The Works

Name: The Works
Brand: Listermann Brewing Company
Rating: 4.0 (520 reviews)

Listermann Brewing Company

Cincinnati, OH

Tavour Rating

4.0

Style

Sweet Stout

ABV

10.5%

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A Note on This Beer

Today’s The Works Imperial Stout is the adult version of the mountainous, “all of the fixin’s” ice cream sundae you’ve only DREAMT about. Just look at this grocery list of lavish ingredients:

Gooey caramel
Rich chocolate
Velvety vanilla
Sticky peanut butter
Pillowy powdered sugar
Roasty nuts
Smooth lactose
Sweet sprinkles

Yes – sprinkles! Take a sip, and waves of lush chocolate twirl with bursts of candied peanuts. On the finish, a silky swirl of French vanilla dances alongside hints of caramel truffles.

With wildly delectable flavors like that, it’s no wonder The Works comes to us from the dessert experts at Listermann.

Their dark brews are proven winners – one earned them a medal at the Great American Beer Festival and another won Best in Show at the Festival of Wood & Barrel Aged Beer!

So, why settle for a Stout with one flavor when you can have The Works? Treat yo-self!

Listermann brews a new batch of The Works every year in honor of National Pretzel Day! The saltiness of a freshly baked pretzel pairs perfectly with all the ice cream sundae-like flavors of the Stout. Seriously, give it a try!

Reviews

4.0

520 Ratings

JAK408

5.0

Chocolate and peanut butter are top flavors but this is one sweet stout!

ray1283

3.0

The salty nuts don’t work

Boomboom

4.0

Delicious.

Rebotco

4.0

Nice

WellTraveledBrew

4.5

The amount of PB on this thing is great. Super Viscous, great brew but on the sweet side.

MaxPower

5.0

Just another amazing stout! This brewery just keeps knocking them out of the park!

JellyMan196

4.5

Tastes like pretzel day for sure.

DrBretGlas

2.5

Sprinkles!!! YES!!! Thank you sir may I have another!! Top of the stout list!

ReddKeep

4.25

Good but pretty intense.

claudius

3.5

the nose was amazing

raeleen2

5.0

This was like a dessert in a bottle

steve1339

4.25

Anytime I get a chance to get Listermann.... I take it! Sweet. Coffee. CHOCOLATE!

terrygose

3.0

Unfocused

alex7388

4.0

Solid

Bossbold

4.0

Scrumptious smorgasbord of desserts

tre149

5.0

Best I’ve ever tasted. Absolutely love it will buy 6 next time

anthony1793

4.25

Thin but solid flavors

Shipfaced

4.5

Peanut-ey....Definitely worth drinking!!

CDub121283

4.0

Sweeeet peanut butter fudge. But it’s nuts over everything on this. Seriously. I hope you like peanuts. For me, it’s actually too nutty.

Leahpeah

5.0

Very intensely chocolatey and delicious. It also has a quote from Stanley from The Office so that makes it even better!

sjarvis00

3.75

Daily Corona battle. Crazy sweet, super nutty, touch of berry jam on the finish. I always want more nuttiness, but this definitely scratches that itch. Lots of nutty.

heather1320

5.0

Smelled and tasted exactly like an ice cream Sunday!! So amazing!! Highly recommended

lane121

4.25

You really get everything in this, the peanuts, the sprinkles, chocolate, and ice cream. Really amazing!

eric6674

5.0

Creamy! Tastes just like maple syrup and coffee.

christopher3431

5.0

The description of this had me so excited, I was sure that I’d be let down by the anticipation. I was not disappointed. It tastes like a dessert with all the stated flavors shining wildly. That said, it is a sweeter flavor profile, so prepare yourself accordingly before trying. This is one of my favorites and I’ll order the max allowed when it comes back.

KimHeckman

2.0

Taste and mouth feel like a peanut butter porter

madison522

4.0

Chocolate and vanilla really come through with peanut butter coming in at the middle/end. Very smooth

jtwallen

5.0

Nose is 100% Peanut Butter Cup! If I try really hard, I can detect every flavor. Super sweet, with that roasty bitter peanut butter. This is my third helping of this beer and it’s always been good. Solid pastry stout, just let it warm. I’d like to see it in BA.

william942

2.5

nooooo

KayJay726

4.5

The peanut butter is a really nice touch. It’s not too sweet or too bitter. Just a hint of chocolate.

benjamin690

4.5

Outstanding. Even with all the additions, this is a stout. The additions add depth, do not dominate.

nick3960

5.0

Ooee, gooey delicious and so so smooth. all of a sudden, the bottle is empty. amazingly good beer.

samsko

3.75

Pretty tasty, even though it has a strangely subtle bitter taste.

kristopher151

4.0

Listermann hardly misses with their stouts.

david11020

4.5

Boozy sweet with hints of caramel and chocolate

LameAdam

4.75

Strong PB up front. Bit of caramel. Small bit of chocolate. Some vanilla at the end. Very sweet

zach2412

4.25

so many flavors balanced tastefully and subtly

inthenameofbeer

3.0

Faint reminder of OG listermann, thin but feels heavily lactosed, astringent finish. Nice pb hints upfront though.

steve3124

3.75

Too nutty for me. Less pastry stout. Peanut butter Porter is all I get

holli26

4.0

You can taste every flavor listed and smooth texture

justin2977

4.25

A great beer. The flavors mesh and leave you wanting more.

charlene73

5.0

Dessert stout without that intense bitterness that some can have. Very soft and deciduous.

iamaraebarbie

4.0

Well, this is amazing. I wish I could end every night with this beer…mmmm…

JakeyA

5.0

Holy crap. What a pleasure this was to drink, the Peanut butter shows up early and doesn't leave untill the last drink, this was deliciously dangerous with that 10% rating and that desert taste!

richard2073

4.0

peanut butter and chocolate really come through

Raiderkws

4.5

This beer is amazing! Taste like cookies and chocolate.

destry7

4.25

A perfect match for ice cream! All the flavor in my favorite beer style! Well done Listermann Brewing!

Christina15

4.0

sweet sticky chocolate yet fluffy nice

luke1367

5.0

Yep. It’s good.

matthew4995

5.0

lives up to the name. lots of rich flavors that meld well with lactose. reminds of drinking a melted hot fudge sundae