Perennial Prodigal

Prodigal is an imperial oatmeal milk stout with a massive fudge and roast malt character. It’s a foundation for some of our favorite stouts, now here to stand on its own adorned with only a handful of cacao nibs and Madagascar vanilla beans to round out the edges.

192 reviews

St. Louis, United States

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4.2 Can at home. Pitch black, thick pour, creamy beige head. Roasted malty espresso, dark cacao, leather, tobacco, soja, some fruity and toffee sweetness, medium bitter. Good body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation.

3.8 1 pint can. A black beer with a tan head. Aroma of mild sweet dark malt, liquorice, caramel. Taste of strong dark roasted malt, liquorice, caramel, chocolate.

4.2 Great imperial stout. Smooth body and great dark color with a tan head. Fudge and roasted malt. Notes of chocolate and vanilla.

3.8 Can from Beergium. Pours black color with tan head. Aroma is a lot of caramel, chocolate, vanilla, cocoa, then some roasted maltiness. Taste is heavily sweet and strong, a lot of chocolate, toffee, caramel and sweet notes with cocoa and some roasted malts. Full body, and good amount of bitterness to balance.

4.1 Can. Pours inky black, medium dark brown head, Aroma is rosy, cocoa, vanilla, fudge, earth. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter, thick and chewy. Full body. Solid.

4.3 De tercertiempocervezas. En copa Teku. Con almendras + pipas de calabaza. Jugando a Toki y luego a Skyland. Muy buena, con un perfil a leche muy rico y pleno, que invita a beber rapido pero su alto abv pronto hace acto de presencia y lo estropean. Geiser al servir

3.5 On tap at Taps. Black with tan head. Roasted malts, sweet chocolatey notes, fudge, vanilla, cacao with a bitter finish

3.8 2018 Bottle from Beergium. Dark brown with faint, beige head. Burned marshmallows and cotton candy upfront, then layers of fudge and coffee and touch of vanilla. A little bit simplistic, but nice depth of flavor.

3.8 Draft. A black beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, caramel, vanilla, and cacao. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, alcohol, vanilla, caramel, and cacao, leading to a bitter finish.

3.8 Mleczna czekolada i wanilia na plus. Ale za dużo ostrej paloności i za bardzo alkoholowe.

4.0 Tap at BSTS. Dark brown color with beige head. Coffee, chocolate, licorice. Taste, chocolate, coffee, nougat, nuts, vanilla. Nice.

4.2 Tap at Beer Stars 2/2020. Commercial description is pretty spot on. I get a bit of peaty smoke on top of all, but it may only be a fata morgana. Loads of chocolate, cocoa, rather soft roast, but also a bit of coffee. Very tasty, smooth, ABV hidden very well. Very good.

4.2 Tap at Beer Stars. Malty aroma and taste, cocoa, light coffee and roasty notes, vanilla, light sweet, medium bitter. Full body, malty cocoa and vanilla bitter sweet finish. Very good.

4.1 Draught @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Pours black with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, coffee, dark chocolate, cocoa, vanilla. Flavor is sweet, rich malty, caramel, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, alcohol. Full body, average carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. 010220

4.3 Can from Ghost Whale and day 24 of this years advent calendar. Jet black colour with a dark brown head. Chocolate fudge cake aroma burnt light bitter aroma leading to a toffee sweetness. Full body.

4.0 473mL can @ home. Pours an opaque oily black with a small tan head. Nose is medium roasted malt, light oatmeal, and a touch of cocoa nibs. Flavour is very rich, bold toasted malts, ample cocoa nibs, lots of oats, and a light vanilla finish. Full bodied, soft carbonation, and a moderaetly high sweetness with a light warming character. Quite nice!

4.1 On tap at hopaholic. Black colour small beoge lacing. Nose is roasted, malty, booze, soy sauce . Taste is low bitternes low sweetness. Creamy mouthfeel. Low umami-soy sauce in the taste.

4.4 Proefglas van 47,3cl-blik. U: Zwart met een bruine schuimkraag. G: Veel chocolade, wat geroosterd, beetje koffie en alcohol. S: Zoet met een lichte moutbitterheid. Chocolade, koffie en geroosterd. Alcoholwarmte. M: Volmondig met een lichte carbonatie. Sticky.

4.0 Lactose, vanille, chocolade, scherp alcoholisch, gebrande mouten, fudge, koffie, romig door de havermout, stevig zoet, dropwater, chewy

3.8 Can 1 pint. Pours an opaque black with a creamy, light brown head. Subtle vanilla in the nose. Rich, sweet, creamy body, sweet roast, again vanilla with the lactose adding it's soothing edge. Roast is rather dominant and almost coffeeish in its character. So kinda yin and yangish with two sides clashing: the harsh and the mellow. Warming alcohol finish. 061219

4.3 Beautiful oily texture on this heavily roasted stout. Oatmeal brings the texture to next level and milk and vanilla brings the needed sweet element.

3.7 Draft at #WMCBF. Poured black with thin brown cap. Dark thick chocolate cocoa notes. Thick

4.2 black with a small head.Lovely chocolate, coffee and vanilla flavours merge to produce a stout with an undeniable presence. A wonderful example of this style and a complete pleasure to drink. A new brewery for me.

4.2 Silky near black, with a creamy dark tan head. Fudgy, also vanilla, molasses, hint of black licorice. Tasty. Can from Tavour.

3.8 Can (16oz). Black with thin brown head. Roasty aroma. Taste is mostly chocolate and a little vanilla. Full body. Nice.

4.7 Wygląda jak ciastko czekoladowe. Ogromna, brązowa piana, czarny kolor. W aromacie palone toffi, karmel, marcepan, kawa arabica, czekolada gorzka, migdał. W smaku palone toffi na pierwszym planie, sporo nut kawowych, czekoladowych, migdałowych, słodycz umiarkowana, gęstość spora. Niskie nagazowanie. Mocno marcepanowy posmak. Alkohol świetnie zakamuflowany. Przepiękne piwo.

4.0 Piwo czarne jak smoła z pianką w kolorze kawy z mlekiem. W aromacie kakao, czekolada, ciasto czekoladowe, odrobina mleczno-śmietankowych niuansów i wanilia. W smaku bardzo słodkie z goryczkową, paloną kontrą na finiszu. Czuć intensywnie czekoladę, wanilię, ciastka czekoladowe, praliny, kakao. Alkohol w sumie dobrze schowany, potężne ciało, gęsta i oleista faktura, wysycenie niskie. Typowe piwo na dłuższe posiedzenie, intensywne i ciężkie. Mi smakuje.

4.5 Pint can. Rich chocolate malt aroma with notes of roasted malt, lactose sugar, vanilla and some dark fruit. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention or lacing. Starts with rich roasted malt, fudgy chocolate and dark fruit flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with lactose sugar and vanilla flavors. Fantastic stout!

3.9 Czarne, nieprzejrzyste, z niedużą, nietrwałą pianą. Na koniec z puszki "wylata" jakiś nieapetyczny kożuch jak na zimnym, przegotowanym mleku. Zapach mało wyrazisty - głównie mleczna czekolada, kawa, odrobina wanilii i lukrecji. W smaku słodkie, kakaowe, czekoladowe, karmelowe, kojarzące się z lodami Grycan, wanilii mało, fajna, solidnie goryczkowa, palona kontra. Wysycenie niskie do średniego, drobne, kłujące, gęste, pełne w odbiorze, rozgrzewający finisz. Fajne body, fajne w smaku, ale aromat i pływające farfocle do poprawy.

4.5 Inky black pour with a foamy khaki head. Semisweet nose of black malt and rich cocoa and roast and a touch of cream. Big full palate that’s warm and cocoa’d and complex. Roasty and just a little earthy with sweet chocolate and a whisper of vanilla and a lingering black malty roasty finish. Really great stout.