Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

Brewed by Breckenridge Brewery
Style: Porter
Denver, Colorado USA

Bottle from Enniskillen, Thanks, son! Nose of vanilla along with a little caramel and chocolate; clear ruby brown color with a tiny tan head; flavor of lots of vanilla and a little roasty chocolate..

Pours a dark brown with some ruby. Thin sticky light tan head. The nose is sweet, lightly grainy, caramel, vanilla extract. The flavor is sweet, vanilla, light tannin feel, caramel, thin and sweet. The moutheel is lightly crisp with some tannic feel.

bottle: pours a clear light brown with a small off white head. aroma of vanilla and roasted grains not very strong but pleasant. a very pleasant taste that is not to strong like the aroma it is vanilla upfront and some roasted grains in the back (chocolate and coffee that is very week). the palate is very smooth and a very easy drinking porter. everything is quite light though.

Bottle Dark maroon pour with a little white head with low retention. Aroma of vanilla and some malt. Flavor has a bit of roasted malt porter flavor, but dominated by the vanilla. Strong vanilla and roasted aftertaste. Better than I was expecting.

12oz bottle-Dark brown almost black body with a nice tan head and an aroma of a pale lager with a slight hint of malt. Taste of vanilla with more vanilla and a hint of malt on the back end. A nice flavored porter.

Poured from a bottle. Had a dark reddish color. Had very little smell to it, which was surprising. Taste was of dark chocolate, coffee and light vanilla. Also picked up a molasses taste. Was actually a little more watery than I prefer for porters.

Decent solid porter, however lacks in the Vanilla taste which is what i was expecting. At the price of this at my local gas station (9.50) i probably wont buy again over better porters i’ve had at a much more reasonable price, but i was glad to have tasted it. breckenridge continutes to be a decently solid brewery

On tap at the Breckenridge brewery tasting room. Pours a very dark brown body with a small, beige head that leaves minimal lacing. Aroma is loaded with sweet, but mild vanilla bean. Good amount of toasted caramels and chocolate malts in there too. Slightly nutty, but not a lot of hop backing or roasted malts. The vanilla makes this very mellow smelling, but quite rich. Flavor is rich as well, with a lot of sweet vanilla and nuts dominating the traditional porter taste. Nice milky chocolates balance the vanilla quite well. The light roasted grains start to kick in during the finish giving it a bit of a roasty lingering taste. The finish is also very mellow and sweet with a lingering toasted caramel as well as rich, milk chocolate. Palate is very creamy, medium bodied, and clean. Overall, a pretty solid vanilla porter, especially on tap. Not the typical roasty porter, but they don’t advertise it as such. Good stuff and enjoyed drinking it at the brewery.