Bottle Logic Brewing Cryopreservation BA Pistachio Ice Cream Stout 2022
Bottle Logic Brewing's Cryopreservation 2022 is a bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout that tastes like its name: pistachio ice cream in beer form. A 2022 collaboration with Virginia's Aslin Beer Co., it starts from a lactose stout base, undergoes advanced bourbon barrel-aging with Madagascar vanilla beans, then gets blended with fresh pistachios — a pastry stout built for dessert pours at 13% ABV. Order this sought-after craft beer online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 13% ABV (2022 vintage; vintage variation is normal — 2020 ran 14.56%, 2023 12.08%)
- Size: 22oz bottle (retail listings describe the pour as 500mL)
- Vintage: 2022
- Origin: Anaheim, California — collaboration with Aslin Beer Co.
- Production: Lactose stout base, bourbon barrel-aged, Madagascar vanilla beans, fresh pistachios
- Style: Imperial pastry stout — dessert beer, contains lactose
The Stasis Project's Sweetest Experiment
Bottle Logic Brewing of Anaheim built its reputation on the Stasis Project — a run of barrel-aged stouts treated like science experiments, and Cryopreservation is the fan favorite they keep recreating. For the 2022 vintage they teamed up with the mad scientists at Aslin Beer Co.: a new species of lactose stout base went through advanced bourbon barrel-aging, Madagascar vanilla beans joined to up the velvety ice cream character, and then fresh pistachios were blended in. The result, per the brewery's own pitch: pistachio ice cream stout, bingo. It's thick, syrupy, and unapologetically dessert — the kind of bottle you split among friends. Find it among Bottle Logic Brewing and other craft beers at Del Mesa Liquor.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Bourbon and oak up front with vanilla and chocolate; the pistachio reads almost like vanilla ice cream in the aroma.
Palate: Thick and chocolatey — bourbon sweetness, dark chocolate, vanilla, with pistachio and almond notes that build as it warms.
Finish: Warm and sweet, slick and syrupy, bourbon lingering long behind the nut-and-vanilla core.
How to Enjoy
Serve cool but let it warm in the glass — reviewers consistently note the pistachio opens up with temperature. This is a sipper and a sharer: pour into a snifter or small tulip, treat it as dessert after a rich meal, or pair with actual pistachio ice cream, dark chocolate, or tiramisu. At 13% ABV, one bottle comfortably covers two to three glasses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cryopreservation? A recurring Bottle Logic imperial stout release — a bourbon barrel-aged lactose stout with Madagascar vanilla beans and fresh pistachios, pitched as a "pistachio ice cream stout." The 2022 vintage was brewed in collaboration with Aslin Beer Co.
How strong is the 2022 vintage? 13% ABV. Note the ABV moves by vintage (2020: 14.56%; 2023: 12.08%), so always check the label on your bottle.
Does it contain lactose? Yes — the base is a lactose stout, which contributes the creamy, ice-cream-like body. Not suitable for dairy-free drinkers.
Is the 22oz bottle the same as the 500mL bottle? Retailers describe the 2022 release in 500mL bottles; Del Mesa Liquor's catalog record lists 22oz. The bottle you receive is the standard 2022 Cryopreservation release.
Dessert in a bottle — and a 2022 collaboration that sold through fast — grab Bottle Logic's Cryopreservation from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA while the vintage lasts.