 darn1207 (599), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 12oz bottle. deep brown pour with a thick soapy head that doesn’t hang around. aroma of coffee and vanilla. thin palate. bitter sweet vanilla taste with a tiny hint of roasted malt. dry finish. eh.
bretupdegraff (181), Fishers, Indiana, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Aug 12, 2008 not a great beer.taste seemed bland with a taste of vanilla. The vanilla/chocolate flavor was strong but it lacked any other ’real’ flavor. Still better than Miller Lite!
JK (2962), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 9, 2008 Updated: Sep 7, 2009Terrible. I like the idea and some of these vanilla beers, like Breckenridge, are good. This one is black and has a strange aroma of chili peppers. Some roasted malt. 2 2 4 2 6--------& rerate: much better. Coffee and some vanilla. A thin palate, but good flavor and much more drinkable this time.
jackzodiac (12), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
| 1.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 5/20 |
Jul 31, 2008 When I poured it, it took on a very quick, thick, but not foamy (more bubbly) head. It had a decent aroma with obvious coffee notes. Its tasted awful. Very bitter, not dark at all, almost nothing like a porter- and barely a hint of vanilla or coffee, let alone a nice, dark, roasted malt in the flavor. A disappointing purchase.
tool2scream (14), USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Jul 28, 2008 nothing to this beer. Decent look and smell. Flavor was not so good at all. Nothing to it. Very unique flavor, but not a good one in my book. HUGE disappointment.
phishpond417 (1953), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 28, 2008 This porter is definately one of those big robust porters you are looking for on a cold winter day. It packs a lot of flavor. Colour pours dark- black with a reddish tint near the top and bottom. No head, just a little tan ring on top, I guess you could call it a head if you wanted to. Aroma is nutty, with lots of strong vanilla. Little carbonation- that’s cool with me. Very creamy, caramel flavour and dry finish but otherwise nice all the way through.
badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 1.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 2/5 | 6/20 |
Jul 21, 2008 "Thanks" to Joebrew. Black color with a thin head. Light aroma of... green pepper. More green pepper in the flavor. Dry malt finish and a very little bit of vanilla. Great idea, but did not work out at all.
mvcramer (229), Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jul 15, 2008 Sampled at ACBF on 6/20 in Boston and thought it was delicious. I love vanilla and really wanted to like this one. Brewer at the festival was a great guy as well.
Purchased a 6-pack a few weeks later and was all fired up for a great beer. Unfortunately, it kind of fell flat. Pours a deep brown but with a very thin head, which was disappointing. Aroma has strong vanilla (excellent) and coffee notes, as hoped for. It felt a bit over-bittered on my palate. Just tasted a bit off to me. Not horrible (don’t get me wrong, the beer is still very drinkable) but just not as spectacular as I had expected.
I’m going to finish the rest of my 6-pack and see if my opinion changes. I really want to like this one!!
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