Perennial Artisan Ales emerged from St. Louis in 2011 with the kind of cellar-lit ambition that doesn’t bother knocking. Built around brewer Phil Wymore and co-owned with Emily Wymore, the brewery set its sights on beers with intention and backbone — saisons with lift, barrel work guided by patience, and dark ales designed to slow you down mid-sip and rearrange your evening plans. Growth followed, but the compass never wobbled; Perennial expanded its footprint while keeping its center of gravity firmly planted in craft, character, and an ever-curious refusal to get comfortable.
Then came Abraxas, and the temperature changed. First released in 2012, it took the idea of a Mexican chocolate stout and treated it less like a recipe and more like a ceremony, layering ancho chile warmth, cacao depth, cinnamon spark, and vanilla softness over imperial stout heft with a composure that made the heat feel deliberate rather than loud. What followed was devotion — release weeks, pilgrimages, quiet hoarding, loud opinions. Abraxas became a marker in time, a yearly reckoning for people who like their stouts layered and a little dangerous. This flight follows that spell through three expressions, each bending the light in a slightly different direction while staying true to the same dark core.
Peaks & Pints Perennial Abraxas Variants Flight
Perennial Abraxas 2025
11.2% ABV | Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
A slow incantation in liquid form, this barrel-aged expression layers cacao richness, ancho chile warmth, cinnamon flicker, and vanilla hush atop a bourbon frame that brings oak, char, and a measured whiskey glow. In Abraxas 2025, Perennial shows complete command of balance, allowing heat and sweetness to orbit each other without collision. The result lingers with intention, plush but focused, unfolding like a story you stay with because the cadence feels just right.
Perennial Coffee Abraxas 2025
10.5% ABV | Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Coffee
Here, coffee enters sideways, espresso depth folding quietly into chocolate, spice, and stout gravity without ever demanding the spotlight. Coffee Abraxas highlights the brewery’s instinct for integration, where roasted bean character deepens the beer’s core instead of sharpening its edges. What remains is a mocha-toned glide, calm and confident, lingering with a low hum that rewards patience and full attention.
Perennial Vanilla Abraxas 2025
10.5% ABV | Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Vanilla
Vanilla takes on the role of atmosphere rather than ornament, easing cacao depth, chile warmth, and cinnamon spice into something broader and more composed. This variant leans toward elegance, letting fragrant bean aromatics soften the stout’s darker contours without diluting their power. The finish settles gently, chocolate and spice fading into a vanilla hush that feels less like dessert and more like the quiet after the heat breaks.
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