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Abraxas - Barrel-Aged
Perennial Artisan Ales
- From:
- Perennial Artisan Ales
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #5 - Avg:
- 4.73 | pDev: 6.34%
- Reviews:
- 182
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 12, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 18, 2012
- Wants:
- 2,612
- Gots:
- 244
Imperial Stout aged Twelve months in Rittenhouse Rye barrels with cacao nibs, vanilla beans, ancho chiles & cinnamon sticks
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Ratings by rodmanfor3:
Reviewed by rodmanfor3 from Vermont
4.72/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
L: Dark black with minimal head
S: Chocolate, cinnamon, chilies, and soy sauce.
T: Bittersweet Baker's Chocolate, mild chili and cinnamon spice, alcoholic heat from the barrel, and a touch of vanilla.
F: Thick, heavy, and full. One of the best I have ever had.
O: This is an immaculately well balanced beer with a delightful combination of flavors and an exceptional mouthfeel. Certainly one of the top stouts on the market and in the conversation for best in its class.
BA Abraxas vs. Abraxas:
The barrel-aged version of Abraxas brings about a deeper layer of complexity to an already sensational base beer and enhances the mouthfeel to near perfection. It is a world class stout that is executed virtually flawlessly. It is, however, one of the most difficult beers to acquire, whether by lottery or by trade, and the value of a single bottle -to me- is too high a price to pay for what other beers could be enjoyed in its stead.
The regular Abraxas is far more approachable and easier to acquire, and carries with it a more pronounced cinnamon spice and roasted malt flavor profile, which is quite inviting. It is a delightful beer that beats out nearly everything else in its category, and minus the mouthfeel, rivals everything its barrel-aged brother offers in a beer. For future visits, regular Abraxas will satisfy my palate quite suitably without the need for barrel-aging.
Mar 08, 2016S: Chocolate, cinnamon, chilies, and soy sauce.
T: Bittersweet Baker's Chocolate, mild chili and cinnamon spice, alcoholic heat from the barrel, and a touch of vanilla.
F: Thick, heavy, and full. One of the best I have ever had.
O: This is an immaculately well balanced beer with a delightful combination of flavors and an exceptional mouthfeel. Certainly one of the top stouts on the market and in the conversation for best in its class.
BA Abraxas vs. Abraxas:
The barrel-aged version of Abraxas brings about a deeper layer of complexity to an already sensational base beer and enhances the mouthfeel to near perfection. It is a world class stout that is executed virtually flawlessly. It is, however, one of the most difficult beers to acquire, whether by lottery or by trade, and the value of a single bottle -to me- is too high a price to pay for what other beers could be enjoyed in its stead.
The regular Abraxas is far more approachable and easier to acquire, and carries with it a more pronounced cinnamon spice and roasted malt flavor profile, which is quite inviting. It is a delightful beer that beats out nearly everything else in its category, and minus the mouthfeel, rivals everything its barrel-aged brother offers in a beer. For future visits, regular Abraxas will satisfy my palate quite suitably without the need for barrel-aging.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DerbyDave35 from Australia
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Now as an American site , with a majority American participation, I've always considered there to be some bias towards US brews . Not a criticism, it's natural, although I'm pleased to see the likes of Budweiser accurately assessed ! .
So an American friend meets up with me in Thailand and he's bought along this Abraxas American Imperial Stout
We sit on the balcony of my condo, and I take a sip .
I thought only we English ( eg , Courage Russian Imperial) and the Belgians could produce anything like this .
Wow , just wow .
The ratings are totally accurate, this is a masterpiece , a stunning achievement by the Perennial Artisan Ales company
Well done
Mar 12, 2024So an American friend meets up with me in Thailand and he's bought along this Abraxas American Imperial Stout
We sit on the balcony of my condo, and I take a sip .
I thought only we English ( eg , Courage Russian Imperial) and the Belgians could produce anything like this .
Wow , just wow .
The ratings are totally accurate, this is a masterpiece , a stunning achievement by the Perennial Artisan Ales company
Well done
Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia
4.81/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
4.81/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
L - Deep brown, nearly pitch black with a small tan head that dissipates nearly immediately, leaving behind no real lacking
S - rich chocolate and chilis up front followed by caramel, vanilla, rich bourbon, and toffee
T - follows the nose: rich chocolate and even fudge, caramel, molasses, and toffee intermixed well throughout, followed by notes of vanilla, roasted malts, warm chilis, and cinnamon.
F - full bodied with light carbonation. Incredibly smooth and soft. Silky.
O - easily one of the best barrel aged stouts I've ever had
Nov 04, 2023S - rich chocolate and chilis up front followed by caramel, vanilla, rich bourbon, and toffee
T - follows the nose: rich chocolate and even fudge, caramel, molasses, and toffee intermixed well throughout, followed by notes of vanilla, roasted malts, warm chilis, and cinnamon.
F - full bodied with light carbonation. Incredibly smooth and soft. Silky.
O - easily one of the best barrel aged stouts I've ever had
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
4.29/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
750ml waxed and capped bottle into a DDG teku.
Pours thick, viscous. No head, no lace. Big, mocha colored legs. Spice and cinnamon sugar are apparent on the nose. Also notes of chocolate, fudge, molasses, and booze. Very pungent. Beer opens chocolate, fudge, and cinnamon sugar. Spicy and prickly. Vanilla and barrel in the middle. Oak, booze, and more molasses and fudge at the end. Sticky finish. Body is full with low carbonation. Smooth and rich on the palate and goes down messy with a lingering aftertaste.
I'm actually less of a fan of this than other imperial stouts in Perennial's barrel aged series. That being said, still far better than average.
Jul 26, 2023Pours thick, viscous. No head, no lace. Big, mocha colored legs. Spice and cinnamon sugar are apparent on the nose. Also notes of chocolate, fudge, molasses, and booze. Very pungent. Beer opens chocolate, fudge, and cinnamon sugar. Spicy and prickly. Vanilla and barrel in the middle. Oak, booze, and more molasses and fudge at the end. Sticky finish. Body is full with low carbonation. Smooth and rich on the palate and goes down messy with a lingering aftertaste.
I'm actually less of a fan of this than other imperial stouts in Perennial's barrel aged series. That being said, still far better than average.
Reviewed by NCSapiens from Indiana
4.4/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Excellent rye barrel with strong taste of cinnamon. Hints of cocoa nibs, ancho, and vanilla are pushed into the background by the barrel flavor, which dominates the other flavors. It is very good, but personally I slightly prefer the greater nuance of the regular Abraxis.
Apr 24, 2023
Abraxas - Barrel-Aged from Perennial Artisan Ales
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