Michigan Maple Jesus
Evil Twin Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Dark Horse Brewing Co.Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
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Score
8.11
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Imperial stout aged in BLiS Gourmet bourbon-flavored maple syrup barrels for approximately eight months.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass with a quickly dieing off little khaki foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: bourbon barrel woody tones up front, light vanilla, maple syrup note, dark chocolate and milk chocolate
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to woody subtle spicy tone; finishes woody/barrel to vanilla and milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good smoothness; some maple sweetness lingering along the tongue
Overall: I think the maple was trying to become semi-cloying in the feel but somehow this was somewhat contained, I believe I could come back to this.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in the glass with a quickly dieing off little khaki foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: bourbon barrel woody tones up front, light vanilla, maple syrup note, dark chocolate and milk chocolate
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to woody subtle spicy tone; finishes woody/barrel to vanilla and milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good smoothness; some maple sweetness lingering along the tongue
Overall: I think the maple was trying to become semi-cloying in the feel but somehow this was somewhat contained, I believe I could come back to this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2026
at 15:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Ryan: pours black with minimal head because this is old. Aroma is maple, dark chocolate, some smoke, vanilla and wood. Taste is bittersweet, maple is faded out, smoke and leather are in. This held up very well all things considered
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2025
at 00:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
One of the best of the Jesus series. A big complex nose - wood, bourbon, chocolate, candied fruit and trickle. Body is hear black with a cola-like, quick dissipating dark tan head. The thick mouth coating texture hits you right away. Chocolate, chocolate milk, maple, a slight bourbon burn, wood, vanilla and dark berries are all there. Distinct flavours well blended. Sweet on the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Sep 2025
at 20:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Odense twenty twenty winter pt 1 tasting. Black with a small tan head. Intense dark flavour of licorice, dark chocolate, molasses and vanilla. Sweet roasted flavour with a huge, full body. A touch of alcohol, but otherwise a very fine, intense dessert beer.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2020
at 18:16
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Pours pitch black with a medium dark brown light bubbly head. Aromas of sweet bourbon, maple syrup, vanilla icecream, chocolate, roasted malts, the vinous notes the regular jesus usually packs. Taste is sweet, maple, chocolate, vanilla icecream, butterscotch, light booze, dry cocoa and roast comes out in the backend.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
(On tap @ Himmeriget, Copenhagen, Feb 9/19) Pours pitch black with a small pale tan head. Notes of deep dark malt with molasses, brown sugar, earthy roast, moderate maple syrup, vanilla, moderate bourbon, leathery oak, soft smoke, dark fruit, umami touches. Quite sweet up front but finishing off-dry with some roasty bitterness and drying bourbon-soaked oak, maple hits in the aftertaste. Quite full viscous body with moderate carbonation and a little alcohol. For me this was excellent, nice balance of maple and deep, rich stout with a balanced roast presence.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2019
at 23:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, from Biervana, 13th January 19. Pours black and viscous. Aroma is rich, chocolate, caramel, maple. Taste is sweet, decadent, maple, milk chocolate, smooth and easy to drink, alcohol is evident, but there is a good balance. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 21:59
6/10
Tried
on 21 Dec 2018
at 14:53
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Tried
on 23 Oct 2018
at 20:24
9/10
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Tried
on 13 Sep 2018
at 08:13