Beyond Forever (Batch #1)
(Batch of Beyond Forever)
Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Faction BrewingStout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.66
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Beyond Forever is a stout blend built from the rich and creamy character of Ugandan vanilla beans. A trio of stouts that were aged in Willett, Weller, and Blanton's barrels set a complex base of dark chocolate, toasted almond, vanilla-soaked oak, and ganache. The vanilla beans blossom into ripe fig and silky milk chocolate notes.
Blend:
Duke (barrel #057, 063, 064) aged 7 months in Weller barrels
Adderley (barrel #052) aged 8 months in Blanton's barrels
Axelrod (barrel #010) aged 10 months in Willett barrels
Axelrod (barrel #018) aged 10 months in Blanton's barrels
2020 Release
Blend:
Duke (barrel #057, 063, 064) aged 7 months in Weller barrels
Adderley (barrel #052) aged 8 months in Blanton's barrels
Axelrod (barrel #010) aged 10 months in Willett barrels
Axelrod (barrel #018) aged 10 months in Blanton's barrels
2020 Release
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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml (thx, Kevin G.!) @ Ryan's shared with Farees. Side by side with Double Barrel version.
Aroma: nice vanilla (and awesome chocolate from the bottle), some berries, American oak.
Taste: vanilla, kinda roasty, a bit soapy.
Overall: quality, but it's not very impressive IMHO.
Aroma: nice vanilla (and awesome chocolate from the bottle), some berries, American oak.
Taste: vanilla, kinda roasty, a bit soapy.
Overall: quality, but it's not very impressive IMHO.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2025
at 03:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 1 pint .9 fl oz bottle (side by side with Double Barrel Beyond Forever). Very dark brown with small beige head. Nice vanilla aroma on the nose. Fruity berry like vanilla on the taste, blends nicely, fairly simple, but solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2025
at 03:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
B1 shared by Brad - thanks! Pours clear black, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is xocoa, bourbon, vanilla, dark chocolate, hint of sherry. Flavor is merlin sweet, light bitter. Full body. Holding up well.
Tried
on 16 Jun 2023
at 21:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample during the We're Covered with all the Beers Stowed from Vermont, Maple You Woodstock Less? tasting on 08/21/2021.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2021
at 17:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Smooth, slightly roasty and sweetish with some vanilla powder, hints of bourbon, syrup and caramely toffee notes. Pretty balanced, but quite oldskoolish IS
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2021
at 12:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle thanks to Anthony. Pours black with small tan head that lasts. The aroma is strong vanilla bean, bourbon, wood, cocoa. Slick body, vanilla, marshmallow, roast, cocoa, bourbon, nice sweetness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2020
at 04:11