Perennial Artisan Ales Fantastic Voyage - Barrel-Aged

Fantastic Voyage - Barrel-Aged

 

Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.77
ABV: 14.5% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Imperial stout brewed with coconut, aged in whiskey barrels.
 

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7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 9 Overall 8
75cl bottle, waxed, but with a small string coming out of the wax, so it is easily opened.
pours black with a tiny bit of transparency, but def. black and settles pitch black with no head. aroma is almost entirely coconut, there are some subtle chocolatey and sweet notes that makes the coconut come off as bounty like (and i don't like bounty at all bc it's too sweet and does not taste like real coconut) . also dark chocolate and roasted malts in the aroma. all is well blended and well balanced but no doubt at all they dropped at least one coconut tree into this bottle.
flavor is toasted coconut, roasted malts, dark chocolate, white chocolate, quite sweet but def. better than toblerone, although the sugary coconut flavor is in there somewhere. texture is velvety and smooth, hinting high quality beer. if you like sweet coconut this beer will top your charts for sure. it does not taste artificial at all, tastes like they soaked a coconut forest in white and brown sugar, then somehow stuffed it into a heavy solid imperial stout. Some serious craftmanship going on here, just sayin'
Tried from Bottle from Kihoskh on 07 Mar 2026 at 11:35

7.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From bottle at JUova Hanahuone, Helsinki.
Poured black in color, not much head.
Strong barrel aroma, wood, some booze, coconut . Flavor has light spices, sweetness, caramel, wood. Heavy stuff.
Tried on 04 Mar 2026 at 12:01

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
750ml (thx, Brent!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: very dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: American oak, bold, a bit sweet, some meaty notes. Taste: along the same lines, bold, American oak, quite sticky and bold, moderately to high sweet. Couldn't detect any coconut. Overall: good one.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2024 at 04:04

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle (July 2021). Very dark brown with very minimal tan head. Woody bourbon, chocolate, not really picking up coconut, slight alcohol harshness, decent, but room for improvement.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2024 at 04:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Dark brown. No head. This has a mellow barrel character and a rich, burnt toffee, dark chocolate aroma. On the palate, it's got a dark fruit character, like a really minerally dark chocolate. The barrel is somewhat mellow. A little coconut comes through in the end, too. Solid.
Tried on 31 May 2024 at 04:03

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
750mL bottle, pours jet black with a small light brown head. Nose is complex, with plenty of bourbon barrels, light roast, moderate coconut, and a bit of harsh booze (is that the Jim Beam?). Flavour has a fairly complex but somewhat harsh bourbon barrels -- it might be confirmation bias, but I think the Jim Beam is harming this a bit. There's also a touch of coconut in there, but this is mostly a function of the barrels. A bit harsh but it's pleasant enough.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2024 at 04:00

8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Flaska från Perennial, vintage 2020. Svart, tjock med liten brun krona. Stor, maffig, bra med kanel, kokos, viss hetta, bra med fat som balanserar. Känns nästan mer som kanel än kokos. Nästan noll motstånd. Oerhört bra som en balanserad kanelstout (helt utan kanel). Kalasgott. Ganska jämnt race mellan denna och BBT.
Tried on 06 Feb 2022 at 20:53


8/10
LCI, boozy roasty, light coconut
Tried from Bottle on 25 Dec 2020 at 12:22

9.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9.5 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
2020 bottle shared. Thanks Sam! Pours a thick and viscous deep brown to black with a bit of beige foam that dissipates. Huge coconut, bourbon and dark cacao nib aromas. Dark chocolate brownies on the palate with oak, vanilla and more bourbon notes. ABV is there, but not overly hot. Bourbon brownie batter with coconut on the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2020 at 13:38