Dire Wolf Canis Mexicanus

Name: Dire Wolf Canis Mexicanus
Brand: Wolf's Ridge Brewing
Rating: 4.2 (4140 reviews)

Wolf's Ridge Brewing

Columbus, OH

Tavour Rating

4.2

Style

Imperial Stout

ABV

10.8%

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A Note on This Beer

“Perfection in a glass.” @Nick E.
“A complex cacophony of flavors with a fiery kick.” @James W.
“Delicious, still one of my faves from Wolf’s Ridge.” @Christy J.

Ask local craft fans where to find the best brews in Columbus, Ohio, and they’ll point you straight to Wolf’s Ridge Brewing!

These titans are sitting on stacks of awards, including gold medals from the 2020 GABF and the 2020 San Diego International Beer Competition!

To create today’s Dire Wolf Canis Mexicanus, the brewers turned up the heat on their gold medal-winning Imperial Stout, Dire Wolf. This fiercely complex sipper has a blend of rich, dark chocolate, freshly roasted coffee, creamy oats, and sweet vanilla beans.

To give it a Mexican chocolate kick, the brewers added hot chili peppers and scintillating cinnamon. Each velvety sip is like drinking a decadent, dark chocolate mocha with invigorating chili heat!

You’d be hard-pressed to find this boozy behemoth outside of Ohio, and we’ve got less than 20 cases to share. Bring a few bottles to your next shindig, and watch your friends’ eyes widen with envy!

HopCulture named Wolf’s Ridge one of the Top 5 Breweries in Columbus!

Reviews

4.2

4140 Ratings

calbear

3.75

Spice is a little overwhelming and doesn't allow the chocolate or cinnamon to come through.

lance477

4.0

just about everything was good besides the spicy kick after taste. Was not a fan.

steve1580

4.25

Bomber from Tavour. Almost black pour, a few brown bubbles then flat. Aroma is Mexican chocolate, savory notes, peppers. Taste pops with a healthy dose of cinnamon and chilis, coffee accents. Spicy, mildly sweet.

DrVorlauf

4.25

Pours dark brown with a thick brown head that sticks for a while. Smells of chocolate liquor with a hint of marshmallow. It’s a big bodied beer but balanced nicely. Not cloyingly sweet though there is a substantial sweetness. Big chocolate and vanilla flavors, with a mix of slight alcohol and pepper burn. Goes down smoothly. A nice dessert beer.

The_Fisch

4.0

The chili peppers sneak up on you. Very complex tasting profile.

Chris_Aych

4.75

Dark chocolate, oaty, spicy right at the end. Even though it’s 10% it’s so good it’s unnoticeable.

ZappoMan

5.0

I want to give this 10 stars. Really great. Just the right amount of spicy kick. Smooth drinking really great!!

BrewdlyDiscoverd

4.0

Chocolaty Fair amount of coffee Chili overpowering cinnamon When it comes to Temp flavors develop more. Definitely drink at 52F-58F

2beerTom

4.5

Closest thing I 've found to Bew Belgium Cocoa Mole. Not QUITE as good, but damn tasty.

Mgarber32

4.25

some of the stouts with chili pepps don’t work, but this one had a great balance of spicy along with the cinnamon coming through. would get this again no doubt

kbwaa31

4.25

spicy, heat, coffee

michaela0416

4.5

nice spiciness

Admiral_Ackbeer

3.75

Love the chilis, like the coffee, don’t care for whatever’s making it taste like a rauchbier

john31

4.75

Party in my mouth

asaboowala

4.5

Loved this stout, especially the heat on the back end.

evilive415

4.5

Lots of cinnamon and spice. Chocolate first, then a lot of heat. Not for everyone. I think this is incredible. After dinner dessert or a campfire treat.

matt43

4.25

cinnamon, vanilla

jchlubna75

4.5

6/9/21 perfect for an overcast summer afternoon. Beautiful nose of cinnamon and chilies. Chocolate covered chilies, soaked in bitter coffee & vanilla, dusted w/ cinnamon sugar. There’s a pleasant lingering heat. Well executed Mexican hot chocolate!🌶☕️🐺

Corahansen

3.0

Too much heat for me. Wasn’t well balanced in my opinion

zach2412

3.75

tasty and spicy but a bit unbalanced between stout, coffee and chiles

logan353

4.5

excellent cinnamon, vanilla, coffee on a good, not too bitter or astringent or heavy base beer. only wish the pepper was a little hotter. otherwise a delicious beer!

david4919

3.5

heat. spicy. VERY hot.

robin309

3.25

love the spice, some weird sour taste though

JAK408

3.5

On paper this sounded amazing, but in execution a solid C, average. The spicy peppers were just too much and drowned out everything else. It's a shame! Would have loved the coffee or chocolate to pop more.