Prairie Pe-Kan
Prairie Artisan Ales

Poured from a 12 oz bottle bought in Kansas.

Dark brown color; slightly hazy when held to the light. No head or lacing on my sample, which is not unusual for barrel-aged beers, but is unusual for examples from Prairie that I've had. Aromas of pecan nuttiness, oak and whiskey. Very inviting. Flavors are vast, with dark chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla, nuts. and whiskey. Medium body and low carbonation, slightly cloying impression. Hops bitterness blends with alcohol heat to be indistinguishable. This is a very good barrel-aged stout, but doesn't necessarily stand out from the crowd for me.

 

Dark brownish black body. Thick with no foam and a small amount of carbonation. This one is probably a bit too aged, but I would have expected it to have aged decently well at 11.5% Hefty amounts of overly roasted malts, and good amounts of soy. Tastes pretty booze actually. Not much pecans or vanilla are to be found. Maybe the character is a bit different, hard to tell. I think there is a lot of fresh hop character brewed into this one that did not age well because it tastes a bit like a year+ old IPA. I'd have to try this one again and rereview.

12oz bottle - "enjoyed" after my 1st day @ my new job

Pours black with a khaki rim, no head. Doesn't smell like much, just a faint sweetness. Taste is very artificial, I get sweetbread and vanilla extract, with a nice bite of alcohol. Better as it warms, but the booze heat is still the best part. This stuff is way too sweet and plasticky - sorta flavorless too. And it doesn't help things that it's way too expensive

From the bottle, it pours a very dark black color with virtually no carbonation or head. Sweetish aroma with noticeable alcohol, at least initially. The taste is sweet and nutty - again, noticeable alcohol. As noted by others, drink it slowly, out of a snifter.

 

Black color, no foam, little carbonation. Starts sweet but finish bitter with alcohol taste, I can tell it is higher abv. Vanilla is present but subtle. This is made to drink slowly. Quite pleasant to savor.

 

 

 

Had Pe-Kan poured from 12-oz. bottle, no date, gift from friend, into snifter.

The pour is okay: perfectly black, with little head, but leaving a few specks of lace. The aroma is where this beer kicks off: pecans! and some other stuff (rich malts, vanilla?, hop spice). On drinking, more pecans! over a smooth, sweet base, and then a big hop bite and alcohol burn finish.

07/31/20 bottle @ home

 

A rough pour generates a very thin dark tan head on top of very dark brown body. Very sweet aroma, lots of caramel, some dark fruit & alcohol. Sweet flavors, caramel, vanilla, pecan, coffee, toasted malt & alcohol. Mouthfeel is thick & silky smooth with mild alcohol heat. A malty pecan pie of a beer.

 

 

 

 

First time trying something from Prairie.

Enjoyed in Spigleau stout glass. Pours pure black with no head. Smells delicious although more vanilla than any almond detected, just like the taste. Seems thin to the tongue despite its characteristics.

Bottom line: worth a try but won't be regular part of my purchases