Coffee Cacao Vanilla Barrel-Aged Dark Star

Name: Coffee Cacao Vanilla Barrel-Aged Dark Star
Brand: Fremont Brewing
Rating: 4.46 (239 reviews)

Fremont Brewing

Seattle, WA

Tavour Rating

4.46

Style

Barrel Aged Stout

ABV

12.5%

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A Note on This Beer

Fans have told us they’d clone themselves five times over just to bypass the bottle limit and get their hands on extra BBADS from Fremont Brewing.

It’s the #4 Oatmeal Stout in the World on BeerAdvocate, after all! And today, you have a shot at the 4.41 UT-rated, 2021 Coffee Cacao Vanilla edition!

To craft it, the brewers blended four Barrel-Aged Dark Stars, delicately cellard for 24, 18, 12, and 8 months. Then, they aged the blend in 7 to 12-year-old Kentucky Bourbon Barrels. Finally, this dexterous team took the brew’s opulence even further, adding dark roast coffee, rich cacao, and lush vanilla!

With each decadently thick taste, you’ll experience how the barrel-aging masters delicately conjure flavors of woody molasses, dark chocolate, dried figs, and fresh espresso. Breathe in aromas of oaky vanilla and caramel, and indulge in another silky-smooth sip.

This time around, we only have 10 cases* to share. It's entirely up to you to bring this barrel-aged delicacy home — or to completely surprise even your most high-brow craft buddy at the annual bottle share!

The Coffee Cacao Vanilla variant is rated 4.41 on Untappd; ranked among the Top 30 Oatmeal Stouts in the World on BeerAdvocate

*It’s true, we only have 10 cases of 2021 Coffee Cacao Vanilla BBADS to share with you! We’ve done our best to procure as many bottles as Fremont was able to part with, but we apologize in advance for not being able to accommodate everyone.

Tavour strictly supports independent beer. Fremont Brewing is certified independent by the Brewers Association

Reviews

4.46

239 Ratings

phillip36

5.0

So good

patrick3503

5.0

Coffe cacao coconut vanilla all of the above. It’s delicious.

BradSoHard69

4.5

Damn good. Pours like mud and has a toasty brown head.

Mike_F

5.0

Aroma of fresh ground espresso. So smooth! Huge punch of cocoa and delicious coffee. Aftertaste of fudge. Tastes like zero abv until it hits the stomach and then it warms the belly nicely. Another champion stout from Fremont

Jkushmdt

5.0

Delicious

isaac445

4.75

Pure

todd458

4.25

Coffee forward with lesser amounts of cacao and vanilla.

elaine106

4.0

Verrrry smooth, got the fudgy flavor

jacob164

4.0

Underwhelming. Thin.

bryan2601

3.0

Not for me. Do not like heavy coffee flavor and this is like drinking espresso. I could taste some oak flavor as well but heavy coffee on this one.

Darkbeer69

5.0

If I remember correctly this brew is a new concoction for Freemont. And it truly was a beer to savor! The coconut was ever prevalent but not overwhelming as some beers can be. It wasnt sickly sweet which happens alot too in coconut brews. The vanilla was nice on the backend, making this evening sipper the perfect beer to enjoy w a fire, not sharing w anyone.

Jklaroche

4.5

Viscous. Nose: dark roast coffee, warm bourbon. Taste: dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, boozy, creamy vanilla, warm bourbon finish with a slight burnt coffee bitterness. Excited to see how this one ages and mellows.

Mitchsmet

4.25

Delicious

rocktopus.biz

5.0

I do not have many tasting notes to add to this because I got very drunk having this beer. But I do recall it being very delicious and that I loved it. So this gets a 5 all the way, for a good memory I can't quite remember. Lol 🤣

sean4244

5.0

thickness worth every penny

trent345

4.5

hot damn. full body with subtle chocolate and vanilla notes. coffee finish

uber

5.0

Yup

lashon2

5.0

So smooth. Coffee/chocolate. Delicious.

carl356

5.0

Best of the best - very smooth; coffee and chocolate flavor are nicely paired and balanced

jay11386

5.0

Amazingly Smooth and well balanced

eric5162

2.0

Awesome as always from these guys

jstutts

5.0

My cellar is gleaming with delight! Just wish I could have purchased more!

andrew6850

4.5

Coffee, cacao, bourbon, vanilla

corey1209

4.0

Another great DS variant

rob1420

2.5

Bitter. I don’t get it. The coconut was there but really dominated by less pleasing lingering bitterness.

tyler723

4.5

Total coffee bomb and probably one of my faves from Fremont

mickey85

3.5

Decent. But not what I was expecting

jakob56

4.75

Best stouts

james4916

4.75

Smooth flavors, rich and good

tsmo65

4.75

Banger

czamora

4.5

wish it had more vanilla

devin871

4.25

A very nice coffee stout. Deep dark chocolate and bitter coffee with a nice vanilla finish to round this off.

MattV

4.25

Very good chocolaty taste

matthew212

4.5

Very good, but I think I had built this brewery up in my mind so much that I was expecting a lot more.

mathieux68

4.25

Chocolate and vanilla with a roasty, coffee finish.

djorn

4.5

Pretty tasty! Smooth and flavorful

mrmsmith

4.25

A little too much like nesquick, but tasty.

jerome146

4.5

Strong bold flavors

Corahansen

4.0

Much thinner than I expected. Not much sweetness. More oak and roasted coffee flavors coming through.

mark2956

4.0

Coffee, cacao, & vanilla are all present in this but I guess I was hoping for a little more from each. Each flavor is almost a little too subtle. Still very good

ted1128

4.5

Strong flavors

bryce568

5.0

Oh my god.... you couldn’t tell me this was almost 13% abv. I wish I would’ve ordered more.

Galos11

4.0

Basically just get coffee

brett1348

4.25

A good blend of the flavors and nice and smooth. Doesn’t come off as boozy like many barrel aged higher ABV stouts.

IowaShaver

4.5

Its fremont brewing, what else is there to say?

marc454

5.0

Probably the best stout I have ever had.

encore

4.75

Dark chocolate and vanilla with a bit of coffee. Nicely heated finish. Delicious!

david9170

4.0

I always enjoy these Fremont beers. pull the trigger if you see one

joe15283

4.25

Aroma of coffee roastiness along with light bourbon and chocolate. Taste follows aroma. All flavors work well together with light vanilla sweetness working to balance the booziness and roastiness.

NoRoo

4.0

It wasn't as delicious as I thought. 🤔