AJ’s Stout is meant to represent some of the best of what Triptych has, at least when it comes to aging a big stout in a bourbon barrel. It was originally brewed to celebrate the birth of Anthony’s son, AJ. And over the years, the base beer has slowly rounded out, getting bigger and bigger, losing some of its roasty and smoky edges to become something that not only absorbs and enhances the underlying distillery’s bourbon character but also evolves into something new and compelling.

We once again sampled over our entire barrel inventory to find just the right mix of barrels. The oldest barrel was 4 years old, the youngest was 2 years old. Three different distilleries’ barrels were used and the beer was lab tested at 18.2% alcohol by volume. Expect huge notes of chocolate, bourbon, oaky vanillin.