You're In the Jungle Baby!
Evil Twin Brewing in Ridgewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Jackie O's Pub & BreweryBrewed at/by: Dorchester Brewing Co.
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
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Score
6.82
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Inspired by a mind blowing dessert created by a Nordic eatery that popped up in the middle of the Mexican jungle. Pasilla mixe chiles, honey, cocoa nibs and tangerine peel. It’s wild. Oh yeah, baby.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass with a finger and a half's worth of tan foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, honey, chili peppers, smoky, dark chocolate, coffee roast and an ever so slight touch of citrusy character
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to smoky to roasty and spicy quality; finishes leaning into the sweet, roasty, smoky and spicy aspects
Texture: medium bodied, surely this is a sipper!; some smoothness but also some dryness and a light chili spiciness rolling along to punch my tongue as I expected it to
Overall: what a stout to have for my last beer review of Evil Twin (or for now at least), I believe I would eventually come back to this and possibly try some of the other ludicrous concoctions they come up with. Cheers Evil Twin, until later on down the road.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass with a finger and a half's worth of tan foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, honey, chili peppers, smoky, dark chocolate, coffee roast and an ever so slight touch of citrusy character
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to smoky to roasty and spicy quality; finishes leaning into the sweet, roasty, smoky and spicy aspects
Texture: medium bodied, surely this is a sipper!; some smoothness but also some dryness and a light chili spiciness rolling along to punch my tongue as I expected it to
Overall: what a stout to have for my last beer review of Evil Twin (or for now at least), I believe I would eventually come back to this and possibly try some of the other ludicrous concoctions they come up with. Cheers Evil Twin, until later on down the road.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2026
at 15:18
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 4
Overall 18
dense light tan head on near black body. Nose is less extreme than expected with chocolate, malt hints of peppers, citrus hops and booze. The taste profile is well blended with rich chocolate, frothy cream, some spice and vanilla up front. Then the peppers start to emerge, but are not overdone. A light honey sweetness and a hint of hops round out another top shelf imperial stout from the stout kings themselves. Super.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 10
Overall 5
Burk krokius . Ja detta en kraftig udda imp Stout. Där peppar och chili smiter igenom choklad och kaffesmaken som är så vanlig i denna ölstil. God imp Stout men njae inte den bästa balanserade blandningen . Den får i skrivande stund 80 poäng på ratebeer och jag tycker den är precis där. Mååånga bättre finns
Tried
on 12 May 2025
at 12:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the lcbo. Black pour, with a medium mocha head. Peppery, capsaicin laced malts, cocoa and coffee. Soft mouth feel, and soft carb. Finish is actually hot. Loads of chilies, very spicy, and loads of sweet coca and coffee malts. Interesting stuff, by far the hottest beer I've ever had. The chilies are the main part of this beer..
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Deep brown colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is toasted malts, some cookies, ginger, clove, cinnamon and mild honey tones. Flavour is chocolate, toasted malts, cookies, some vanilla, chili and some mild zesty and honey tones to it. Actually hides the alcohol rather well, even though there's a slight warming feel to it.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2023
at 18:11
8/10
A deep dark stout with a thick frothy lacing brown head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light peated notes, light wooden barrel, vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice. Can from KeepSix, via lcbo.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2021
at 20:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Black with a minimal light brown head. Aroma of wooden barrels, malt, chocolate and spices sense. Sweet with a warm wooden barrels, chilli and cocoa end.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2021
at 22:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can pour from The Beer Store, Nashua. Appearance is opaque black with light sparkle at the edges of the glass, 2-finger width foamy light brown head with fair retention and decent soapy lacing. Aroma is mild roast, earth, mild chili. Taste is roasted malt, mild fruit, earth, light chili spice, light chocolate. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, some interesting features but not spectacular by any means. Would concur with earlier ratings of mediocrity.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2020
at 01:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz. can shared by Tfontana, socially distanced 16 feet apart on my back porch. Aroma shows citrus peel, ash, char, earth. Flavor shows the citrus peel and earth upfront. Has char and some roast in the finish. Citrus peel trys to balance. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2020
at 01:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Svart med lys brunt skum. Lukter blomster, kakao og noe sitrusskall. Middels fylde. Smaker salt lakris, kaffe og blomster. Middels lang.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2020
at 23:13