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Tiramisu
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 10.6%
- Score:
- 98
- Avg:
- 4.47 | pDev: 6.71%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 26, 2021
- Added:
- Mar 08, 2018
- Wants:
- 19
- Gots:
- 16
Collaboration with J. Wakefield Brewing
We teamed up with Miami's J. Wakefield Brewing to create another Italian dessert inspired decadent stout! This time we captured elements of Tiramisu in this Imperial Stout with five hundred pounds of Lady Fingers from Salem, Massachusetts based AJs Bakery, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans, Brown Sugar, and coffee from Mostra & Barrington.
Tiramisu leads with powerful aromas of deeply roasted coffee, rich dark chocolate, vanilla, and a backbone of freshly baked cake and subtle caramelized brown sugar. The palate continues with more dark chocolate, vanilla, brownie batter, and heavy, creamy coffee. A thick, viscous, latte-like mouthfeel leaves a coating on the glass and lingering, satisfying sweetness in the mouth.
MALT: Maris Otter, C80, C120, Flaked Oats, Black Malt, Chocolate Malt, Munich Malt, White Wheat, Dark Brown Sugar, Lactose Sugar, Lady Fingers
HOPS, ETC: Hop Extract
We teamed up with Miami's J. Wakefield Brewing to create another Italian dessert inspired decadent stout! This time we captured elements of Tiramisu in this Imperial Stout with five hundred pounds of Lady Fingers from Salem, Massachusetts based AJs Bakery, Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans, Brown Sugar, and coffee from Mostra & Barrington.
Tiramisu leads with powerful aromas of deeply roasted coffee, rich dark chocolate, vanilla, and a backbone of freshly baked cake and subtle caramelized brown sugar. The palate continues with more dark chocolate, vanilla, brownie batter, and heavy, creamy coffee. A thick, viscous, latte-like mouthfeel leaves a coating on the glass and lingering, satisfying sweetness in the mouth.
MALT: Maris Otter, C80, C120, Flaked Oats, Black Malt, Chocolate Malt, Munich Malt, White Wheat, Dark Brown Sugar, Lactose Sugar, Lady Fingers
HOPS, ETC: Hop Extract
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Ratings by Damian:
Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts
4.91/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.91/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Drank on tap at Trillium Brewing Company, Canton, MA
Served in a tulip
Viscous, pitch black appearance. The dense, oily looking body was capped by a small, saddle brown head that quickly dissolved. There was no lacing whatsoever.
The aroma was outstanding. Coffee notes dominated. Bold Italian roast coffee. Malty and robust. Loads of sweet cream. Big vanilla presence too. Dark chocolate was noticeable as well. Chocolate fudge came to mind. Brown sugar was also quite apparent. Quite sweet overall but not excessively so.
The flavor profile was similar to the aroma and also fantastic. Huge coffee presence once again. This tasted like dark roast coffee with lots of sugar and heavy cream mixed in. Super milky. Malty and rich. Strong vanilla notes. Loads of brown sugar sweetness too. Powdered cocoa came through in the center. Just a hint of roasty bitterness on the finish. Brown sugar notes lingered after the swallow.
Despite the fact that the mouthfeel was only medium-full for the style, it was ridiculously creamy and plush. The liquid contained a fine, frothy, tongue blanketing effervescence. By the end of the glass, the beer left a thick, sticky film on my lips.
Tiramisu is yet another amazing, coffee-infused, Trillium X J. Wakefield collaboration pastry stout. While slightly lighter in body and lower in alcohol than Affogato, I thought this beer was better overall.
Mar 09, 2018Served in a tulip
Viscous, pitch black appearance. The dense, oily looking body was capped by a small, saddle brown head that quickly dissolved. There was no lacing whatsoever.
The aroma was outstanding. Coffee notes dominated. Bold Italian roast coffee. Malty and robust. Loads of sweet cream. Big vanilla presence too. Dark chocolate was noticeable as well. Chocolate fudge came to mind. Brown sugar was also quite apparent. Quite sweet overall but not excessively so.
The flavor profile was similar to the aroma and also fantastic. Huge coffee presence once again. This tasted like dark roast coffee with lots of sugar and heavy cream mixed in. Super milky. Malty and rich. Strong vanilla notes. Loads of brown sugar sweetness too. Powdered cocoa came through in the center. Just a hint of roasty bitterness on the finish. Brown sugar notes lingered after the swallow.
Despite the fact that the mouthfeel was only medium-full for the style, it was ridiculously creamy and plush. The liquid contained a fine, frothy, tongue blanketing effervescence. By the end of the glass, the beer left a thick, sticky film on my lips.
Tiramisu is yet another amazing, coffee-infused, Trillium X J. Wakefield collaboration pastry stout. While slightly lighter in body and lower in alcohol than Affogato, I thought this beer was better overall.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
2.74/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.74/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Can’t say it bowled me over like the Lebowski going for a strike. Actually, it has a bit of a rancid/bug killer taste to it. Raul like “What?” when a Kershaw curve hits all kinds of plate but Angel Hernandez calls it a ball anyway.
I’m out.
Nov 26, 2021I’m out.
Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts
4.24/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Drank 10.18.19 - aged nicely but can't say I was blown away by it.
Semi-aggressive pour led to a nice chocolate brown head that eventually settled out. Remained flat thereafter.
Smell was not really distinguishable, probably some coffee but that's not really my strong point so I'll just give it a 4.25.
Taste was dominated by roasty coffee, maybe a little booze as it warmed; I couldn't get any vanilla.
Feel was not as thick as some other Trillium stouts, but at the same time, not bad.
Overall, too dominated by roasty coffee for me, and I'm not a fan of roastiness in stouts or porters so I can't say it really worked for me. On the other hand, it appeared to be a nicely executed beer and held up well after 1.5 years on the clock for a pastry stout.
Oct 19, 2019Semi-aggressive pour led to a nice chocolate brown head that eventually settled out. Remained flat thereafter.
Smell was not really distinguishable, probably some coffee but that's not really my strong point so I'll just give it a 4.25.
Taste was dominated by roasty coffee, maybe a little booze as it warmed; I couldn't get any vanilla.
Feel was not as thick as some other Trillium stouts, but at the same time, not bad.
Overall, too dominated by roasty coffee for me, and I'm not a fan of roastiness in stouts or porters so I can't say it really worked for me. On the other hand, it appeared to be a nicely executed beer and held up well after 1.5 years on the clock for a pastry stout.
Rated by robotic_being from Illinois
4.48/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.48/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Drank at Wakefest in Miami, 2019.
Feb 04, 2019
Tiramisu from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
98 out of
100 with
133 ratings
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