Creatures Of My Dreams
(has 1 batch)
Small Pony Barrel Works in Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Collab with: Temporal Artisan AlesStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
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Score
6.93
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An Imperial Dessert Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Cacao, Cinnamon and Cayenne Pepper.
I can only ever catch glimpses of them, but they are there in my peripheral vision. They will get me if I make a mis-step. This imperial dessert stout was blended in the style of a spiced hot chocolate using organic fair trade cacao by Camino in Ottawa, grown by small-scale farmers in Peru and the Dominican Republic. We spiced it up with a pinch of cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
Blended in collaboration with our friends at Temporal Artisan Ales.
The cacao in this beer tends to settle to the bottom. To enjoy this beer with its intended mouthfeel, we recommend storing it upside-down and giving it a good shake, rattle and roll before opening. Don't worry, the carbonation is pretty low so it shouldn't geyser on you, but maybe let it sit for a minute after mixing :)
I can only ever catch glimpses of them, but they are there in my peripheral vision. They will get me if I make a mis-step. This imperial dessert stout was blended in the style of a spiced hot chocolate using organic fair trade cacao by Camino in Ottawa, grown by small-scale farmers in Peru and the Dominican Republic. We spiced it up with a pinch of cinnamon and cayenne pepper.
Blended in collaboration with our friends at Temporal Artisan Ales.
The cacao in this beer tends to settle to the bottom. To enjoy this beer with its intended mouthfeel, we recommend storing it upside-down and giving it a good shake, rattle and roll before opening. Don't worry, the carbonation is pretty low so it shouldn't geyser on you, but maybe let it sit for a minute after mixing :)
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can: Poured a pitch-black color stout with a small dark brown foamy head with some retention and some lacing notes. Aroma of chocolate malt notes with loads of cinnamon and cayenne pepper with hints of residual sugar notes. Taste is also a mix of chocolate malt notes with some faint bourbon notes and tons of cinnamon with some cayenne pepper. Body is full and good carbonation with no real discernible alcohol notes. Enjoyable but too much cinnamon and not enough bourbon notes being discernible.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2026
at 14:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, 355 ml, 2025 vintage, date: 15 April 2025, ordered from the brewery via Big Rig – Kanata on 7 May 2025, savoured on 17 May 2025; eye: black, opaque, thick, lumps, brown ‘ice cream’ head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, cinnamon, light alcohol, slight woodiness; mouth: chocolate, cinnamon, light alcohol, chocolate milk, light tartness, alcohol warmth, finale in cinnamon with presence of alcohol, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, nippy texture; in summary: fine
FRANÇAIS
Canette, 355 ml, millésime 2025, date : 2025-04-15, commande à la brasserie via Big Rig - Kanata le 7 mai 2025, savourée le 17 mai 2025; œil : noire, opaque, épaisse, motons, mousse « crème glacée » brune, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, cannelle, léger alcool, très léger boisé; bouche : chocolat, cannelle, léger alcool, lait au chocolat, légère aigreur, chaleur d’alcool, finale en cannelle avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture piquante; en résumé : bien
FRANÇAIS
Canette, 355 ml, millésime 2025, date : 2025-04-15, commande à la brasserie via Big Rig - Kanata le 7 mai 2025, savourée le 17 mai 2025; œil : noire, opaque, épaisse, motons, mousse « crème glacée » brune, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, cannelle, léger alcool, très léger boisé; bouche : chocolat, cannelle, léger alcool, lait au chocolat, légère aigreur, chaleur d’alcool, finale en cannelle avec présence d’alcool, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture piquante; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Can
at
Big Rig West Location
on 17 May 2025
at 18:57
8/10
A murky dark brown stout with no head. In aroma, beautiful mix of sweet chocolate pudding, cinnamon, chili, light vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, licorice, vanilla, cinnamon, alcohol warmth, very nice and smooth.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2022
at 21:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, 355 ml, date: 2022-03-04, via Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) on March 17, 2022, savoured on April 6, 2022; eye: very dark brown, viscous, opaque, no effervescence, thinning dark brown head, good lacing; nose: cinnamon, bourbon, malt, chocolate, light caramel, light alcohol; mouth: cinnamon, bourbon, malt, chocolate, light caramel, powdery, light alcohol, Cayenne pepper, light alcohol warmth, finale in chocolate with presence of Cayenne pepper, full-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly alcoholic texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS
Canette, 355 ml, date : 2022-03-04, via Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) le 17 mars 2022, savourée le 6 avril 2022; œil : brun très foncé, visqueuse, opaque, pas d’effervescence, couverture de mousse brun foncé qui s’amincit, bonne dentelle; nez : cannelle, bourbon, malt, chocolat, léger caramel, léger alcool; bouche : cannelle, bourbon, malt, chocolat, léger caramel, poudreuse, léger alcool, poivre de Cayenne, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en chocolat avec présence de poivre de Cayenne, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Canette, 355 ml, date : 2022-03-04, via Sébastien Bertrand (merci!) le 17 mars 2022, savourée le 6 avril 2022; œil : brun très foncé, visqueuse, opaque, pas d’effervescence, couverture de mousse brun foncé qui s’amincit, bonne dentelle; nez : cannelle, bourbon, malt, chocolat, léger caramel, léger alcool; bouche : cannelle, bourbon, malt, chocolat, léger caramel, poudreuse, léger alcool, poivre de Cayenne, léger chaleur d’alcool, finale en chocolat avec présence de poivre de Cayenne, corsée, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2022
at 21:27