 RollinHard (750), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Dec 5, 2006 Served from the most phallic bottle ever made, possibly even moreso than then Bud Light bowling pin. Seriously, this thing either looked like a penis, vibrator, dildo, bottle of shampoo, or a missle. Underneath the cream-colored cone shaped cap, is the REAL cap, which is a freakin screwtop! Not even a twistoff. Lowly. I can only assume they meant the cone-cap to be used as glassware, so that’s what I did. The aroma was straight-up Adams Extract Vanilla and perfume. Taste also extremely cheap vanilla, and dough. Like cookies that weren’t mixed. Quite sweet, which I usually like, but this is cheap sweetness. Too carbonated for an oak aged ale, and too thin mouthfeel. Left some nice lacing in that cheesy cone-cap though! I can’t believe I typed this much for a bad review. Oh wait, I can, cause it’s fun sometimes. This beer’s asking for it.
unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
Nov 27, 2006 Picked up a duel gift pack of Vanilla Oak and Chocolate w/ two snifters at Publix #469. This may be the most beutiful pour I’ve seen on any A-B! Reddish amber, a lager?, offwhite thin head. Alcohol meniscus on the snifter. Smells like a sweet yellow cake. A ton of vanilla flavor. Creamy texture, not a lot of carbonation. Definite oak in the finish. Overall it reminds me of a drug store vanilla perfume. Different, refreshing, but flavor for a beer. Definitly the better one of the two in the box set. Give it to a newbie...
decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
Nov 16, 2006 An orangish pour with an aroma of vanilla and alcohol. A malty vanillie flavor that tastes like a cream ale soda with alcohol. A decent palate that is thin but not fizzy. Pleasant surprise.
scoobyluv (486), Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Nov 15, 2006 smells and tastes like vanilla flavoring. it does have a funky plum aftertaste which has an alcohol bite
SudsMcDuff (1691), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
Nov 14, 2006 this is probably the best buosch-ae beer ever made..i mean that u can actually tell they put some thought into one of there beers...that said, its really really sweet and the alco has a bite, but a nice change and actually, the label says what u get, cool idea a.b...
SpringsLicker (2041), Tennessee, USA
Nov 12, 2006 Very clear, light amber body with little to no head.
Light alcohol and vanilla aroma.
Sweet, almost too much so, with a strong vanilla extract flavor. Quite artificial.
Light bodied, thin.
A nice big beer only for those who haven’t had many others.
bitbucket (2026), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Nov 12, 2006 Two words: Train wreck. This beer makes Celebrate Chocolate look like a good idea.
Braudog (3733), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Nov 10, 2006 24 oz bottle 2006 edition of Vanilla Oak: My bottle was accidentally opened and leaking for about 4 hours ... I don’t know the impact. What a shitty bottle design. They put this plastic bullet thing over the top of a screw top like comes on a ’40’ ... literally scotch-taped on. I guess I accidentally twisted the bullet and loosened the screw top. Silly me. Anyway, it still has a robust brandy-like aroma. Very strong sugar-based flavors, almost like kids’ medicine. Interesting combination of the vanilla in the bourbon barrels. Comes out with a definite sweet flourish, but with the ruddy, caramel undercurrent that must come from the bourbon aspect? Unfortunately it doesn’t have near the consistency of a quality "big" beer ... it’s a bit thin, even thinner than the cream soda it’s starting to remind me of. I’d say, "just OK."
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