Panopticon - 750ml Bottle

Bourbon & Rum Double Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout | 13% ABV | Thai Bananas, Ceylon Cinnamon, Guatemala Cribbiana and Vanuatu Planifolia Vanilla Beans

The second release announcement for our 9th anniversary weekend coincidently is the second stage of a collaboration with our good pals @troonbrewing that we started before our last anniversary.  During our original blending session we thought the base notes of this particular liquid evoked daydreams of Bananas Foster dessert that became an inspiration we just had to see through. This beer began with a complex chocolate forward grain bill, a super long boil and ferment coaxed to finish nice and thick with tons of sweetness. After that, in order to round out the edges and mature, it was laid to rest for 14 months in a Heaven Hill bourbon barrel and then moved for secondary aging for 5 months in a Caribbean Rum barrel. Finally it was conditioned in stainless on Cribbiana and Vanuatu Planifolia Vanilla Beans from the best in the biz @vanillasoftheworld, Thai Bananas & Ceylon Cinnamon.  The result is a deep dive into layers of brown sugar, nutmeg, & sweet rich chocolate from the vanilla beans coupled with subtly tangy custard creaminess from the banana that culminates in a post sip delicate citrus spice note in the back of the throat from the cinnamon.