Fantastic Voyage (2012-2017)
Perennial Artisan Ales

Fantastic Voyage (2012-2017)Fantastic Voyage (2012-2017)
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From:
Perennial Artisan Ales
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
8.8%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.86 | pDev: 16.06%
Reviews:
83
Ratings:
420
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 25, 2022
Added:
Jul 15, 2012
Wants:
  65
Gots:
  44
Fantastic Voyage is an Imperial Milk Stout brewed with coconut. We also added lactose sugar to give it a creamy mouth feel and a bit of sweetness. The roasted malts and coconut meet the hops bitterness to deliver a full rich finish. Fantastic Voyage has notes of chocolate that make it a great fit for enjoying after dinner with dessert or even a cigar. Brewed in collaboration with Jim Leabig.
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Ratings by ChrisKayler:
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Reviewed by ChrisKayler from Virginia

3.53/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Glass: Dogfish Head Signature Glass.

Appearance: Mostly opaque black with the tiniest amount of reddish-brown showing through around the edges when held up to the light. An aggressive pour produced less than half a finger of khaki head that dissipated very quickly.

Smell: Roasted malts, a tiny bit of milk chocolate, perhaps a bit of the mentioned coconut. Not getting much of the lactose / metallic smell found in other milk stouts. Smells slightly sweet and delicious.

Taste: I didn't think the coconut would come through too much based on the smell, but it is definitely found in the taste! That unique nutty sweetness can lies on the back of my tongue during the entire sip, however, I find it a bit overpowering.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low-medium carbonation.

Overall: I prefer my milk stouts to have a definite roasted chocolaty bitterness to offset the sweet milkiness. This one is just a bit weird with the coconut flavor and milk stout sweetness working together. The flavor profiles of these two ingredients are too similar, and create a beer that is just a bit too sweet for me. I rank this between good and outstanding ... it's certainly not a bad beer, but I am definitely disappointed given the price and expectations that I had for it.
Jun 19, 2013
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Reviewed by Pivopijak from Washington

4.13/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
bottle into glass
bottled: 9/28/17
Very thin, light brown head. Residue on glass looks somewhat oily. Look is basically a completely opaque black. Smell starts off with a sweet cocoa, caramel and coconut melange, with a little, very dark roasted grains and black olive. Lighter body than expected. Taste is a slightly dark malted grain with a pinch of toasted coconut, in a restrained manner. A very little bit of a cocoa and cola note, also in there. Pretty good sipper.
Apr 25, 2022
 
Rated: 3.32 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2022
 
Rated: 4.09 by Taenim from Maine

Aug 27, 2021
 
Rated: 4.03 by jmbeerdude91 from Arizona

Apr 04, 2020
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Reviewed by MesaDan from Minnesota

2.89/5  rDev -25.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
This Milk Stout brewed with Coconut was bottled 9/28/17 (opened 3/27/20): Nose of slight alcohol with a coconut nuance & malt sweetness; very fine tan rim lace; soft/medium mouthfeel with low & smooth carbonation; chest warming; Taste of moderate bitter bark & prune with a bit of coconut backnote. The taste finishes a bit watery and diminishes quickly. The "thinness" and disappointing finish takes away from the quality of this product.
Mar 27, 2020
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Reviewed by BerryKumquat from California

4.34/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: A lighter shade of a typical stout.
S: A strong burst of cacao and chocolate with a hint of coconut on the backside.
T: Very flat and smooth choco flavor. No surprises but a simple drink.
F: Very light with coconut flavor.
O: Another light stout. Unlike the others, it is very simple and smooth.
Sep 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.37 by Bunuelian from Minnesota

Aug 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.08 by Commandophile from Illinois

Aug 23, 2019
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Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa

4/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aroma is dark/sludgy malts and chocolate/dark chocolate. The flavor is chocolate/dark chocolate, sludgy dark malts, fruit and a slightly sweet/acidic/warming alcoholic finish.
Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.22 by Oh_Dark_Star from Washington

May 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.41 by rab53 from Washington

Apr 30, 2019
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

2.33/5  rDev -39.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
From a pint can with a best by date of 08/23/19. Served in a tulip.

Pours like used motor oil with a scant finger of creamy, coffee-and-oak mottled head which dies back almost instantly leaving a wisp of fizz in its wake.

Strong aroma of - and I hate to say this - urine. Am I going to drink it anyway? You bet I am! But I’m going to let it sit for a few minutes because, even though it’s been out of the fridge for over an hour, it’s still a little too cold and nobody wants to drink cold pee.

Taste is... OK, it tastes fucking awful. It tastes like cold burnt coffee that somebody pissed in.

Sorry.
Apr 25, 2019
 
Rated: 4.18 by mpolewan from Ohio

Apr 14, 2019
 
Rated: 3.62 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Mar 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.27 by Radcpa from Washington

Mar 22, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by spark3148857 from Ohio

Feb 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.21 by Montanabeerz from Montana

Jan 28, 2019
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Reviewed by EamonnB from District of Columbia

4.11/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
2017 version purchased heavily discounted at the local organic market.
Didn’t realize it was summer release beer. I’m enjoying during an impending winter storm.
Strong, yet balanced and smooth coconut and milk chocolate scents and tastes. Sweeter than my preferences but not cloyingly so.
The name makes sense now. Decent stout if in the mood for coconut
Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 4.54 by snakeayes11 from Missouri

Jan 18, 2019
Fantastic Voyage (2012-2017) from Perennial Artisan Ales
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 420 ratings