Hunahpu's Imperial Stout
(has 15 batches)
Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.36
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In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the Mayan hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, along with his brother Vucub Hunahpu, was tricked by the Dark Lords of the underworld and slain. Hun Hunahpu’s corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named Xiquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend the heavens to become the moon and sun. We brew Hunahpu’s® Imperial Stout once a year and release it only at the brewery on the second Saturday in March. We will continue to do so until the end of the cycle.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, 2016 edition @ Malt & Mold sampling. Pours inky black with very small frothy tan head, woodsy rum aroma, low carbonation, woodsy bitter mocha taste with cocoa nibs, smooth body, long finish. Just great!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2018
at 10:35
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
(Tap) clear, bright, glistening wry dark brown colour with a small brown head; aroma of cacao, dark chocolate, chocolate liqueur; thick palate; rich, intense, balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Score: 9 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17
Vintage 2013, draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Pitch black body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige head.
Lovely aroma of pepper, creamy chocolate, sweet spices, coffee, vanilla, cocoa powder, slight coffee.
Tastes amazing, with loads of creamy chocolate, pepper, sweet spices, cocoa, vanilla, subtle coffee.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes very smooth, moderate sweet, moderate spicy, with chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee, moderate pepper, some tobacco, slight soy sauce.
Delicious! The balance is outstanding, drinks incredibly smooth for the ABV. Rich and really diverse, with spicy, sweet and roasty notes in great harmony. Beautiful, characterful stuff, my favourite Cigar City so far.
Vintage 2013, draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Pitch black body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige head.
Lovely aroma of pepper, creamy chocolate, sweet spices, coffee, vanilla, cocoa powder, slight coffee.
Tastes amazing, with loads of creamy chocolate, pepper, sweet spices, cocoa, vanilla, subtle coffee.
Full, creamy mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes very smooth, moderate sweet, moderate spicy, with chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee, moderate pepper, some tobacco, slight soy sauce.
Delicious! The balance is outstanding, drinks incredibly smooth for the ABV. Rich and really diverse, with spicy, sweet and roasty notes in great harmony. Beautiful, characterful stuff, my favourite Cigar City so far.
Tried
on 15 May 2018
at 22:28
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
22oz bottle at share. What a way to wash that previous stout out of my mouth. This is was truly excellent all the way around. Silky black pour with small ring of beige head. Roasty, woody aroma. Taste brings in some sweet roastiness, a nice mellow bitterness, and a lovely creamy texture. Thought this would be the evening's winner, but there was a better one out there....
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2018
at 21:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
CBS vertical tasting @ Tim's. Thank you for sharing Jon! Dark brown pour some brown foam on top. Aroma has cocoa and chocolate, chocolate pudding, somewhat milky, cacao nibs. Tastes dry chocolaty, roast, hops and some chilli heat coming out in the finish. Very rich, kind of like a hoppy chocolate cake, I like that it's not overly sweet and that chilli heat is in the finish. Pretty darn good.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2018
at 06:14