Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

Slight head cold, but I tried this one anyways. Even though I couldnt breath very well, all I got was vanilla! Tons of vanilla flavor and then the roasted qualities. My friends all agreed, so my sense of taste could not have been far off. A tad thin for a winter beer.... needs some more malt to beef up the body and alcohol percentage. Really just an average porter with an unaverage ingredient.

12oz bottle. Deep Brown, with a thin white head. Aroma is weaker than i expected; vanilla is most prominant, with notes of cocoa and roasted malt. Tasty up front; the vanilla balance out the roasted malt nicely. However, i found the finish a bit sour and unpleasant. Good potential; I’d try it again.

It should be a vanilla, vanilla porter. Some roasted malt in the nose when the vanilla isn’t there (hardly ever). Unfortunatly it is too sweet...a shame because the porter is decent.

Puored dark brown w/ light tan head. Vanilla hits you like a brick up front. Tastes like a Vanilla Beer Float. Vanilla is a good flavor, when it’s just a hint, like Anchor’s Our Special Ale.

I thoroughly enjoyed this for what it is, and what it is is something that would make for a great session beer. Love the sweet aroma on this one. Does get a bit watery toward the end like an English Porter.

I see that this rating isn’t much out of line with what I gave Stoney Creek’s Vanilla P. either (3.7). So I just like this style more than the average user, that’s all.

Bottle. Aroma and taste are creamy vanilla. Vanilla is not overpowering, nicely blended in with the beer character. Overall, a very interesting drink, though I am not sure when I would have it again. If you like vanilla, try this one.

Interesting idea, just didn’t like the end product much. Aroma and flavor were both very heavy on the vanilla (seemed artificial), some caramel malt. Not overly disgusting, but not very good. Seemed to like it less and less actually.

Very dark brown/garnet but not terribly thick-looking; tan, mostly fizzy, slightly frothy head diminishes into a tiny ring. Aroma and flavor are almost identical: Very heavy vanilla, light caramel and toffee; sweet; almost no noticeable hops. By the time you get halfway through the beer your "vanilla sensors" have worn out, and the true plainness of the beer comes out. Medium body; lightly sticky. I absolutely love this level of vanilla, but without the vanilla this would be an extremely lame beer; not anywhere near as sugary or sticky as some people are making it out to be at all.