, and light-moderate barrel flavors; with a great malt/spice balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a creamy and lightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice spiced stout. All around good balance and complexity of dark/roasted malt, spice, and light-moderate barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.