Barrel-Aged Coffee Stout 2020 - El Salvador
Perennial Artisan Ales
- From:
- Perennial Artisan Ales
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.57 | pDev: 3.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 10, 2021
- Added:
- Feb 27, 2020
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
Barrel-Aged Coffee Stout 2020 is an Imperial Stout steeped on El Salvador bourbon coffee beans from Dark Matter and aged 14-23 months in bourbon and rye whiskey barrels.
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.46/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells like chocolate chips and fudge, brownies, cookie dough, espresso, oak, bourbon, and rye spice.
I never had the original BA Sump to compare to this one, but this seems to be very enjoyable. It's very silky, with a fairly restrained barrel character. I get a touch of oak and barrel spice, but the spirit itself is fairly well woven into the base stout. I get a lot of dessert-like flavors - cookie dough, brownies, chocolate-covered espresso beans, etc. I also get a touch of vanilla and light dark fruit fruitiness.
This is medium bodied, not super thick, but more just silky and velvety. There's really no booziness, which is impressive given what this is.
I am rarely let down by Perennial's barrel program. I am certainly digging this one.
May 07, 2020This smells like chocolate chips and fudge, brownies, cookie dough, espresso, oak, bourbon, and rye spice.
I never had the original BA Sump to compare to this one, but this seems to be very enjoyable. It's very silky, with a fairly restrained barrel character. I get a touch of oak and barrel spice, but the spirit itself is fairly well woven into the base stout. I get a lot of dessert-like flavors - cookie dough, brownies, chocolate-covered espresso beans, etc. I also get a touch of vanilla and light dark fruit fruitiness.
This is medium bodied, not super thick, but more just silky and velvety. There's really no booziness, which is impressive given what this is.
I am rarely let down by Perennial's barrel program. I am certainly digging this one.
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