The 2-4 Beers of Christmas 2019 Day: 17 Heir Apparent Mexican Spiced Imperial Stout

Beer # 517 Heir Apparent Mexican Spiced Imperial Stout


Brewery: Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery


Type: Independent Farm Brewery    Est.:  2013

Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA

Beer Style: Flavoured Imperial Stout

ABV: 11.7%      IBU: 60

Format: Aluminum Can  Size: 473 ml

Cost: $4.40 CAD     Purchased At: LCBO

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Another trip down to Goochland for Lickinghole's other Imperial stout Heir Apparent. This beer is spiced with cayenne and vanilla and shows strong chocolate and coffee notes from the beer, making this a fine interpretation of Mexican hot chocolate.

Onto our beer...

Pours translucent dark brown with a short tan head made of small bubbles. Sparks of red tinges and some sediment float in the glass. The aroma is dark, woody, smoky, and with major tones of molasses. Hints of brown sugar vanilla and dark caramel. The first sip gives us molasses brown sugar smoked chocolate vanilla and a spike of chilli and cinnamon at the end. Very woody and earthy. Reminiscent of Mexican chocolate. Aeration gives us notes of gingerbread.

Impressions: Fail, So-so, Pass, Exceptional 


Cost: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Colour: 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL
Beer Style: 5/6 PASS
Re-Order:  5/6 PASS
Experience: 5/6 PASS
Christmas Cheer 6/6 EXCEPTIONAL


Final Thoughts:

Tasty, warming, and spicy this beer is a great holiday sipper. When the temperature drops, hop into a glass of this stout and warm right up. Give this one a try if you like Mexican chocolate, it comes out around Christmas time every year.

Cheers

CJT

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