2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Tried to rate this as objectively as possible. Picked up the bottle because I had never heard of the brewer before, andi love porter, but this was pretty pathetic. Poured ok, but not a lot of head, smell is vanilla bean, a little chocolate, some roasted malts, taste however, is lame, no big flavors, everything is muddled together, not terrible, not a drain pour by any means, just disappointing.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 7/20
Smells of vanilla, as the name implies. Pours a dark brown (not one of the darker porters) with a tan head that quickly dissipates. Tastes slightly of chocolate, before being overwhelmed by vanilla. The aftertaste is of coffee. The mouth feel at the end doesn’t quite feel right. I do enjoy the taste as it warms. Overall a decent budget porter.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
12oz bottle, from Country Fresh for $1.69. Bottled March 2013. Black color. Thin tan head. Decent bits of lace. Nice big vanilla nose, though a little artificial tasting. Light java coffee. Medium body. Carbonation is on the lighter side, but not the smoothest texture. Lightly dry in the finish. Pretty sweet taste. Light bitter bite, and not in a nice roasty coffee way. No roastiness at all, just light artificial coffee and vanilla. Not really nuanced or well blended, and a bit too sweet. Not easy to finish, but I got through it, eventually
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle pours a dark brown/black with a medium khaki head. Only vanilla extract in aroma. Taste basically of just vanilla with a slight coffee bitterness as the palate fades. Very underwhelmed.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours dark. Smells of vanilla. Taste a slightly weak, mostly vanilla. Palate is rather light. Not a great beer but a good sessionable beer.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
The taste is a bit artificial, too much vanilla overwhelms the porter. Kind of harsh bite to it too.
1.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
12 oz bottle pour deep brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee and vanilla. Taste is sweet vanilla and coffee. Too much vanilla.
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2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Smells like vanilla extract. Tastes like vanilla extract. No coffee flavor in this beer what so ever. Very one note. Note good.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
12 oz bottle, Whole Foods. Dark cola pour; light brown, fizzy head turns to a small ring and leaves virtually no lacing. Aroma has enough vanilla to knock you on your ass; chocolate and caramel; roast and coffee are present but quite subtle. Flavor makes the chocolate clearer, and retains a lot of vanilla; finish only shows slight bitterness. Mouthfeel thin to medium-thin. Plenty of much better beers in this vein.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle split with wife pours black with a foam tan head. Nose of coffe with french vanilla coffeemates creamer. Taste has slight roast but is mostly vanilla extract. Very sweet.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Sample at brewery. Nice chocolate and roasted malts, just a little vanilla to throw it off, but in a good way. Solid.
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