Dire Wolf - Canis Mexicanus
Wolf's Ridge Brewing in Columbus, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.32
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear black, smell tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is pepper, cocoa, cinnamon. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter. Light plus heat. Medium body. Over spiced and over peppered. And over rated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bomber shared with Drebus. Dark brown to black color, dark brown color. Cheap roasty coffee aroma and a little iron-ish. Flavor is malts, dark malts, roast, pepper heat. Maybe some roasty coffee notes as well. I dislike the peppery hotness, it doesn't add anything to the beer, well, nothing good anyway. It just annoys your throat and doesn't improve the beer imo. A bit thin texture wise as well. Drinkable nonetheless and there's probably a lot of "pepper-lovers" out there who really dig this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Tavour. Almost black pour, a few brown bubbles then flat. Aroma is Mexican chocolate, savory notes, peppers. Taste pops with a healthy dose of cinnamon and chilis, coffee accents. Spicy, mildly sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
22oz bottle pours an oily, cola brown/black with a ring of beige head. Nose has malt, molasses, dark brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, raisin, black pepper. Flavor has more, more of everything, more malt, a lot more cinnamon and black pepper spice, less vanilla but the coffee finally appears, some booze. Finishes warming, sweet.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle thanks to Alan. Pours a dark brown whith small tan head that lasts. Medium body, roasted malt, peppers, dark chocolate, nice heat, boozy, good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of cinnamon, coffee, chilies, roast chocolate - medium body - well integrated finishing with smooth chili heat.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber. The beer is black with very thin brown edges. Smallish dark brown head, fades away after a couple minutes. The aroma has a big dark chocolate flavor up front. Fairly strong, rich coffee note and plenty of vanilla. A touch of spice. Cinnamon is noticeable but doesn’t get in the way of the other flavors. Nice backing caramel sweetness. The flavor is medium sweet. Lots of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Again, the cinnamon is present but gentle enough to enhance the overall flavor rather than take it over. Pretty strong spice note but it doesn’t overwhelm and integrates into the sweet flavors nicely. Nice to find a spiced stout with strong but well done heat. Very full mouthfeel. Thick but not syrupy. Big and soft. This is a very good spiced stout, up there with much bigger name bottles.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
22 oz. bottle from thebaldwizard. Thanks Joe! It pours a very dark brown color with a dense brown head. The aroma is pretty complex with sweet notes of chocolate and molasses coming out first. Some dark fruitiness mingles with the molasses. Cinnamon and chili come out more as it warms. A little smoky with more chocolate and vanilla. I’m getting all the ingredients they list in the aroma with none being too strong. The flavor has a lot of cinnamon and chili heat up front followed by chocolate, prune juice and molasses. Lots of spice in the back of the throat with a smoky finish. The body is medium thick and oily. Overall, this was pretty nice stuff. A little heavy on the spicy heat, but I enjoyed it. Well done.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample at the taproom. The beer pours brownish-black with a medium thick creamy light brown head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of chocolate, spices and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of sweet chocolate offset by peppery spices, with some vanilla and coffee in the background. The finish is sweet bakers chocolate and subtle spice. Enjoyable beer all around.