Barrel-Aged Sump Coffee Stout
Perennial Artisan Ales
- From:
- Perennial Artisan Ales
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #142 - Avg:
- 4.52 | pDev: 7.52%
- Reviews:
- 76
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 05, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2012
- Wants:
- 622
- Gots:
- 69
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Aged in Rittenhouse Rye barrels.
First batch used Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso.
Bottle release used Sump Coffee of St. Louis.
Silver Medal at 2013 GABF in the coffee beer category.
First batch used Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso.
Bottle release used Sump Coffee of St. Louis.
Silver Medal at 2013 GABF in the coffee beer category.
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Reviewed by Whyteboar from Michigan
4.57/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.57/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
The pour is stout black with a very dense light brown head. Nice looking beer.
The taste leads with dark fruit, then coffee and leather, a touch of rye whiskey and almost zero hops presence.
The feel, thanks to the lactose, is lightly viscous which makes it a very good sipping beer.
OA, rather annoying that I only picked up one when I had the chance. Very good.
Apr 05, 2025The taste leads with dark fruit, then coffee and leather, a touch of rye whiskey and almost zero hops presence.
The feel, thanks to the lactose, is lightly viscous which makes it a very good sipping beer.
OA, rather annoying that I only picked up one when I had the chance. Very good.
Reviewed by mschrei from Illinois
4.84/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.84/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Just a simply outstanding beer. Roasty dark malt, strong bittersweet coffee, and a boozy barrel presence. Extremely well balanced with strong flavors. Second barred aged stout I’ve had from Perennial in the last month (Abraxas being the other), and both are among the best beers I’ve ever had.
Aug 25, 2024
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
4.58/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.58/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Appearance - The beer was brownish black in appearance with tan bubbles clinging to the sides of the glass.
Smell - The nose went beyond normal coffee, sweetness. I thought I might have detected maple.
Mouthfeel - There was a huge coffee presence in the beer. It was sweet, giving me the impression that I was getting some maple in the profile. The barrel was strong, leaving no doubt that this was barrel aged. It had the right balance and was not hot. The coffee profile lingered.
Mouthfeel - There was a high drinkability factor, since the stout was not overly thick. Still, the profile lingered.
Overall - This beer really hit all the notes for a barrel aged coffee, stout.
Jun 03, 2024Smell - The nose went beyond normal coffee, sweetness. I thought I might have detected maple.
Mouthfeel - There was a huge coffee presence in the beer. It was sweet, giving me the impression that I was getting some maple in the profile. The barrel was strong, leaving no doubt that this was barrel aged. It had the right balance and was not hot. The coffee profile lingered.
Mouthfeel - There was a high drinkability factor, since the stout was not overly thick. Still, the profile lingered.
Overall - This beer really hit all the notes for a barrel aged coffee, stout.
Rated by DontPanic42 from Kentucky
4.52/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
so much coffee
May 23, 2024
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4.25/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Windsor Homebrew in Costa Mesa, CA.
This one is like when the surf report calls for an overhead day with offshore winds, but when you pull up, all you see are three footers. Like, they are still rolling in all nice and stuff, and it will still satisfy, but damn…you were dreaming of almost stand up barrels. And it’s cool like that. Why mope? The sun is still shining, and hotties still flock to the shore when the waves are just average. Because what do they care? “Omg, beach selfie!”
Apr 04, 2024This one is like when the surf report calls for an overhead day with offshore winds, but when you pull up, all you see are three footers. Like, they are still rolling in all nice and stuff, and it will still satisfy, but damn…you were dreaming of almost stand up barrels. And it’s cool like that. Why mope? The sun is still shining, and hotties still flock to the shore when the waves are just average. Because what do they care? “Omg, beach selfie!”
Rated by pathman from Ohio
5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
03/31/24 bottle @ home
Mar 31, 2024
Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia
4.61/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.61/5 rDev +2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L - Deep, motor oil black with a very thin dark tan head that dissipates quickly leaving behind minimal to no lacing
S - Sweet whiskey, fudge, roasted rich coffee
T - follows the nose - rich fudge, roasted coffee, intermixed with sweet whiskey. Slight hints of oak. Slight lactose.
F - full bodied, light carbonation. Smooth, silky, rich
O - Very good BBA stout, but personally, I prefer the standard Sump as I'm not sure the barrel aging makes that much of a difference.
Jan 28, 2024S - Sweet whiskey, fudge, roasted rich coffee
T - follows the nose - rich fudge, roasted coffee, intermixed with sweet whiskey. Slight hints of oak. Slight lactose.
F - full bodied, light carbonation. Smooth, silky, rich
O - Very good BBA stout, but personally, I prefer the standard Sump as I'm not sure the barrel aging makes that much of a difference.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.56/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
*?
11/24/23
Bottle to snifter.
Coffee Aroma is awesome. Also roasted malt oak, cedar.
Fudgy, bourbon, wood.
Smooth with a slight Coffee bite.
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Nov 24, 202311/24/23
Bottle to snifter.
Coffee Aroma is awesome. Also roasted malt oak, cedar.
Fudgy, bourbon, wood.
Smooth with a slight Coffee bite.
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**
Rated by jb_4226 from Texas
4.9/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.9/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
#191, good stuff!
Nov 07, 2023
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