Abraxas - Coffee
Perennial Artisan Ales

Abraxas - CoffeeAbraxas - Coffee
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From:
Perennial Artisan Ales
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #73
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
99
Ranked #236
Avg:
4.47 | pDev: 7.83%
Reviews:
94
Ratings:
767
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sunday at 03:25 AM
Added:
Oct 14, 2013
Wants:
  442
Gots:
  83
Imperial Stout brewed with Ancho chiles, cacao nibs, cinnamon sticks and coffee beans.

2016 - Ethiopian Coffee Beans.
2017 - Ethiopian Hambela Coffee Beans.
2018 - Sump Colombia Cauca coffee beans.
2019 - Dark Matter Coffee's Pacas Vieja from Santo Petrona.
2020 - Sump Coffee from Mexico / Oaxaca / San Sebastian.
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Reviewed by Falcon91Wolvrn03 from California

4.23/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Had this side by side with the Perennial Bombraxas, as that one has the same ingredients listed, including coffee.

Look - Pours a very dark clear reddish black color with a nice head that quickly disappears. Maybe just a bit more head than the other Abraxas stouts.

Smell - Honestly, I think this has a very similar smell to the Bombraxas. Cinnamon, malt, light chili pepper, light vanilla. Maybe this is just a slight bit heavier on the coffee scent, and though I'm not a huge coffee fan, that seems to make this smell a tad better.

Taste - Same thing on the taste. It's very similar to the Bombraxas - notes of cinnamon, malt, light chili pepper, and light vanilla - though this may have just a bit more coffee. I'll rate them about equal, since I'm not a huge coffee fan.

Feel - It has a nice feel to it. Nicely carbonated and easy drinking at 10.5% with a pleasant aftertaste.

Overall - This is a decent, but not great in my opinion.
Sunday at 03:25 AM
 
Rated: 4.53 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Apr 08, 2025
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

4.23/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Draft: near black with a pour I watched seem still, but the tan head evolved into a sheen before fading quickly to a thin ring. Nose evokes coffee up front, but the Abraxas spice makes its presence felt.

Taste starts a little sweeter, with a light tang, maybe somewhat berry-like. Coffee roast gets pushed back by this, but sneaks out from under in the mid-taste. Spice exists, and has a vague enveloping warmth, but without the depth from the nose.

If the taste more closely paralleled the nose, this would gain a few ticks up from me. Still a very fun beverage to drink.
Mar 12, 2025
 
Rated: 4.24 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Mar 09, 2025
 
Rated: 4.39 by Jcoleman4 from Ohio

Mar 05, 2025
 
Rated: 4.64 by not2quick from Missouri

Mar 03, 2025
 
Rated: 4.69 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Jan 18, 2025
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Reviewed by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

4.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pours jet black. Aroma is complex combination of roasted coffee, chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla with slight hints of chilies. Incredible taste -- decadent milk chocolate, roasty coffee, cinnamon, sweet vanilla and chilies (more present than aroma). Mouthfeel is full & creamy. Overall, an incredible Abraxas variation.
Jan 12, 2025
 
Rated: 2.75 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jan 11, 2025
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Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana

4.67/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Pours a pure onyx black and swallows all light in its path and sports a substantial creamy mocha colored head that lingers quite a bit and provides a beautiful cap on the body of the beer. Exquisite.

The nose leads off with roasty coffee, and is quickly followed by rich milk chocolate and vanilla aromas and cinnamon. No sign of the chili peppers, but I am still drooling at this point.

The chilis are more pronounced on the taste, both by flavor at the back of the palate and a little heat as the beer settles, but the star of this world class stout is the mix of roasty coffee, rich vanilla, and decadent milk chocolate. This is magnificent.

The mouthfeel is rich and chewy, as expected. What a wonderful beer this is.
Jan 02, 2025
 
Rated: 4.46 by hopley from Massachusetts

Jun 09, 2024
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Reviewed by TreyIsWilson from Michigan

4.53/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A - Pours pitch black with a thin creamy tan head. Nice amount of soapy lacing.

S - Aroma is coffee, cinnamon and chilies.

T - The taste is black coffee, cinnamon, milk chocolate, vanilla and a light pepper heat.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation. Creamy mouthfeel with a pillowy soft finish.

O - Super well done. The coffee is upfront, but never overpowers the base beer.
Mar 05, 2023
 
Rated: 4.05 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Feb 15, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

4.33/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
pours dark with nitro head that takes it time to form. great coffee taste not strong taste rather smooth - very enjoyable but not filling
Jan 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.29 by Pens1967 from Louisiana

Jan 07, 2022
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Reviewed by DarkLordScott from Wisconsin

4.97/5  rDev +11.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
2021 - Sump Coffee

Aroma is cinnamon and coffee. Pours oily dark black with a one finger head of foam. Taste is...give me a moment...ahhhh...sumputious. Complex, creamy, chocolate, cinnamon, coffee and a slight heat from the peppers gives this a deeply satisfying and rich brew. Sweet vanilla wraps itself around the whole and ties it into a nice bow. This is a beautiful beer. Don't overthink this; pour it, enjoy. Life does not get any better than drinking this.
Jan 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.29 by rarapacz from Minnesota

Dec 31, 2021
 
Rated: 4.43 by NorCalYeti from California

Dec 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.73 by beerbones from Washington

Dec 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.53 by o29 from Texas

Dec 18, 2021