Simple
Cycle Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.69
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Simple, a barrel aged stout with no adjuncts
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Abz Kenny. It looks jet black, oily with a small dark tan head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, rich roasted malt, bourbon biscuits, chewy, toothy, vanilla fudge, toffee, coffee grounds, mocha, tarry, rocky road, earthy, toasted marshmallow and bourbon. The taste is slick, toothy, chewy, toothy, tannin, oak, vanilla fudge, chocolate cake, vanilla cake frosting, warming alcohol, warming alcohol, jammy berry, rocky road, damp oak and toothy vibes with a drying finish. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. Oily, slick mouth feel. Straight forward, but big and well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2022
at 14:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at yearly Fryslân tasting. Opaque pitch black color, average sized brown head. Aroma and flavor are malts, roasted malts, bourbon / liquor, malt bitter. For cycle, this is alright. If a Dutch brewery would make this we'd be going crazy.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2021
at 19:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared. Black with small brown head. Massive bourbon, earthy, sweet brown sugar, vanilla, blackberries, dry nutty notes, licorice, cinnamon. Quite sweet, medium bitter. Thick full bodied. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2021
at 22:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
A little drier than all the rare dos variants. Lots of booze still. Some roast and lemon. Chocolate, coffee. But at least a little drier than the adjunct laden stouts they do. Sweet and super boozy end. Tap at brewery.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2021
at 23:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the 'fuck me it's Kenny; tasting, Team Purchase - Watford, 25/06/21. Pitch black with a good sized tan head. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, charr, spice, raisins, toffee. Taste comprises dark chocolate, dried fruits, light spice, roast malts, dates, raisins. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent but not overly complex and as luxurious as Cycle impy's usually are.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2021
at 09:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared in Watford - cheers team. Pours black-brown with a frothy beige head. Medium sweet flavour, some scorched earth, rich bitter dark chocolate, brownies. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Lightly warming finish, more ashy roast, bitter dark chocolate. Very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2021
at 13:53