Landmark Vanilla Bean Brown Ale

Brewed by Flying Bison Brewing
Style: Brown Ale
Buffalo, New York USA

This would be a boring brown ale if it wasn’t for the vanilla. A little bland and soapy tasting, but notes of chocolate and vanilla and some nuts.

A really sweet beer with the definite immediate taste of vanilla but it does have a somewhat bitter aftertaste. Really not much of a head when poured out of the bottle. a really nice brown color but not murky. All in all, not a bad brew

A Sim rate (bottle from Whole Foods Bowery): Smells unpleasantly bland. Maybe it’s that slightly metallic aroma you get from a mass-produced lager. Not really sure. But it’s certainly not vanilla. No sweetness at all. Flavour is a bit better, but not much. It’s bitter toffee, citric acid and a tinge of sweet roast. You really have to work to taste the flavours. Palate is carb and stings a bit. Not sure I like that feeling. Overall, it’s a bit of a letdown... especially for something with "vanilla" in the name. Mediocre at best.

On cask at Clark’s Ale House. Way too sweet, although a touch stouty. A medium mouthfeel brown freshly tapped at Kelly Cole’s Improper, with the Landmark rep. A claim that it’s pure vanilla, it could be. First sample off the tap was sour, so we will ignore that. A bit milky at first and then carmel body and full carbonation felt in the finish.

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep amber brown and a foamy overcarbed head- with little lace. Aroma is cardboardy oxidized, light stale vanilla hints, light toast and dry nuttyness, salty stale crackers, ligth olive brine, and slight infection. Carbonation explodes in mouth- infection- toffee, ash, vanilla, light roast and nuttiness, stale oxidized malts, marshmallow, and a leathery earthy note in the end. Finish is a bit abrupt and slick. meh

Being partial to vanilla, this beer is a big hit with me. The vanilla aroma hits you immediately and is prominent in your mouth. This is a great beer to savor and won’t break the bank when you stock-up.

draft at blind tiger. Dark amber. caramelly with the vanilla kicking at the end. Not too special.

Bottle. Pours brown with a billowing beige head. Malty sweet aroma with a touch of vanilla. The flavor has a more pronounced roasted and chocolate notes, with vanilla and a slight metallic edge. Not bad.