Aloha B'ak'tun
Maui Brewing Company in Kihei, Hawaii, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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Sure.. the scientists have published essays, the philosophers poems, the naysayers flyers.. but here at the center of the Maui Brewing micro-verse, we are publishing the ultimate in doomsday aloha – this year's last canned seasonal, Aloha B'ak'tun! The word aloha conveys both greeting and goodbye in the Hawaiian language and B'ak'tun refers to the 3000+year cycle of the Mayan Calendar which is ending. This apocalyptic Belgian-style stout is brewed with Hawaiian chocolate, locally-grown chipotle chilies and cinnamon spice.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a can into a pint glass, Pretty much black, very nice dense light tan head. Toffee and dark roast aroma with milk chocolate notes. Mainly straight forward light moderate roast flavors. Light bodied and a touch metallic at the end. Doesn’t taste as big as %7.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2013
at 22:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Black Squirrel. Very dark brownish maroon color, thick brown head with decent retention and solid lacing. Aroma of milk cjocolate. Taste is bittetsweet chocolate bar. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2013
at 14:30
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours dark brown. Aroma is liquorice, chocolate and some spiciness. Taste is medium bitter. Light bodied but still tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Dec 2013
at 13:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Can. Reddish black with a thin tan head. Aroma is peppered malt. Flavor is velvet chocolate, a little spice, roast malt on a dry roast light pepper base
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2013
at 11:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Beer Hive, Edinburgh [131113]
Jet black with a tan head
Aroma - dark sweet malts, chocolate, slight pepper, touch of smoke, dab of treacle
Taste of dark sweet malts, sweet rich dark chocolate, soft roasted malts, soft peppery heat, little spicy, dab of dark tangy fruits, good flavour
Palate - Medium carb and body, quite smooth. Finish of dark chcolate, fairly dry, some dark fruits, light lingering pepper heat
Overall - Nice stout, soft peppery heat with some good chocolate in there, nothing over done here
Jet black with a tan head
Aroma - dark sweet malts, chocolate, slight pepper, touch of smoke, dab of treacle
Taste of dark sweet malts, sweet rich dark chocolate, soft roasted malts, soft peppery heat, little spicy, dab of dark tangy fruits, good flavour
Palate - Medium carb and body, quite smooth. Finish of dark chcolate, fairly dry, some dark fruits, light lingering pepper heat
Overall - Nice stout, soft peppery heat with some good chocolate in there, nothing over done here
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2013
at 06:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
21st July 2013
Opaque black brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, semi dry with fine carbonation. Soft dark malt, mildly tangy with mellow roast and smoke. Dry finish with an earthy malt aftertaste. A bit dull and a disappointment!
Opaque black brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, semi dry with fine carbonation. Soft dark malt, mildly tangy with mellow roast and smoke. Dry finish with an earthy malt aftertaste. A bit dull and a disappointment!
Tried
on 30 Oct 2013
at 08:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Can from Bier Huis, Ossett. Not sure how a 7% beer brewed with chocolate and spices (which spices?) can end up so thin. Everything is in the aroma.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2013
at 14:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Appellation Wines, Comely Bank. Pours very dark brown with a big tan head, which goes quite quickly. In fact, the carbonation dissipates very fast. Chocolate, liquorice, smoke notes. No chilli heat on the taste, which is a good thing, but otherwise the beer I’ve been least impressed with from this brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2013
at 10:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Dean’s Birthday Tasting, August 2013. Poured a deep mahogany with a glass hugging tan head. The aroma is creamy malt leading to a medium bitter flavour with some liqourice alcohol and citrus fruit on the watery but refreshing palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2013
at 13:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared at Dean’s birthday tasting thanks to Zer0. Pours near black with a small beige head. Aroma of coffee, roast, licorice, smoke. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2013
at 13:04