7

Thanks Tom aroma is cocoa, cinnamon, chilies. Taste follows, slightly thin, cinnamon at the fore, chocolate with chilies in the finish.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from tfontana. Black in color with a thin off white head that dissipates almost instantly. Rich milk chocolate with a heavy cinnamon aroma and flavor. A bit sweet, could use some hops or heat to balance.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can pour from the brewery. It's an opaque black with light sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width cap of fizzy light brown head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong cinnamon dominant over winter spices and subtle sweet roasted malts. Taste is strong cinnamon over winter spices and milder sweet, earthy malts. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Very mild late heat. Overall, the cinnamon kind of drowns everything else out. Mouthfeel is a bit thin and watery. Lovers of Mexican stouts will find it appropriate for the style but it could use better balance.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. can traded by tfontana. Thanks Tom. Aroma shows cinnamon, roast, and soft pepper. Taste is coco, light cinnamon, moving to soft pepper without any heat. Finish is sweet and balanced by the spice. Body is a tad thin but the flavor is nice.