Cigar City Hunahpu's Imperial Stout American Double Stout 97 out of 100
Backbone: Peruvian Cacao Nibs, Ancho and Pasilla Chiles, Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Cinnamon ![]() Chocolate Éclair, Vanilla Pudding, Wet Gravel, Beef Jerky, Black Cherry Jam, Liquid Smoke, Cinnamon Toast, Melting Asphalt ![]() 99% Cocoa Dark Chocolate, Licorice, Clove, Cayenne Pepper, Black Beans, Blackcurrant, Charcoal ![]() $20 | 1x 750ml bottle This beer makes a watertight case for justifying the use of the word 'culinary' in beer reviewing. The dizzying additional ingredient list for this heavy American stout reads more like a grocery shopping list for a decadent and complex mole sauce than a beer. Traditionalist will likely baulk and headache about this creation, their loss. This ambrosia moment stout should be celebrated, a beer with the deep viscosity of well used motor oil and the taste and aroma of a thousand pitch perfect exotic chocolate desserts, it's a phenomenal achievement to be applauded and imbibed at will. | ||||||