Almond Cake - Barrel Aged
Trillium Brewing Company in Canton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.85
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Barrel-Aged Almond Cake is a bold, sumptuous imperial stout brewed with harmoniously blended dark malts and conditioned on Madagascar vanilla beans and toasted almonds. More than three years of subsequent maturation in bourbon barrels adds well-structured oak presence, mellow spirit character, and graceful smoothness.
Out of the bottle, Barrel-Aged Almond Cake pours an opaque, jet black with an inviting light brown head. Swirling the glass brings forth opulent aromas of caramel-coated almonds, vanilla cream, chocolate brownies, and wispy bourbon. Upon first sip, the palate opens with satisfying waves of almond-vanilla latte and freshly-baked chocolate confections leading to notes of dark fruit and subdued oakiness.
Soft, roasted notes balance sweeter tones with a slight, rounded bitterness. With a thick, rich mouthfeel and delicate finish, Barrel-Aged Almond Cake is a decadent dessert for any celebratory occasion.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
ABV: 15.7%
HOPS: Hop Extract
MALT: American 2 Row Barley, C-120, Flaked Oats, Black Patent Malt, Chocolate Malt, Munich Malt, White Wheat, C-80, Pale Malt, Caramel Malt, Beech Smoked Malt, Roasted Barley, Simpson DRC
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Madagascar Vanilla Bean, Toasted Almond
Out of the bottle, Barrel-Aged Almond Cake pours an opaque, jet black with an inviting light brown head. Swirling the glass brings forth opulent aromas of caramel-coated almonds, vanilla cream, chocolate brownies, and wispy bourbon. Upon first sip, the palate opens with satisfying waves of almond-vanilla latte and freshly-baked chocolate confections leading to notes of dark fruit and subdued oakiness.
Soft, roasted notes balance sweeter tones with a slight, rounded bitterness. With a thick, rich mouthfeel and delicate finish, Barrel-Aged Almond Cake is a decadent dessert for any celebratory occasion.
STYLE: Imperial Stout
ABV: 15.7%
HOPS: Hop Extract
MALT: American 2 Row Barley, C-120, Flaked Oats, Black Patent Malt, Chocolate Malt, Munich Malt, White Wheat, C-80, Pale Malt, Caramel Malt, Beech Smoked Malt, Roasted Barley, Simpson DRC
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS: Madagascar Vanilla Bean, Toasted Almond
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at the Columbus Christmas Tasting. 15/12/2022. Thanks to Wingman. Aroma i s semi sweet, caramel, brown fudge, cocoa, hot alcohol. Flavour is composed of . burnt cocoa, dusty. Palate is oily, moderate carbonation. . oily. Moderate carbonation,
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on 15 Dec 2022
at 20:54
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on 13 Dec 2022
at 13:57
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle, 500 ml at my bday Grande Tasting. Black with tan head. Lots of chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, almonds, bourbon. Warming. Sweet. Viscous smooth texture. Low carbonation. Medium to full bodied. Very nice.
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on 16 Aug 2022
at 05:57