Bottle Logic Brewing 'Aurum Orbitals' BA Chocolate Truffle Stout 2022
Bottle Logic Brewing 'Aurum Orbitals' BA Chocolate Truffle Stout 2022 is the Anaheim brewery's Ferrero Rocher-inspired imperial stout — a bourbon barrel-aged pastry stout at 13% ABV, in a 22oz bottle. Aged in a combination of WhistlePig, Weller, and Bernheim bourbon barrels, it layers rich hazelnut and softly sweet milk chocolate over an oak-soaked imperial stout base. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 13% (35 IBU)
- Size: 22 oz
- Style: bourbon barrel-aged imperial pastry stout — Ferrero Rocher-inspired (hazelnut + milk chocolate)
- Barrels: WhistlePig, Weller, and Bernheim bourbon barrels
- Origin: Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, California — 2022 bottle release; BeerAdvocate 94 / Untappd 4.33
A Constellation of Hazelnut
Bottle Logic's stout program is one of the most decorated in American craft beer, and Aurum Orbitals is its candy-bar masterpiece: an imperial stout built around the flavors of Ferrero Rocher — roasted hazelnut set into milk chocolate — then aged in a trio of premium bourbon barrels. The WhistlePig, Weller, and Bernheim wood adds charred oak and spicy vanilla around the edges of all that confection.
Tasting Notes
Inky and viscous, pouring near-black. The nose is hazelnut and milk chocolate over charred oak. The palate is decadent — rich hazelnut, softly sweet milk chocolate, vanilla, and toasted oak in seamless layers. The 13% ABV warms the long, dessert-like finish without overwhelming it.
How to Enjoy
Serve at cellar temperature (50–55°F) in a snifter; this is a slow-sipping stout built for sharing — one 22oz bottle comfortably splits two ways. Pair with chocolate desserts, or explore more barrel-aged craft beer from California's best stout makers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Aurum Orbitals taste like?
Like a Ferrero Rocher in stout form — hazelnut and milk chocolate over bourbon-barrel oak and vanilla.
What barrels were used?
A combination of WhistlePig, Weller, and Bernheim bourbon barrels.
How strong is it?
13% ABV — firmly in imperial stout territory, best sipped slowly.
Order Bottle Logic Aurum Orbitals 2022 online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA — dessert, barrel-aged.