 opiate (199), Sandy, Utah, USA
Jan 7, 2002
This is quite possibly the worst ’stout’ I’ve ever experienced. And I use the word ’stout’ loosely. They claim on the bottle that it’s a stout...but it’s as light or lighter than most ’pale ales’ I drink. Then the bottle bragged about it being ’lagered’ which I thought was odd for an ale. Oh well. Well..it had virtually no aroma to speak of...other than that of a vanilla candle or something. It was light in color and thin. No head. Watery on the pallate. Tasted like a bad cream soda. Not a good beer experience at all. Might be good to give to Budmilloors drinkers who don’t really give two shits about what beer should be. This stuff is sweet and light...so I think it may appeal to some people. Blah!
Butters (574), Temporarily in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Apr 25, 2008 Didn’t really stand out to me. Solid vanilla and roasted notes in both aroma and flavor, but pretty weak and bland otherwise. Too thin bodied for a stout. Not horrible, not great
RblWthACoz (959), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Sep 8, 2007 Basically, I didn’t like anything about this brew. I thought it was supposed to be a stout. So why so light on the color? And the flavor? I didn’t really appreciate it as much as I had hoped. Everything fades off the palate within a second. With a labeling like "Vanilla Cream", there could be so many ways to go. Unfortunately, it doesn’t deliver anything I feel like it should.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 <b>Date:</b> 11/20/2002<br />
<b>Mode:</b> Bottle<br />
<b>Source:</b> Kroger<br />
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Dark orange, whispy tan head, sweet malt aroma with lots of vanilla character, creamy body, sweet carmel malt flavor, touch of roasted malt, lots of vanilla in the finish, slightly cloying, what makes this a stout? label states ’cold lagered’ - maybe a stout lager? unigue<br />
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<b>Aroma:</b> 9/10; <b>Appearance:</b> 6/10; <b>Flavor:</b> 5/10; <b>Palate:</b> 7/10; <b>Overall:</b> 10/20<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3.1/5.0<br /><b>Score:</b> *4<br />
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<i>The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.</i><br />
cking (756), North Canton, Ohio, USA
May 17, 2007 Rated 3/21/06: I normally rate a beer more on it’s own overall qualities rather than the qualities based on the respective style, but in this case I gotta rate lower for the simple reason that this beer is not even close to being a stout. If this beer was a dunkel I would have given it higher marks, although not much higher. Pours a darkish transparent amber color with a thick tan head. The head ultimately shrinks to a thin film, and there is moderate lacing. The aroma is sweet with an overly generous hint of vanilla. The mouthfeel is thin and slightly creamy. I enjoyed the flavor of this brew at first but it started to get weaker and nastier the more I drank. Although watered down the sweet malts and vanilla flavoring made their presence known. I would have prefered that the flavor be fuller and much maltier, that is where this beer falls short specfically for selling itself as a cream stout. For a stout it’s got some major issues.
stison42 (317), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Aug 30, 2006 Dark brown, nearly black. Not much aroma. Slightly sweet. Not much flavor. Rather bland.
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