Perennial Artisan Ales Maman (2022) Imperial Stout

Technical Details

Tasting Profile

The 2022 vintage of Maman pours pitch-black with a dense mocha crown, exhaling waves of bourbon-soaked oak, dark cocoa, and warm vanilla. The palate unfolds with layered richness: fudge and caramel give way to maple syrup, toasted marshmallow, and a gentle lactose sweetness that rounds every edge. Rye barrels lend a whisper of peppery spice and char, while extended cellaring coaxes deep notes of molasses and roasted nut. Full-bodied yet impossibly smooth, the finish lingers with bourbon warmth, oak tannin, and lasting chocolate decadence — a pure, adjunct-free expression of barrel-aged imperial stout artistry.

Food Pairing

Pair with a flourless dark chocolate torte or molten lava cake to mirror the cocoa and fudge depth. Alternatively, serve alongside a wedge of aged blue cheese with candied pecans and dark honey, where the salty funk and sweet crunch play beautifully against the bourbon, vanilla, and lactose richness.

About Perennial Artisan Ales

Perennial Artisan Ales operates from a historic building in St. Louis, Missouri’s industrial Carondelet area, a structure with deep roots in American manufacturing history. The facility began life in 1920 as the Temtor Fruit & Products Company factory, designed by architect Harry G. Clymer for his cousin Milton G. Clymer, who had founded the Best-Clymer Manufacturing Company in 1913 to produce preserves. The building was strategically positioned with direct rail access via a spur from the nearby Missouri Pacific Railroad. In 1937, Coca-Cola acquired the property and converted it into a syrup plant to serve the Midwest region, operating under the direct control of their Atlanta headquarters to protect their secret formula. For five decades, this facility produced concentrate that was shipped to independent Coca-Cola bottling franchisees throughout the region. After Coca-Cola closed the plant in 1988, the National Register of Historic Places recognized the building’s architectural and industrial significance. Today, this same structure that once housed generations of beverage production continues its legacy as home to Perennial Artisan Ales, carrying forward St. Louis’s proud tradition of crafting distinctive drinks.