 pint_size (1004), Austin, Texas, USA
May 28, 2008
4-26-08 tap into plastic cup at DLD 08
Deep ebony thick black pour with no head. Smell is vanilla ice cream and oak and chocolate cake. I liked the Oak aged DL better without the vanilla, but there is less present obvious alcohol in this one (the vanilla takes it over). Thick creamy big palate. Overall, nice and bold but I am not the biggest fan of big vanilla flavor.
tennisjoel (725), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Aug 26, 2008 Great Taste of the Midwest 2008
Luckily I stumbled by (yeah by this time of the day, I probably was close to stumbling) at the right time. FFF did not let us know when they would be pouring this, not the classiest move IMO. But onto the beer. This was really rich, obviously vanilla, chocolate, and the complexity of regular DL present. Really really rich, and by this time of the day (late in the festival), my palate was getting shot from sampling a lot of Impy stouts. I’d love to try this with a fresh palate sometime. Good, but the timiing could have been better for me.
thickfreakness (61), Austin, Texas, USA
Aug 18, 2008
Tasted on 4/26/08 at DLD
This beer was black as night with no head at all. A very small, dark brown ring of foam lined the glass. This smells incredible, coffee and chocolate with a great vanilla smell taking over everything. The taste combined with the mouthfeel make this like an amazing chocolate and coffee milk shake with the right amount of vanilla to balance out the flavors from the regular dark lord. After sharing this sample and the oak aged dark lord with a friend I felt pretty good. An exceptional beer.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Name: Vanilla Bean Dark Lord
Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste
Appearance: black, wispy brown head,
Aroma: sweet chocolate and vanilla aroma with lots of bourbon,
Body: huge sticky body,
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness, molasses, touch of roasted,
Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 10/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ****/4
islay (402), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Aug 15, 2008 Small sample on tap at Great Taste of the Midwest on 8-9-2008. Superb aroma of vanilla (duh) and cherry, like a cherry cordial chocolate candy. The smell is the best of both an imperial stout and a barley wine. Pours dark brown with sable head. Looks like melted chocolate. Delicious taste features vanilla and a lot of oak in addition to the world-class imperial stout taste of standard Dark Lord. Full body; thick. Soft and silky in the palate. I love this beer! It was the best of the fest and, yes, better (slightly) than regular Dark Lord. I just wish I had better notes on it, but it was late in the day after a lot of big beers. What can you do, other than dream of this great brew?
pepsican (727), the beer wastelands of, Iowa, USA
Aug 15, 2008 great taste. Black pour with a small tan head. Vanilla and chocolate dominated the aroma. Flavor was vanilla, coffee, toffee, caramel and maple syrup. Viscous, syrupy sweet. 3 oz was plenty but man was it good.
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