This week we get to enjoy a favourite of mine, Dark and Picante.
Name: Dark and Picante
Style: Imperial Stout
ABV: 9.3%
Commercial Fluff: Dark & Picante is our 9.3% Imperial Mexican Cake Stout. Full of Cacao, Cinnamon, vanilla & scotch bonnet, this beer has a gentle building heat, you have been warned.
Review
As already mentioned, this is one of my favourite beers out there. They make it two to three times a year, and I also stock up. I try to always have some in the fridge! The pour is a luxurious dark chocolate brown, with a creamy mocha foam topping it. Straight out of the fridge, you get aromas of milk chocolate vanilla, but if you let it warm up, the coffee and Cinnamon appear.
The taste is decadent, smooth, rich chocolate, well-roasted coffee, and sweet vanilla to cut through it. But as you work your way through the glass, the back of the tongue becomes a spicy playground as Cinnamon and scotch bonnet grow. At no point do they take over the flavour profile; instead, they help build it to higher levels. This is such fantastic beer.
I highly recommend buying this if you are from Ontario. You will not be disappointed.
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