El Topo
Wylam Brewery in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Special Out of Production|
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7.10
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EL TOPO - Mexican Oatmeal stout 7.2% w/ IMBC
‘The Mole’ is one of two official IMBC 2019 launch beers. A Mexican oatmeal stout with natural additions of smoked chipotle chillies, raw cocoa nibs, Spanish cinnamon and fresh lime zest.
Soft bodied and balanced with subtle complexities revealing smoke, heat, leather, tobacco, dark chocolate and a fresh zing of acidic lime.
“If you are great, El Topo is great. If you are limited, El Topo is limited.” - Alejandro Jodorowsky.
‘The Mole’ is one of two official IMBC 2019 launch beers. A Mexican oatmeal stout with natural additions of smoked chipotle chillies, raw cocoa nibs, Spanish cinnamon and fresh lime zest.
Soft bodied and balanced with subtle complexities revealing smoke, heat, leather, tobacco, dark chocolate and a fresh zing of acidic lime.
“If you are great, El Topo is great. If you are limited, El Topo is limited.” - Alejandro Jodorowsky.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
keg at the fynefest 2025 ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet meaty chocolate roast ..dark rich roast luggt spice ..soft rich chocolate roast
Tried
on 31 May 2025
at 11:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Hop Vault, Stourbridge. Pours jet black with a thin head. Aroma is peppery chilli, liquorice and roast. Taste has roast, liquorice, light chilli and cinnamon.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2025
at 20:11
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Borefts 2019. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a round bubbly tan head. The flavour is roasty malt, herbal, aromatic, jasmine. The flavour is moderate to light liquorice bitter, with a pepper spice, light, fresh, floral herbal citrus hop palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2019
at 19:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap. Dark brown color with beige head. Aroma is agave, chocolate, a bit grainy. Taste is chocolate, cocoa, some spices, a bit of a spicy catch in the back. Chewy mouthfeel with medium carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2019
at 14:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Imported from my RateBeer account as Wylam El Topo (by Wylam Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
27/IX/19 - on tap @ Borefts Day 1, BB: n/a - (2019-1607) Thanks to the international RateBeer Crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small beige head, almost non existing, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice roast, lots of caramel, sweet impression, bit dusty, vanilla, caramel notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very floral, lavender, soapy bitterness. Aftertaste: very bad, soft roast, alcohol, pretty dirty, don't like it at all.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 12/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
27/IX/19 - on tap @ Borefts Day 1, BB: n/a - (2019-1607) Thanks to the international RateBeer Crew for sharing today's beers!
Clear dark brown to black beer, small beige head, almost non existing, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice roast, lots of caramel, sweet impression, bit dusty, vanilla, caramel notes. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very floral, lavender, soapy bitterness. Aftertaste: very bad, soft roast, alcohol, pretty dirty, don't like it at all.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2019
at 22:16
7/10
@bbf’19, Geroosterde stout met redelijke bittere tonen aardig
Tried
on 27 Sep 2019
at 19:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
27th September 2019
Borefts XI Day 1. Keg. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth light malts, mellow dark chocolate. Light limey Tequila tangy lime. Light finish. Tasty enough.
Borefts XI Day 1. Keg. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth light malts, mellow dark chocolate. Light limey Tequila tangy lime. Light finish. Tasty enough.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2019
at 18:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. AlexW share @ Mikkeller, Odense. . Cheers. Pours Black with a creamy beige head. Massive roast. Tar and charcoal. Cinnamon mainly. Soft and full bodied. Dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2019
at 17:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours pitch black with a huge brown head. Aroma is roasted malty. Chocolate. Light liqourice note. Bitter. Roasted. Dark malty.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2019
at 07:42
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone Black beer lasting tan head. oily. smells of the hairdressers my mother used to go to. it's like Mrs Wigglesworths hair salon in Kennington. I mean it's all over the place. spicy smoke chipotle aroma with a little chemical spice. just odd. chocolate. oily. nope. not for me.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Aug 2019
at 14:53