Cigar City’s Hunahpu Imperial Stout is a perennial favorite, and a bit of a legend. Hunahpu, a strong imperial stout, is brewed with cocoa nibs, ancho and pasilla chilies, cinnamon, and Madagascar vanilla beans. The next release of it is in March, 2014.
Even more rare, are barrel aged editions of this brew. Now for the first time a “double barrel” edition will surface. Hunahpu was/is aged in both rum and brandy barrels (each a separate version of the barrel aged Hunahpu series) and blended together.
The result is sure to be rare (released in lottery or the brewery’s El Catador Club) and definitely mega trade bait. The brewery will announce details closer to release.
Style: Imperial Stout (w/ Cinnamon, Vanilla beans, Chili Peppers, Cacao Nibs. Barrel Aged. Rum, Brandy)
Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA. Brewery only
11% ABV
Could see possibly see more CCB beers in the Atlanta area in 2014?
Looks like they may have gotten this idea from Voodoo Grande Negro Voodoo Papi aged in Apple Brandy Barrels. To be fair though looks like Voodoo may have gotten inspiration from the original Hunahpu for their initial ingredients.
Hunahpu: Cinnamon, Vanilla, Chili Peppers, Cacao,
Grande Negro Voodoo Papi: Cinnamon, Vanilla, Ghost peppers.
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