Aztec Challenge
Elusive Brewing in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England 🏴
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Score
6.94
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26/04/2018. HOP BURNS & BLACK, 38 East Dulwich Road, LONDON, SE15, England (HOP BURNS & BLACK)
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 07:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home from Grumpy Goat, 1st June 18. Pours dark brown / black. Aroma is dark chocolate, chilli pepper. Tayar is chilli dark chocolate, coffee. It's not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2018
at 20:44
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2018
at 16:39
8/10
Great for the style.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2018
at 15:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Sweet chocolate aroma? Is there a hint of chilli or is that my imagination? Dark, with a ruby tint. Frothy beige head. Initially a light creamy choc sweetness. Some bitterness then comes through in the finish, which is also when the chill becomes evident. However it is not overly intrusive. Medium bodied. Relatively thin. Flat carbonation. Long astringent finish. It's really in the aftertaste that the chilli stands out. Not bad. Spices but for me It's well balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Mar 2018
at 12:12
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
12th December 2016
Level 42 Bottleshare and no Mark King in sight. Thanks to Padraig. Clear brown beer, thin pale tan head. Soft dark malts with a little cream. Bitterish dark chocolate. Too much chilli bite. If you like beer to taste like chilli - recommended. If like me you are utterly over this sort of nonsense - avoid!
Level 42 Bottleshare and no Mark King in sight. Thanks to Padraig. Clear brown beer, thin pale tan head. Soft dark malts with a little cream. Bitterish dark chocolate. Too much chilli bite. If you like beer to taste like chilli - recommended. If like me you are utterly over this sort of nonsense - avoid!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2016
at 07:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Padraig. Pours black-brown with a frothy, tan head. The nose has some ripe berries, cocoa, mellow roast, toasted toffee. Medium sweet flavour with modest chili heat, more ripening berries, dry cocoa. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with chili burn, mellow cocoa, scorched earth, raisins. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2016
at 14:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to MannyG. It pours black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, soft, sweet, spicy, chocolate cake, vanilla and rocky road. The taste is smooth, mellow, slight warming chilli spice, vanilla, treacle, rocky road, cocoa and tobacco with a dry, spicy finish. Medium body and average carabontion. Decent balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 12/12/2016. Many thanks to Padraig for this one. A nut brown coloured pour with a lasting frothy dirty beige head. Aroma is woody funky, farmyard, veg pepper, dirty choc, . Palate is semi sweet, frothy, mellow chilli, woody. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy. Choc, pepper chilli, . Lingering funky farmyard. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:52
8/10
Tried
on 12 Dec 2016
at 13:49