Maman
Perennial Artisan Ales

4.7/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

Look - black and thick with great lacing and a tan head
Smell - chocolate fudge with a slight spice and barrel
Taste - sweet chocolate tobacco boosy lots of barrel
Feel - pretty thick creamy slight carb
Overall - pretty solid

Nov 13, 2021

4.34/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Pours jet black with thin mocha colored head on top. Smells of chocolate roasted malts and bourbon, subtle herbal spiciness on the nose too. The taste has a nice roasted profile, good sweetness that finishes with a touch of licorice. The feel of the beer is smooth, very silky. Overall an outstanding Imperial stout!

Sep 20, 2021

4.36/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by Felgenlager from Illinois

It was good, but not worth the hype

Aug 03, 2021

4.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
by jheimbigner from Washington

2019 poured from cellar temp on 6/17/2021

Pours a motor oil with minimal lacing. Nose of tobacco, brownie batter. Taste follows with rich chocolate, nice barrel, and some leather and tobacco. Feel is medium heavy with minimal carb. Overall, great!

Jun 18, 2021

4.69/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
by Sandis from Minnesota

2018 version poured into a Morning Delight tulip. Saved this for my 51st birthday and what a treat. Wonderful no adjunct stout.

May 28, 2021

4.64/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
by dboon from Florida

Bottle. Dark brown/black pour with a chocolate head and an oily sheen. . Crazy fudge and chocolate nose. Wow, that’s legit. Bitter dark chocolate, caramels, dark roasted malts, mellow rye whiskey, oak, and vanilla notes. Complex, with a wonderful mouthfeel. Nice balance of sweet and bitter roasted malts. Good body.

Apr 30, 2021

4.86/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
by GreesyFizeek from New York

'20 batch.

Maman 2020 is a blend of 2 distinct threads. The first consisting of base stout aged 22 months in Heaven Hill barrels, this comprises 80% of the blend. The remaining 20% is base stout aged 27 months on Weller barrels. We tasted through a couple dozen barrels to find a blend that best exemplifies our beloved barrel aged stout, Maman. Oak, maple, marshmallow, and caramel all dominate the aroma, with waves of rich brownie batter fudge and Heath bars wrap up the palate. We always strive for a balance of flavors in our beers, and we feel the nuance and surprising drinkability make this vintage of Maman something we’re immensely proud of.

This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like high quality chocolate truffles, cookie dough, brownies, vanilla, spicy oak, caramelly bourbon, English toffee, marshmallow, heavy roast, and light smoke.

This has been high on my list of "must-tries" for a long time, and it really did meet my expectations. It's a pure expression of the power of barrel - you could tell me this has chocolate or vanilla or caramel added to it, and I'd believe you. There's very little booze here, and there's great oaky complexity on the back end helping keep things balanced. There's some definite roast and bitterness - it's not just pure pastry here.

This is medium bodied, not the thickest stout ever, but that honestly helps here - keeping it light on its feet and very drinkable. There's barely any booze to this.

It's hard to find much to fault this one for. It's truly excellent - barrel aged chocolate marshmallow chunk brownies, essentially.

Feb 22, 2021

5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by JDPchi13 from Illinois

I have to say I was blown away by the flavors in this. Deep dark fudge bourbon goodness. It’s a showcase of what the barrel alone can bring to the party. And what a party it is. Thick. Velvet smooth, vanilla, chocolate swirl. Wonderful.

Jan 22, 2021

3.91/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
by Filabee from Michigan

Based on the rating, I expected more enjoyment sipping this one. I got smokiness for some reason. maybe it was the bottom of the bottle.

Jan 14, 2021

4.99/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by Open_Speed from Indiana

Tastes of rye soaked brownie batter, mouthfeel is pleasantly heavy.

Jan 11, 2021

5/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
by jno from Missouri

Batches vary from year to year. Served on draft at the brewery for 2020. It's chewy, fishy, barrel heavy and really enjoyable in small quantities. My only complaint is that it's served so cold off the draft line.

Jan 10, 2021

4.27/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
by benzalman from California

Great BA non-adjunct stout. Did a share somewhat recently of 20 Barrel aged non adjunct stouts, and while this one was more hyped than most, it was middle of the pack. Dont get me wrong, very good, but worth the hype?

Jan 04, 2021