Cigar City Brewing Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged

Hunahpu's Imperial Stout - Double Barrel Aged

 

Cigar City Brewing in Tampa, Florida, United States 🇺🇸

Stout - Imperial Special
Score
8.70
ABV: 11.5% IBU: 80 Ticks: 44
In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the Mayan hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, along with his brother Vucub Hunahpu, was tricked by the Dark Lords of the underworld and slain. Hun Hunahpu’s corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named Xquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend the heavens to become the moon and sun. Aged in Rum Barrels & Apple Brandy Barrels and Blended
 

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9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Sample. Black, holographic red-brown lace. Extremely rich broad roast, chocolate, chilli, melted praline, peanuts. Still decadent sweets on the palate, dry chocolate, chili, wood, M&M's, almond cream, cinnamon, Apple brandy retronasal. Crazy shit.

Tried on 03 Apr 2018 at 19:06


8.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, from a trade with dzudohonor. Pours black with a dark brown head. Aroma is apple brandy, rum, pineapple, coconut, booze. Body is heavy, strong and super spicy as well as boozy. Strong and intense, pineapple, rum and brandy. Feels like a tryhard. Manages quite well but I'm not quite as convinced as a #4 overall should do.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2018 at 15:40


9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle, many thanks anstei & dzudohonor! Black color with beige head. Aroma is cinnamon, apple brandy funk, cocoa, vanilla, rum. Taste is hot chocolate, cinnamon, chili. Lots of cinnamon stick in the back, pepperoni aftertaste. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Amazing beer, but I think I like regular Hunahpu better - this is more edgy though. It gets better and better with every sip!

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2018 at 14:59






7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Batch 2. Thanks Virby44 for sharing the bottle! Poured into a snifter showing pitch black with very thin translucent brown rims and very sparse latte colored foam. The nose shows strong rum influence with moderately intense fruit forward notes of apple and cinnamon. The palate is oily, slick, and well carbonated. Cinnamon forward spiciness with a strong rum background throughout. Mid-palate warms up with chilies, followed by light notes of baked apple, finished by more apple, cinnamon, and a moderate coffee bitterness to tie it off. Moderate spiciness throughout.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2017 at 23:55


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at Hopishop 2017. Black pour. Aroma of spicey herbal chili, fruity brandy, rum and lots of booze. Taste has cherry, smooth chili heat, apples, red fruit, caramel and a spicey finish. Quite the experience.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Oct 2017 at 14:01


10
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Shared at the December THT at deanso’s. 2016 vintage: Pitch black pour with a thin tan head. Tons of cinnamon, vanilla, toasted coconut, cocoa, spices, brandy, light tequila spiciness and chillies. Full body, medium to low carbonation and a bitter-sweet finish. A very complex bouquet of flavours, but does feel a bit rough sometimes. 4.5 2012 vintage: the same taste notes as the 2016 vintage, much better balanced, no chilli burn, no extreme cinnamon, super-smooth texture, more chocolate, the rum barrel is working a bit better, I find. Just perfect!

Tried on 18 Dec 2016 at 07:32