Center of the Universe Brewing The Jesus

The Jesus

 

Center of the Universe Brewing in Ashland, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
6.99
ABV: 11.5% IBU: - Ticks: 6
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7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
a: dark brown coloured body | thinnish light brown head
a: canella | rich oatmeal | pitted fruits
f: soft chiles | peanuts | licorice at end
t: roasted grains | prunes | warming (but tastes closer to ~8,5 per cent)
o: nice sugars | tempered (five+ years will do that) | good, not great (even in May!)

16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Falls Church (Skyline/Bailey's Crossroads), Virginia | 17-December-2020 | US$4,29 | canned: 25-November-2020 | sampled: 14-May-2026, a bit longer than five years after purchase
Tried from Can from Trader Joe's - Falls Church on 14 May 2026 at 06:01

7/10
Canned. Deep black brown. Chewy chocolate malts and some chili spice. Pretty good.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 02:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 8/12/22. 19.9k! Black, thin fizzy dark brown head, poor retention. Aroma of chocolate liquor, coffee, cherry, peppers. Taste is cocoa, peppers, chocolate, roast. Thin. Decent.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2022 at 01:09

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
16oz can pours an oily black, leggy, tan head.  Nose has malt, smoke, licorice, chocolate syrup.  Flavor has malt and licorice with cinnamon and black pepper.  Finishes full bodied with a spicy bite.  7 4 8 4 14
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2020 at 14:03

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pederast, dude. Roast and light chile. Roast and some dark chocolate. Black pour with ok head. Toasty finish with some caramel and a touch of vegetable Tang perhaps from cayenne. Cinnamon almost undetectable. Can.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2020 at 01:19

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
$4.99 pint can, Total Wine - Gainesville, VA. Pours thick, black, small dark brown brown head. Aroma is dark chocolate, hint of some sort of fruit, cinnamon. Flavor is dark and milk chocolate, cinnamon, caramel, cayenne, chocolate chip.
Tried from Can on 23 Feb 2019 at 00:57