Empress Rising Mole

Name: Empress Rising Mole
Brand: Birds Fly South Ale Project
Rating: 3.63 (121 reviews)

Birds Fly South Ale Project

Greenville, SC

Tavour Rating

3.63

Style

Barrel Aged Stout

ABV

14.5%

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A Note on This Beer

When Birds Fly South released their Empress Rising: Mole Imperial Stout, one of our cicerone-trained writers freaked out a little!

To help you understand his excitement, here’s a quote from his latest Empress Rising check-in:

“I’ll dream about this beer later! It’s so rich, it’s like sipping on drinkable chocolate.”

And we agree! It DOES taste like a fudge-drizzled Mexican hot chocolate, except it comes with an insane 14.5% ABV.

Pop the top, and your mouth might as well be in Mexico City. Additions of rich vanilla and cinnamon spice soften the heat from chipotle, guajillo, and arbol peppers, while dark chocolate elevates the roasty espresso notes of the base beer.

But if you want a sip, you’d better hurry, because we have less than 500 cans of Empress Rising: Mole. And once word gets out, our little stash won’t last long.

Birds Fly South was named one of the Top 10 Breweries in the Country at the World Beer Cup!

Reviews

3.63

121 Ratings

sumdumbchum

3.75

So, with this one, it has all the characteristics of a stout that I love. Super thick and fudgy, boozy, barrel aged...had we stopped there, I’d be 2 snaps up in a circle...but...the mole edition isn’t my cup of tea so I’m not a fan. It’s a really good beer and deserves high praise from those that like this altered style, just not my style. If I could get a do over with this brewery and try a version of this stout without the chilies, I’m sure I would give this big stars :)

dennis26

2.75

Little in terms of bourbon; nice heat from the various spices but the mole overpowered for me. Would have really enjoyed if it was more bourbon forward.

patrick37

4.5

Loved it. Can’t wait until it shows up again will buy the max.

rbsierrajr

4.5

Super complex. Very good. Spicy after note.

joel32

4.0

Complex and incredibly tasty. It reminds me of Abuelita brand chocolate combined with chipotle and guajillo. Mexico in a can.

Shipfaced

3.25

Worth trying

yeongchan1

4.75

may be it would better drink as fastest you can. taste good no booze. very good

Yldutsscott

4.0

Not the greatest barely aged out but not bad

encore

4.0

Interesting mix of sweet and spicy

david9659

3.5

I think some mole beers are disgusting (sorry Mole Merkin), but I thought this one was aight.

william2437

1.0

From the first sip terrible Took another sip to try figure out the flavors . So many flavors were running around in my mouth They put too many things in this beer should be a zero

DJHOLLA

4.0

Smooth, malty not to boozy

dawn370

5.0

I loathe saying anything nice about anything SC for personal reasons, but this brew is OUTSTANDING! I’m not normally a fan of stouts, but it was perfect to sip on a chilly Chicago evening. The complexity of flavors is a treat to the taste buds. I wish I’d purchased more.

jeff4626

3.75

too sweet, not enough spice from the peppers to balance it out

hang2

0.25

infected

RobertTM

4.5

Very good, I wish I had bought more

alexander1170

0.5

May have gotten a bad batch? Thin mouthfeel and sour/off taste. Little to no chili flavor, no darker notes. One of the few beers in my life that I have had to pour out. Disappointed because I love a good chili/stout combo.

samsko

0.25

it went bad. sadface.

Batman556

3.75

smooth, not a fan of the flavor

Gbib

1.25

Too sweet and strange tang at the end.

zachary60

1.0

Just not for me - the combination of dark beer and bourbon notes gave me chills they were so boozy... I wanted the sweeter elements to be more present and to help balance but the spice and bourbon were all I could get. Great for someone who likes these super dark Spicy flavors

JPT13RIOT

4.5

really rich mole flavor. pepper heat is perfectly balanced with sweetness

seongheon

1.75

No barrel, too light.

OffDutyDad

0.25

must have got a bad one. very sour and undrinkable

Avobandit

4.5

Really interesting flavor, like nothing else I’ve ever had. It’s not spicy per se, but has a spiced flavor. And the texture is creamy. this is a great one.

jeffrey755

5.0

Who needs Mexican Cake when they can have this?! Easily the best pepper beer there is.

william1382

0.5

this one has gone bad. it’s sour and turnt

jeremy2220

3.5

not great