Brewery: | Hubbard's Cave Brewery |
Location | Chicago, IL |
Style | Imperial Stout with Chocolate and Cinnamon |
ABV | 9.7% |
IBUs | 78 |
Best Quote During Tasting
You didn't tell her 'night night?' What kind of monster are you?
Justin:
Aroma - There's big vanilla, some decent milk chocolate and very little cinnamon. It's sweet but not overly so. |
Score: 11/12 |
Appearance - It's an opaque black with a tight brown head that stays half a finger thick. |
Score: 3/3 |
Flavor - The cinnamon is the first thing you get and it is surprisingly spicy and welcome. After that, there's chocolate and a nice sweetness from the vanilla. The malts offer sweetness and not as much roast as you'd expect with all the dark malts used. |
Score: 17/20 |
Mouthfeel - The body is big and full while the carbonation is medium for a velvety beer that coats the tongue. |
Score: 4/5 |
Overall Impression - I wanted more chocolate and surprisingly more cinnamon. The beer was easy to drink and it the mouthfeel was awesome. Somewhere in this wonderful beer there's a ridiculously great beer hiding that needs just one small tweak. I just don't know what that tweak would be. |
Score: 8/10 |
Chocolate & Cinnamon Pot De Créme Final Score
- Aroma
- Appearance
- Flavor
- Mouthfeel
- Overall
4.3

Justin Phelps
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Justin Phelps is a Certified Cicerone® who was born and raised in St. Louis. His passion for beer goes beyond just drinking it as he is also an award-winning home brewer. While he may be a marketing professional by day, he's a blogger, brewery hopper, and beer enthusiast by night.

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