Landmark Vanilla Bean Brown Ale

Brewed by Flying Bison Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Buffalo, New York USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

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12oz bottle. cloudy dark amber color, full tan head. aroma of chocolate, taste is a bit thin, not a lot of vanilla at all bit of roast.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a mostly clear deep reddish brown that allows some light to pass with a thin-moderate off-white head that faded to film within the first two sips and left a very thin veil of foam on the glass with each sip. Pleasant aroma of malt, caramel and vanilla. The flavor is malt and vanilla, but with a watered down body. Mild bitterness at the finish. If this beer had a little more heft, it really would be quite good. Ok as it is.

Bottle. Poured a clear brown with the slightest of amber hues and a brown head that dissipated to the edges. Aroma had sweet grains and sweet bread with a hint of vanilla as well as a hint of a metallic note. Flavor had a slight metallic note with a bit of sweet chocolate and vanilla. Something seemed off throughout.

Bottle. Pours dark reddish brown with a small light brown head. Aromas of raisin, berry, and caramel. The flavor is sour coffee and roasted cocoa, and olive. Thin, with medium carbonation. Not too great, won’t be having this one again. [629]

The aroma is chocolate, nutty, vanilla, but earthy, musty, almoist skunky. The flavor is nearly the same. Wierd chemical taste as well. Worse as it warms. The appearance is dark brown, a little thin loking, white head. The finish is earthy, nutty, light resiny hop bittering. The body is on the thick side of medium, the mouthfeel soapy. Wierd, and not particularly good.

Had this at a bar so i’m trying to recall the best I can. Hit you first with a vanilla molasses malt, not much hops. It tasted like a pretty standard ale but the vanilla was muted quite a bit. Not the best but def worth a try and maybe another.

Presentation: It was poured from a growler which I had filled up at the Flying Bison Brewery. Appearance: The body has a deep mahogany color with bright crimson highlights when held up to the light. With a fairly aggressive pour it makes a two finger tall head on top that quickly settles down to a small ring of foam with a thin film island of tine bubbles in the middle. There is some spotty slick lacing that slides down the glass as I drink. Smell: There is a nice sweet malty character with some nice caramel, dark chocolate and vanilla notes with some very light mineral like and herbal hop notes underneath. Taste/Palate: It has fairly light body for a Brown Ale with nice chocolaty and bready maltiness. The vanilla bean is subtle but it still adds another nice tasty layer of flavor. I am also picking up some slight maple like notes as well. Hop flavor is very mild and only shows up briefly in the finish. It finishes quickly with mild hop bitterness and dry cocoa powder tones. Notes: I have had a few beers that were way over loaded with vanilla and end up tasting like Coca-Cola. This one got it right in my humble opinion. Also its body is quite easy to drink which is good on a hot day like today. Well done!!!

bottle poured a light brown with red highlights and a thin off white head. aroma has earthy vanilla, thick caramel sweetness, cherry pipe tobacco, and molasses. mouth feel is a bit thin and the carbonation light. flavor definitely gets a bit sweet, caramel, molasses, vanilla bean, and a light brown malt underneath. perhaps this was a bit oxidized and that did not help either.

Appearance is dark. Very dark. A brown, almost black. Totally opaque. Couldn’t see the sun through this beer from an inch away. The smell is very feint, almost non-existant. What I could smell was malty, but with a little sweetness to it. The flavor has a dash of vanilla, but the more overwhelming flavors are of the molasses and licorice variety. It’s a thick flavor. It has a syrupy but surprisingly smooth flavor, but the aftertaste is dry and has a surprisingly nice finish. It’s a nice beer to have one or, but too many in a row would be overkill. This would need something to cut through the thickness of it.

Bottle. Pours light brown with a fast receding beige head. Nose is lightly malty, with some metal and vanilla extract. Flavor is not good. Some mildly sweet malts, chemical notes, a little vanilla bean. Late stages are slightly better, with some roasty tones and some bitterness. Light in body and way too crisp. Not a lot going for this beer.