Barrel-Aged Endless Night & Day
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Pastry Stout
Ranked #159 - ABV:
- 15.5%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #1,023 - Avg:
- 4.48 | pDev: 5.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 25, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2021
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
96
World-Class
96
World-Class
Pouring a viscous pitch black, a swirl of Barrel-Aged Endless Night & Day leaves slowly-descending legs on the side of the glass. The aroma is incredibly complex, with depth being uncovered over time as the pour slowly warms. Aromas of a mid-morning coffeehouse, specialty dark chocolate, and whisky-soaked oak make an appearance upfront, before giving way to secondary tones of sticky molasses, fudge, and vanilla cream. BA Endless Night & Day drinks thick and offers a decadent sweetness prior to finishing with a warming alcohol presence and gentle bitterness.
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Reviewed by Damian from Massachusetts
4.9/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.9/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Drank from a 16.9 fl oz (500 ml) bottle purchased at Trillium Brewing Company, Boston, MA
Served in a tulip
The beer poured a super dense and oily, near pitch black hue. A creamy but small, crimson-tinged saddle brown head topped the body and quickly fell to a thin ringlet. There was no lacing whatsoever. The liquid did however deposit a sticky yellow film along the glass.
The aroma was outstanding. Coffee notes came through big time. Super rich and smooth. Loads of roasted and caramel malt character. There was a punchy brown sugar-like sweetness too. Vanilla was also apparent. Some chocolate fudge as well. The vanilla and the chocolate notes really intensified as the beer warmed. Moderate bourbon presence. For 15.5% ABV, the alcohol was remarkably well hidden.
The flavor profile was also fantastic. Uber malty and robust up front. Big coffee presence. Loads of brown sugar in the center. Sweet but not excessively so. Chocolate fudge notes were also apparent. Good dose of vanilla too. Oaky bourbon-barrel notes kicked in hard as the beer moved along the palate. Like in the nose, the alcohol was well buried. Moderate amount of booze, roast and lingering sweetness on the back end and in the finish.
Excellent dense, viscous mouthfeel. Creamy and full bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine, rather subdued effervescence that worked very nicely.
While many of Trillium’s barrel-aged stouts have been fantastic, this might be their best effort to date. The adjuncts were punchy but not overdone, and the barrel notes complimented the beer perfectly. Pastry stouts rarely get any better than this.
Jul 27, 2021Served in a tulip
The beer poured a super dense and oily, near pitch black hue. A creamy but small, crimson-tinged saddle brown head topped the body and quickly fell to a thin ringlet. There was no lacing whatsoever. The liquid did however deposit a sticky yellow film along the glass.
The aroma was outstanding. Coffee notes came through big time. Super rich and smooth. Loads of roasted and caramel malt character. There was a punchy brown sugar-like sweetness too. Vanilla was also apparent. Some chocolate fudge as well. The vanilla and the chocolate notes really intensified as the beer warmed. Moderate bourbon presence. For 15.5% ABV, the alcohol was remarkably well hidden.
The flavor profile was also fantastic. Uber malty and robust up front. Big coffee presence. Loads of brown sugar in the center. Sweet but not excessively so. Chocolate fudge notes were also apparent. Good dose of vanilla too. Oaky bourbon-barrel notes kicked in hard as the beer moved along the palate. Like in the nose, the alcohol was well buried. Moderate amount of booze, roast and lingering sweetness on the back end and in the finish.
Excellent dense, viscous mouthfeel. Creamy and full bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine, rather subdued effervescence that worked very nicely.
While many of Trillium’s barrel-aged stouts have been fantastic, this might be their best effort to date. The adjuncts were punchy but not overdone, and the barrel notes complimented the beer perfectly. Pastry stouts rarely get any better than this.
Reviewed by dafla67 from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours deep pitch black. Aroma is roasty malts, coffee, vanilla and bourbon. Intense taste. Very bourbon dominated, roasted malts, coffee, caramel and vanilla. Mouthfeel is thick and chewy. One of best Trillium barrel aged stouts.
May 31, 2021
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