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Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter 3.18 70

Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
703.22/5.03.18/5.05.7%37.7English pint, Stem glass
Commercial Description:
Truly a one-of-a-kind. We balance coffee-like, dark roasted malts with the sweet, seductive flavor of vanilla beans. The result? A deliciously unique flavor.
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 MrBendo (1044), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 27, 2009  
My first Nebraska rate; I’m such a tick whore.
Pours a dark brown with a large, foamy head.Lots of lacing. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, dark malts and a little vanilla. A bit of dust .
Finished fairly cleanly but it may be a little sweet. Pretty good effort. I wish this were on sale closer to my house.


 theisti (1689), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Oct 20, 2009  
Rating #1600. 12 oz bottle courtesy of hundred dolla Bill. Best enjoyed by 08 09 notched on the bottle. Pour is deepest brown with slight ruby highlights. One inch tan head falls with no lacing. Aroma of roasty coffee malt and some ashiness. Mild tobacco leaf. Not much beyond that. Taste is the roast, with some vanilla sweetness behind that. The finish is smoky, and a little charred. Palate is light bodied, medium to high carbonation. Nice enough, though a bit watery and one dimensional. Thanks for bringing these to the house Wild Bill.


 chicagodri (1072), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2009  
On tap @ Lazlos. Pours dark brown with a medium tan head. Light chocolate, vanilla, and roasted aromas and flavors. Tasted a little thin, but wasn’t a bad beer.


 Cletus (5058), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Pours dark brown with tan head. Smells of chocolate, coffee, vanilla extract. Tastes roasty and sweet with some nice bitterness and a touch of vanilla.


 jbye4334 (719), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2009  
(on tap at Lazlos in downtown Lincoln). Pours a clear, dark brown color. Medium tan head which is mostly diminishing. Light malt and vanilla aroma. Vanilla is stronger in the flavor than in the aroma, with good balance with the malt flavor. Avg duration. Good lacing. Thin texture. Moderate carbonation.


 WesKBob (321), Bethany, Oklahoma, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Feb 21, 2009  
Pours a deep brown with thin beige head. Aroma is very sweet vanilla. Oddly though, the vanilla flavor is not nearly as noticeable in the flavor, which is dominated by coffee malt. Vanilla is just noticeable enough to smooth out the coffee bitterness. Mouthfeel is thin and watery. It’s not a great beer by any means, but it’s a nice, smooth-drinking porter.


 topherh (940), Kearney, Missouri, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/59/20
Jan 18, 2009  
Poured dark brown with a beige head. Lots of vanilla, roasty malts, chocolate, and a little coffee in the nose. Flavor is dominated by the sweet vanilla, not enough bitterness to balance it.


 heemer77 (4311), Savannah, Missouri, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/59/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Deep hazy brown with a little bit of copper when held to light. There head is medium khaki. The aroma has some chocolate and roasted peanuts. There was also some light vanilla. The taste is bitter cheap coffee with some vanilla in the finish. There is also some nasty weird blueberry. This is pretty bad and unbalanced.



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