Big Bad Baptist - Triple Barrel
Epic Brewing Company
- From:
- Epic Brewing Company
- Utah, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 11.2%
- Score:
- 97
- Avg:
- 4.4 | pDev: 7.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 106
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 23, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 90
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
Rum and whiskey barrel-aged imperial stout with barrel-aged coffee, barrel-aged coconut, and cacao nibs.
ABV varies by batch
ABV varies by batch
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Ratings by cd34:
Rated by cd34 from Illinois
4.09/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dec 31, 2020
4.09/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Dec 31, 2020
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.42/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark cola brown and settles black in the glass with a dense, dreamy tan head that provides a nice tinge around the beer throughout the journey down the glass. Beautiful BA impy stout.
The nose is really focused on the coconut initially, and there’s also a lot of cacao nibs and roasty coffee, and just a smidge of the rum and whiskey barrels.
The rum and whiskey barrels are more pronounced on the taste, both in flavor and as a warming at the back of the palate. Those notes are complemented by the cacao nibs and roasty coffee, which really elevate the beer, and there’s a bit of coconut. This is delicious.
The mouthfeel is full and creamy, fitting the beer. I was worried this would fall off after nearly 7 years, especially the coffee, but my fears were unfounded because this was excellent, IMHO.
Feb 23, 2025The nose is really focused on the coconut initially, and there’s also a lot of cacao nibs and roasty coffee, and just a smidge of the rum and whiskey barrels.
The rum and whiskey barrels are more pronounced on the taste, both in flavor and as a warming at the back of the palate. Those notes are complemented by the cacao nibs and roasty coffee, which really elevate the beer, and there’s a bit of coconut. This is delicious.
The mouthfeel is full and creamy, fitting the beer. I was worried this would fall off after nearly 7 years, especially the coffee, but my fears were unfounded because this was excellent, IMHO.
Reviewed by GoBearsWalter34 from Illinois
4.21/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
2017
L- brown/black with little to no head.
S- black licorice, baking chocolate, sweet bourbon, coconut.
T- licorice, bitter coffee bean up front. Coconut and hazelnut jump in mid palate. Oak and bourbon notes in the end. All comes together like a well played symphony! Cinnamon and almond as it warms.
F- thinner mouthfeel that comes off smooth.
O- I prefer other variants to this one, but a good one.
Mar 31, 2022L- brown/black with little to no head.
S- black licorice, baking chocolate, sweet bourbon, coconut.
T- licorice, bitter coffee bean up front. Coconut and hazelnut jump in mid palate. Oak and bourbon notes in the end. All comes together like a well played symphony! Cinnamon and almond as it warms.
F- thinner mouthfeel that comes off smooth.
O- I prefer other variants to this one, but a good one.
Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
2.47/5 rDev -43.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
2.47/5 rDev -43.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
Off/bad bottle?
Aug 23, 2020
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
4.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Fabulous, jet black syrupy pour. I had a 2017 vintage in 2020 (coronavirus antidote!). So, so smooth with the additional aging, coffee and coconut wrapped in a semi-sweet cacao blanket. High alcohol content completely undetectable. Delicious!
Apr 21, 2020
Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
2.6/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.6/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
3/15/2019 - Smokey; seemingly bitter taste on palate yet coconut oil is slightly noticeable on back of palate. Seems like a bad bottle
Feb 05, 2020
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4.51/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Bottle at Bar Gernika. Pours like an oil slick. Woody, chocolaty aroma. Taste brings in some vanilla, bourbon and alcohol heat. Incredibly smooth, leaves the palate tingling. Conpleex, but delicious
Jan 08, 2020
Reviewed by JLK7299 from North Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I have been sitting on this for over two full years now I think. I know it’s aged well but I wish I had cracked it sooner! The coconut really makes it, the perfect amount. Glad I have another bottle!
Dec 14, 2019Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
4.26/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.26/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a thick pitch black with a small tan head that dissipates rather quickly and leaves a few small fingers of lacing.\
S: Sweet coconut interlaces with vanilla, a strong note of bourbon and alcohol, some sweet milk sugar and chocolate, a touch of roast. The coconut and bourbon are the major flavors here.
T: Sweet coconut, mixes with notes of bourbon and booze, bittersweet chocolate, a touch of milky sugar, vanilla and roast, a light to medium bitterness. Sweet but not overly sweet.
F: Body is thick but feels a bit thinner than most of the Baptist beers.
O: Once again another amazing entry in the Big Bad Baptist line.
Oct 11, 2019S: Sweet coconut interlaces with vanilla, a strong note of bourbon and alcohol, some sweet milk sugar and chocolate, a touch of roast. The coconut and bourbon are the major flavors here.
T: Sweet coconut, mixes with notes of bourbon and booze, bittersweet chocolate, a touch of milky sugar, vanilla and roast, a light to medium bitterness. Sweet but not overly sweet.
F: Body is thick but feels a bit thinner than most of the Baptist beers.
O: Once again another amazing entry in the Big Bad Baptist line.
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