 kmweaver (2118), Takoma Park, Maryland, USA
Apr 29, 2008
Draft @ 3F. Pours an intensely dark chocolate color; viscous and thick appearance like its siblings; medium brown head with excellent, fine-bubbled lacing (much greater head formation that either of the others); a beautiful pour. Intense dried dark fruits and sweet vanilla and gooey chocolate in the aroma; sweet, viscous, and very pleasant. Full, viscous mouthfeel: tons of dried dark fruits, toasty vanilla, oily chocolate and coffee. Intense, smooth, generous beer; a softer, sweeter version of the original and the barrel-aged; essentially dessert. Lengthy finish, showing boozy dried fruits, coffee, and chocolate.
bu11zeye (3768), Frisco, Texas, USA
Sep 14, 2008 (Draught) Pours an opaque black body with a small brown head. Aroma of vanilla, coffee, oak, chocolate, bourbon, and roastiness. Flavor of vanilla, toffee, roasted malt, chocolate, nuts, and molasses. Yummy!
BDR (1883), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
Sep 11, 2008 Much Much better. Draft at the Great Taste at the posted time. You had to look at the little cardboard sign above in the tent Joel :)! Much the same as the regular version but the vanilla beans added a great counterbalance to the sweetness of the regular Dark Lord. Mouthfeel was a bit thicker on this one which I found enjoyable.
tennisjoel (741), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Great Taste of the Midwest 2008
Luckily I stumbled by (yeah by this time of the day, I probably was close to stumbling) at the right time. FFF did not let us know when they would be pouring this, not the classiest move IMO. But onto the beer. This was really rich, obviously vanilla, chocolate, and the complexity of regular DL present. Really really rich, and by this time of the day (late in the festival), my palate was getting shot from sampling a lot of Impy stouts. I’d love to try this with a fresh palate sometime. Good, but the timiing could have been better for me.
thickfreakness (101), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 18, 2008
Tasted on 4/26/08 at DLD
This beer was black as night with no head at all. A very small, dark brown ring of foam lined the glass. This smells incredible, coffee and chocolate with a great vanilla smell taking over everything. The taste combined with the mouthfeel make this like an amazing chocolate and coffee milk shake with the right amount of vanilla to balance out the flavors from the regular dark lord. After sharing this sample and the oak aged dark lord with a friend I felt pretty good. An exceptional beer.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Name: Vanilla Bean Dark Lord
Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste
Appearance: black, wispy brown head,
Aroma: sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma with lots of bourbon,
Body: huge sticky body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness, molasses, touch of roasted,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ****/4
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