Nanaimo
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.6%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.17 | pDev: 10.07%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 17, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 25, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Collaboration with Bellwoods Brewery and Evil Twin Brewing
We teamed up with our friends at Bellwoods and Evil Twin Brewing to brew our latest dessert-inspired imperial stout. Nanaimo draws its inspiration from the no bake, classic Canadian confection: a triple layer bar with a graham cracker-coconut crumble base, a vanilla custard cream icing center and a chocolate ganache top. We captured these elements by adding 750 pounds of Graham Cracker to the mash along with lactose, and then conditioned the beer on coconut, vanilla, and chocolate.
Pouring a opaque, jet black with a light brown head, Nanaimo conjures up aromas of vanilla bean scones, warm chocolate pudding, and lightly toasted mixed nuts. Like it’s namesake dessert, Nanaimo presents a richly layered palate with deep lingering flavors of graham cracker crust, brown sugar cookie dough, shredded sweet coconut, crème brûlée, and melted milk chocolate. Decadent with a rounded, latte-like medium body, Nanaimo has a lingering sweetness that calls you back after each sip.
MALT: Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Flaked Oats, Black Patent, Munich Malt
HOPS: Hop Extract
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Graham Crackers, Dark Belgian Candi Syrup, Dark Brown Sugar, Lactose
We teamed up with our friends at Bellwoods and Evil Twin Brewing to brew our latest dessert-inspired imperial stout. Nanaimo draws its inspiration from the no bake, classic Canadian confection: a triple layer bar with a graham cracker-coconut crumble base, a vanilla custard cream icing center and a chocolate ganache top. We captured these elements by adding 750 pounds of Graham Cracker to the mash along with lactose, and then conditioned the beer on coconut, vanilla, and chocolate.
Pouring a opaque, jet black with a light brown head, Nanaimo conjures up aromas of vanilla bean scones, warm chocolate pudding, and lightly toasted mixed nuts. Like it’s namesake dessert, Nanaimo presents a richly layered palate with deep lingering flavors of graham cracker crust, brown sugar cookie dough, shredded sweet coconut, crème brûlée, and melted milk chocolate. Decadent with a rounded, latte-like medium body, Nanaimo has a lingering sweetness that calls you back after each sip.
MALT: Maris Otter, Crystal Malt, Flaked Oats, Black Patent, Munich Malt
HOPS: Hop Extract
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Graham Crackers, Dark Belgian Candi Syrup, Dark Brown Sugar, Lactose
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Rated by OompaMentor from Georgia
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
DLD - 5/18/2019
Jun 25, 2021
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Novare during stoutfest 2020
Jan 22, 2020
Reviewed by soze47 from Massachusetts
4.06/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Named for a Canadian dessert bar with graham cracker, coconut, vanilla, and chocolate. Graham notes are nice and give this a bit of a unique trait that stands out against other lactose pastry stouts. Coconut is mice too, although the vanilla is a bit much when paired with the lactose - pops too much.
May 12, 2019
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