Pipeworks “Fluffo Sando” Imperial Milk Stout

Name: Fluffo Sando
Brewer: Pipeworks Brewing Company (United States)
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (Base Style: Imperial Stout)
ABV: 10.5%
Review Year: 2020

Fluffo Sando is a delicious Imperial “Milk Stout” brewed by the Chicago-based brewery, Pipeworks Brewing Company. This beer was brewed with peanut butter, marshmallow, cacao nibs, vanilla, and milk sugar/ lactose.

STYLE GUIDELINES

This beer is being evaluated as a Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (30A) with the Imperial Stout (20C) as the base style in the context of the 2015 Beer Style Guidelines of the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). The most current version of the guidelines can be found on the BJCP website.

TASTING NOTES

Fluffo Sando pours a dark reddish-brown liquid that appears almost as black, with a thin light brown head. The nose diffuses instantly delectable aromas of cookies and cream, vanilla ice cream, and hints of coconut. It seems the aroma profile was influenced largely by the vanilla used. The mouthfeel of the beer is medium- to full-bodied, characterized by notes of vanilla, chocolate syrup, cookies and cream ice cream, and peanut butter. A similar profile lingers after a sip.