About This Beer
Perennial’s poster child, Abraxas, is a benchmark of Pastry Stout excellence — it practically inspired the rise of the style. This vintage comes loaded with Ancho chili peppers, bittersweet cacao nibs, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Tasting Notes
Just imagine drinking an artisanal cup of cocoa decked out with tongue-tickling spices. Tantalizing ripples of dark chocolate swirl alongside creamy caramel and warming spice, expertly complimented by the gentle heat coming from the boozy 11.5% ABV. And it’s all wrapped up in sumptuous notes of roasty malts.
Malty
Rich
Boozy
Spicy
Limited Release
Noteworthy Ingredients
Cacao Nibs
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Ancho Chile Pepper
Reviews
4.47
4.5
Love it, will definitely buy again.
4.5
One of my cavorites
4.75
This is great. Love how thick and substantial it feels, and the balanced flavor.
5.0
So good. Spicy. Delicious. Smooth.
5.0
Fantastic mouth feel
4.25
Was once something to seek. Now, with all other great offerings similar in flavor profile out there, this is just run of the mill. Still hoping to get my hands on the bba version.
4.5
Amazing as always.
5.0
Full bodied and balanced for the style
4.0
Chocolatey and sweet up front, followed by burnt oak and malt, then settles into vanilla and a hint of spicey pepper for the win. Layers of awesome.
4.5
Nice rich stout. Can’t wait to try it again!
4.75
Great. Would buy again
5.0
Rich, viscous, full bodied, super tasty world class stout.
4.5
Always good. Like drinking a gingerbread cookie. Thank Tavour for the three pack option with Coffee and Vanilla at a decent price.
5.0
Big body and thick mouthfeel. Just the right amount of heat from the chiles that is perfectly balanced out by the coffee and chocolate
5.0
Smells like a cinnamon roll
4.0
Well balanced but somewhat underwhelming
5.0
One of the best beers on the planet!
4.75
First time I had this was at a cafe in Belgium, I loved it then, I love it now.
4.0
This is a great stout. Strong coffee notes
5.0
So well balanced in flavor and mouthfeel, an all time great!
5.0
Oldie but goodie
4.5
The OG. Wonderful coffee and chocolate notes. Smooth as can be.
4.5
I don’f normally like pastry stouts but I really enjoyed this one.
5.0
Cinnamon bomb, beautiful mouthfeel
4.0
Never been a fan of peppers but great viscosity and mouthfeel
5.0
This is a great dessert beer that I have been buying for over five years. The base imperial stout is excellent. The cinnamon, vanilla cocoa nibs, and chili peppers are well balanced and the chili peppers do not stand out on this beer. I really enjoy this beer and have several in the cellar.
4.5
I can only dream what the BA version of this must taste like.
4.25
So good. Great cinnamon and vanilla flavors.
3.0
Dusty dry and other off notes
4.25
Lots of cinnamon. Chili is well balanced
4.25
Never felt like this was as good as it was supposed to be. Solid imperial stout, but the absence of coffee has always puzzled me.
4.75
So smooth. When chilled the cinnamon and chili are prominent but then fade as the beer warms. Liking this better than the coffee abraxas of the same year, slow sipping beer that’s a great way to finish a summer day. Chocolate on palette with cinnamon being most prevalent early. Cacao nose when warmed up.
This is a reminder that serving temps should be shared with the beer; fine to a be a range. It’s enjoyable to have the beer evolve as temp rises. But I don’t get enough of these to be able to experiment with serving temps and aging length.
4.0
Used to love but too much cinnamon
5.0
Would love to get the BA version
5.0
Cinnamon. Don't need to say more
4.0
Solid beer. This year's version was much better than previous years with mellow spice
4.5
Delicious
4.0
an all time favorite mexican hot chocolate
4.5
Strong notes of chocolate, cinnamon, and mildly chili.
4.0
would be better without lactose
4.5
great blend, the chili and the chocolate are perfect together
4.5
OG Mexican chocolate stout
5.0
phenomenal
5.0
Such a well balanced blend of flavors
4.5
great balance of adjuncts
0.25
unnecessary lactose addition to a formerly great beer…sad
2.75
Probably the most overrated beer I’ve ever had. Oh wait, no, that goes to the BA version of this beer.
4.75
dark
5.0
Rich, chocolate, spicy&warm
4.75
I loved everything about this. The cinnamon and vanilla were strong followed by the bitterness of the cacao nibs. I didn't get much of the chili bite.