Barrel-Aged Abraxas - Perennial Artisan Ales

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rAvg: 4.66
pDev: 9.87%
Reviews: 26
Hads: 140

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Perennial Artisan Ales

Missouri, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 11.00% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (15), on-tap (11).

Notes:
Imperial Stout aged 11 months in Rittehouse rye whiskey barrels with cacao nibs, ancho chiles, vanilla beans, and cinnamon.

2012 - 47 cases released

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Reviews by T-Leb:

T-Leb

Missouri

5/5 rDev +7.3%

01-26-2013 04:43:59 | More by T-Leb

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MarkIntihar

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -24.9%

05-22-2013 13:35:42 | More by MarkIntihar

billyshears

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev -3.4%

05-19-2013 17:49:20 | More by billyshears

Photekut

Azerbaijan

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-18-2013 20:54:54 | More by Photekut

dczernic

Illinois

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-17-2013 13:49:08 | More by dczernic

Rainblows

Illinois

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-16-2013 14:34:39 | More by Rainblows

Holland

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev -3.4%

05-15-2013 03:10:41 | More by Holland

POTABLE83

New York

4.75/5 rDev +1.9%

05-14-2013 19:30:17 | More by POTABLE83

Jordy777

Illinois

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-14-2013 18:14:37 | More by Jordy777

flipdog0

North Carolina

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-13-2013 19:45:00 | More by flipdog0

chase2634

Pennsylvania

4.75/5 rDev +1.9%

05-11-2013 13:53:37 | More by chase2634

zrab11

Indiana

4.5/5 rDev -3.4%

05-10-2013 02:27:09 | More by zrab11

phishphorce

Pennsylvania

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-09-2013 01:33:35 | More by phishphorce

OrangeAmps

Massachusetts

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-08-2013 22:45:55 | More by OrangeAmps

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -3.4%

05-07-2013 23:43:35 | More by cadaugherty

Hopbully

Virginia

5/5 rDev +7.3%

05-07-2013 04:20:35 | More by Hopbully

Drucifer

Illinois

4.45/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

On tap at Vav's tap takeover at the Norse Bar in Chicago. It was poured into a tulip glass (a generous pour at a reasonable price as well so seek this bar out!).

A: Black with some slight carbonation

S: Simply amazing; this smells like cinnamon/spice/vanilla/chocolate and in no specific order. This is a very balanced dessert.

T: Pretty good, but not my favorite of the style. Huge cinnamon and spice followed by subtle chocolate and vanilla. I got zero barrel out of it, but that is not a complaint as the traditional oak/bourbon notes may be a bad thing for this style.

M: Not as thick as a big RIS or BA RIS, but definitely not thin.

O: This is definitely an amazing imperial mole stout and the barrel aging really enhances the cinnamon/spice/vanilla/chocolate flavor and smell. Definitely way better than regular Abraxas and probably the best smelling stout I've ever had; however, I do prefer Hunahpu as I tend to like the Vanilla/Chocolate to be the dominating flavors.

I definitely recommend trying to get ahold of this beer, but not at the current asking price in ISO:FT. It is amazing, but there are a lot of beers out there equally as good or better.

Serving type: on-tap

05-05-2013 17:26:31 | More by Drucifer