 BuckeyeSammy (379), New York City, New York, USA
Apr 27, 2008 Updated: May 27, 2008
How can you make one of the best beers in the world better? Three Floyds found a way. Had this monster of a beer while in line in Munster to buy DL(2008). Blown away as soon as it hit my palate. An explosion of flavor from carmel and vanilla to mocha and even some chocolate on the back end. Caramel, sweet malt nose, distinct vanilla. Bourbon undertones very present. Incredibly thick, black tar with a orange head and orange lacing glued to the side of my glass. Over the top, while at the same time balanced. Blown away. (Extremely disappointed that this is rated a 4.14 at the time and date of my rating)
bu11zeye (3780), 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 (1900), 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 (742), 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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