Braxton Labs Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffle

Name: Braxton Labs Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffle
Brand: Braxton Brewing Company
Rating: 3.4 (270 reviews)

Braxton Brewing Company

Covington, KY

Tavour Rating

3.4

Style

Stout - Imperial / Double

ABV

9.0%

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A Note on This Beer

My jogging buddy is giving up dessert for 30 days. When he asked if I wanted to join, I said, “Sure… as long as I can have beer!”

He laughed and replied, “Of course! Beer isn’t dessert.”

Dude, I love ya, but I’d beg to differ. Especially after trying today’s decadent pairing from Braxton Brewing!

For their Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffle Imperial Stout, the brewers stuffed it with loads of real chocolate, gobs of caramel, and heaps of roasted malt flavors.

A touch of hops, a swirl of lactose, and a pinch of sea salt in the boil provides a balanced bitterness against this delicacy's truffle-inspired sweetness. Added doses of cacao nibs and caramel in the fermentor take the already true-to-the-treat flavors up a notch.

And, just wait til you try their Raspberry Pie! To start, the brewers pack each batch of this Berliner Weisse with drippy raspberry purée. Then, they use their classic kettle-sour process to entice a subtle tartness that pairs perfectly with the pie crust-like sweetness, velvety vanilla, spicy cinnamon, and lactose swimming in this sumptuous brew.

So, when my buddy asks if I’m sticking to the plan, I can confidently say “yes.” Dessert is in the eye of the beholder, after all, and I won’t tell if you won’t. Wink wink.

Braxton Brewing Company won Brewbound’s Prestigious Rising Star Award!

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Reviews

3.4

270 Ratings

ErikaBreslin

3.0

This was very malty. Enough for me to want to pour it over vanilla ice cream instead. It was rich and sweet. I definitely tasted the truffle, there was a tiiiiiny caramel aftertaste, and I struggled to find the salt. I might buy again to enjoy with said ice cream.

STEMBren

4.5

Ordered this from Tavour, chilled, poured into an imperial pint glass. Look: Dark brown with a brown/tan two finger head that slowly dissipated and left a thin layer as well as a nice ring of foam as we drank. Smell: Smells like salted caramel up front, and sweet light roast. Taste: sweet, caramel, roasted malt notes with hints of sweet chocolate, a little bitter and some salty caramel that linger with the chocolate. No boozy notes for a 9% ABV Feel: Medium body beer with a nice tickle of carbonation that hangs as it warmed. Sweet, almost sticky initial mouthfeel but no drying and not too heavy like syrupy like some sweet stouts. We always look at other peoples reviews and were a little perplexed in other reviews (this was an add for BA, but you can dig other places and find reviews). For us this is a sweet milk stout with nice caramel and lingering sweet chocolate just like described on the can. We like Braxton Labs creativity and this was a nice addition to their stout series. Cheers everyone!

arkaeoptrx_tre

3.5

Dark, Sugar Daddy sniffs, salty, caramelly, Chocolate, almost soda-pop & lactose sweetness.

justin6420

2.75

The salted caramel notes were muted, and more as a lingering aftertaste.

adin9

3.5

A little too malty

elaine106

3.5

Got lots of caramel

sean104

3.0

Not pleasant and artificial flavor taste don’t want and didn’t enjoy and Braxton usually doesn’t disappoint this is not one of there best imo

michaela0416

4.5

Nice toasty flavor, great with cookies

blaine77

3.75

Taste good! But missing that final oomph!!!

cameron1283

2.25

Fairly disappointed in this one- I was hoping for a stronger emphasis on the caramel. Very dark stout with a rich malted taste. Good, just not what I expected based on the description.

BeardedDarin

1.0

If you want water in place of an imperial stout with no real flavor cool. This is for you. It got poured down the drain.

david210

3.5

Eh. It’s alright. Wouldnt order again tho

fruitstripe

3.25

A lot of caramel on the nose, but then it translates into a burnt taste. Pretty chocolatey (almost overpowering) with a little truffle.

Cruisebrew

2.75

High ABV takes away the flavor profile.

shlok

4.5

Oooof, this is unbelievably tasty. I didn’t taste the salted caramel in this, but it has a nice, sweet chocolatey end that is perhaps one of the most satisfying sensations I’ve had.

matt144

3.0

Not as well balanced as similar beers. A bit too sweet for my taste.

carl6

3.0

Yup. Not for me. Not saying it is bad, just not my thing.

mickey85

0.25

Not sure if mine was bad, but it was so horrible tasting I let the sink drink it.

matt7163

3.0

Seemed pretty ordinary

jroon09

4.25

Dessert flavors without being overly sweet. Like the bitter finish.

michelle575

3.0

I tasted the salted caramel, however, it was a little too bitter for me.

kate591

2.0

Just sort of tasted like a bitter stout. Was hoping for a smoother finish and sweeter tasting notes

JAK408

4.75

The salted caramel chocolate truffle taste objective really did come through on this one. The sweet-salty combo was really evident when it warms a little. Fine example of a pastry stout.

kayte3

4.0

You can really taste the salted caramel, but it’s not too bitter or too sweet. Nice flavorful that was too heavy, like other stouts. The flavor is just enough to not be too much so you can drink more than one.

austin2565

4.0

Very good aftertaste. The flavor is very well done and not too much. Great dessert beet

calbear

3.75

Lots of roasty malts appear at the first taste. Highly carbonated and only slightly salty.

craig1522

5.0

Very smooth at 9%. I had it with Reese's

Bdailey28

3.5

Dark chocolate notes, not getting much caramel. Best from this brewery thus far

kristian39

3.75

Deep roasted flavors, maybe dark chocolate with mild bitterness but nothing salt or caramel to my nose and taste

barroom_zero

3.75

I expected it to be sweeter. It’s a good rich stout, but it was more bitter than I thought it would be.

javier424

3.5

I haven’t been that big into stouts for a while but thought I’d give this a try. It was decent, but not outstanding.

brian8310

4.0

Lovin the caramel, a little bitter on the end

frank1665

3.5

Too sweet. Better at room temp than cold. Caramel and booze.

chris50

3.0

Strange aftertaste and not much of what the cam says at all. IMO. Interesting concept but I don’t feel it

nicholas3015

1.0

Very dark brew, definitely a stout. I thought maybe it would be a sweeter stout, but man it packs a very dark, caramel, chocolate bitterness. Not a fan, personally. For people who don’t like stouts, avoid this one.

charles57

3.0

Fine

edgar90

2.0

Sour and salty not sure if i liked it

dan14146

4.25

The stout taste is there but all the other flavors are also there and holy wow

tom12488

5.0

Delicious 🤤

elias135

3.5

Good taste, that chocolate really comes through followed by the alcohol hit

Sawwhetowls

4.0

This is the perfect stout

nathanael47

4.0

Salty but not overpowering mixing well with caramel and chocolate notes.

rachael257

3.0

Didn’t get a lot of the caramel taste. Pretty bitter

alaina52

3.0

Super yummy but VERY sweet. Tastes just like the label describes. Well done!

shelley102

4.0

I don’t drink a lot of stouts but I do like them. I solidly think this one is ok - wish it had more caramel flavor - it’s heavy malt flavor ends in bitterness which isn’t my favorite but because its not heavy (see complaints of water-iness) I don’t mind.

pheonixcaldwell

2.5

Not that great at room temperature. Worse when cold. Very disappointing

larry881

4.0

Solid. Not too sweet. I dig the salted caramel.

jeffrey14

4.0

Really good stout. Smooth with a sweet finish

ted1442

4.0

Not a stout person, but this is good. Not too heavy. Rich dry chocolate taste with a hint of sweetness.

dawn343

4.25

Thick and so smooth, new favorite.