Barrel-Aged Sump (2025)
(Batch of Sump - Barrel-Aged)
Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.44
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Decadent coffee stout aged in Willett Wheated + Willett Rye barrels for about 24-26 months before being introduced to Sump coffee. This year's blend is with Papua New Guinea coffee beans
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
this 75cl bottle says 13.4% instead of 13.5% but otherwise exactly same label and text.
pours nearly black and not at all watery, settles with a small brown ring head with bubbles.
strong bourbon aroma, strong hard roasted malts aroma strong coffee and espresso aroma. more coffe than espresso. in fact more well roasted coffee beans than coffee. i think the coffee note is the stronges of the aroma notes. this is pretty rare.
flavor is sweet from bourbon, roasted malts, coconut, syrupy vanilla like note, end is pastry stoutish. it's like the roasted malts have a bit of troube getting through the other flavors. very decent but imho perhaps too much bourbon, maybe longer barrelling would add more complexity. maybe double mashing the stout would add more base and backbone.
pours nearly black and not at all watery, settles with a small brown ring head with bubbles.
strong bourbon aroma, strong hard roasted malts aroma strong coffee and espresso aroma. more coffe than espresso. in fact more well roasted coffee beans than coffee. i think the coffee note is the stronges of the aroma notes. this is pretty rare.
flavor is sweet from bourbon, roasted malts, coconut, syrupy vanilla like note, end is pastry stoutish. it's like the roasted malts have a bit of troube getting through the other flavors. very decent but imho perhaps too much bourbon, maybe longer barrelling would add more complexity. maybe double mashing the stout would add more base and backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Kihoskh
on 09 Sep 2026
at 11:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 75cl partagée avec Isaac, Sergi, Costa, Bernat, Tavo, Iñaki, Nacho, Trota - El Birrot & Basque region friends mega tasting. Merci!
Anno 2025
Noire huile de moteur, épais huileux doré au verre, col mokaish.
Arôme est profond sur les malts - chocolaté, barrique de rye bourbon notes de vanille - café en support avec un léger côté presque framboise et un gros chocolaté qui revient à la charge.
Palais est épais, grosse charge de malts - pas mal de chocolat avec une petite douceur de lactose en support mais sans être surfaite - vanille, cacao, chaleur des quasi 14%. Tellement gros, le café prend presque un effet anodin - le tout verse un peu plus sur les fruits rouges et repris par des notes de cacao.
Anno 2025
Noire huile de moteur, épais huileux doré au verre, col mokaish.
Arôme est profond sur les malts - chocolaté, barrique de rye bourbon notes de vanille - café en support avec un léger côté presque framboise et un gros chocolaté qui revient à la charge.
Palais est épais, grosse charge de malts - pas mal de chocolat avec une petite douceur de lactose en support mais sans être surfaite - vanille, cacao, chaleur des quasi 14%. Tellement gros, le café prend presque un effet anodin - le tout verse un peu plus sur les fruits rouges et repris par des notes de cacao.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2025
at 17:16