AJ's Stout 2022 #2
Triptych Brewing

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From:
Triptych Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
15.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.34 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
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Active
Rated:
Feb 01, 2026
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Feb 01, 2026
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A bourbon barrel aged imperial stout, brewed to celebrate fatherhood featuring label artwork drawn by Justin McCarty, story told by AJ.
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

4.34/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2026-01-31
12oz bottle, silver wax over the cap. Don't see a date besides the 2022 #2.

Pours black. Not dark brown. Black. With absolutely no head. Still. Could be a glass of heavily used motor oil. Smell is screaming barrel, molasses, vanilla, and char. Boozy AF. Vanilla and dark roast coffee all over the place.

Taste is...candy. Black licorice and molasses, maple syrup. Back up a bit to the molasses...that's dominant. It is sweet, with all the dark sweet flavors you can think of. Dates, raisins, molasses, plums, sherry, vanilla, mocha.

Mouthfeel is thick, chewy, borderline sticky. Very, very nice.
Feb 01, 2026