Calavera
Zipline Brewing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.51
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8/10
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 03:29
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a dark rusty/tan head that quickly fizzed away. Aroma of cinnamon, chilies, bourbon, chocolate and more. Full bodied. Flavor is cinnamon, chilies, burnt malt, chocolate, bourbon/vanilla... There are lots of things in the flavor! Not dry. Not sticky. Heat and burnt malt stand in for bitter. Chilies all the way to the finish - but not killingly so. Overall, smooth, and tastily persistent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2021
at 02:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A- Rubbing alcohol, light, cocoa. A- Black color, black liquid, brown head. T- Cinnamon, cocoa, very mild peppers. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly spiced finish. O- Had a 2017, 2018, 2019 vintages to choose from and went with the 2017. At 3 years old, this was definitely mellowed out. Not a bad thing but most of the flavors had subdued. Think the fresh this is the better it probably is but that also probably means it's pretty hot. Aroma wasn't too complex but again I blame that on aging.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Feb 2020
at 17:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle sat in my cellar a year or so. Aroma is milk chocolate, cinnamon, light coffee. Rich flavor of chocolate, mild lasting cinnamon, subtle pepper in the finish. Spice is a afterthought. Barrel is soft yet shows the bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2020
at 21:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour into tulip from share with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! Appearance is opaque black with trace sparkle, finger-width light brown head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong bourbon, cinnamon, chocolate, mild spicy pepper. Taste follows aroma but cinnamon is dominant feature, there's more pepper spice and bourbon and chocolate are not as strong. Still, for both, everyone is playing nice together. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth, silky texture, mild spice and heat and alcohol warmth, average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, really strong all around. Likely aged about 12-18 months which may have mellowed the pepper spice and alcohol a bit. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2020
at 21:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
750 mL bottle poured. A huge thanks to NachoCat for the share. A dark, thick, cola black pour. Creamy brown foam head. Rich in thick milk chocolate, caramel, the slight hints of pepper with no heat. I could use a little more pepper, but that's always the case. Such a smooth, easy drinking imperial here. Extremely well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2018
at 00:38