Barista Bandit

Transcend Beer Crafters in Plainville, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Atrium Brewing
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special

Score

7.56

ABV: 13.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

We connected with our buds at Atrium Brewing in Louisville, KY to blend this barrel aged banger. This limited release Imperial Stout was first aged 2-3 years in Buffalo Trace and Heaven Hill bourbon barrels. It was then returned to stainless for blending, and conditioned on Louisville’s own Bean Coffee Roasters “Big Dog Blend”, house processed toasted cacao nibs, house toasted coconut, and Madagascar vanilla. Notes of smooth dark chocolate, sticky toffee, cold brew coffee, coconut macaroons, Samoa cookies, and mounds candy bars!

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8.5

tfontana (7277) reviewed Barista Bandit from Transcend Beer Crafters 3 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared by ClarkVV--thanks Clark! Inky, motor oil, thick viscosity. Aroma is strong malts, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, milder coconut. Taste is strong chocolate, coffee, vanilla, later caramel, hint of coconut, mild bourbon. Smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Wow, this is really good! Well balanced and a really nice sipper to take some time with.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:59

8.3

CLW (16859) reviewed Barista Bandit from Transcend Beer Crafters 3 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

500 ml bottle. Thank you Clarkvv on the share. Aroma has bold coffee, bourbon that resembles a brownie batter. Flavor has a solid amount of barrel with light notes of coconut and coffee. No alcohol is noticed. Very tame, which adds to the drinkable quality.

Tried from Bottle at Transcend Beer Crafters on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:47

8.5

Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Barista Bandit from Transcend Beer Crafters 3 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

2025 bottle from the brewery, drunk 11/2/25, as pictured.
Barrel is big and bold and beats out the adjuncts, which is always preferable. Very spicy with light sweetness. Seems to be more Heaven Hill than Biff Trace. Elements of adjuncts all present but tasteful. No booze or sugar.
Barrel mixing with coffee and light vanilla. Not syrupy but nicely chewy. Good attenuation. Tasteful, mellow and flavorful. Cacao fairly prominent. Transcend currently crushing the beer game.

Tried from Bottle at Transcend Beer Crafters on 02 Nov 2025 at 13:39