Tiramisu
Trillium Brewing Company

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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:
133
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
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Ratings by Damian:
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Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts

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, 2018
More User Ratings:
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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
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, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by ConnorSimpson41 from Pennsylvania

Jul 31, 2020
 
Rated: 4.46 by SierraFlight from Virginia

Feb 06, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by Beerbom from California

Oct 28, 2019
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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
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, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Sep 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.52 by Taycro from Massachusetts

Aug 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.55 by mig100 from Texas

Jul 21, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Jun 08, 2019
 
Rated: 4.53 by joemochas from Florida

Mar 15, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by Raziel313 from California

Feb 09, 2019
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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
Drank at Wakefest in Miami, 2019.
Feb 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.9 by osant37 from New York

Feb 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by Snig623 from Missouri

Jan 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by rab53 from Washington

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by Kurmaraja from California

Jan 10, 2019
 
Rated: 4.5 by Narthax from Texas

Jan 04, 2019
 
Rated: 4.46 by Bum4ever from California

Dec 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.6 by lupercmda from North Carolina

Dec 03, 2018
Tiramisu from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 133 ratings