Smoked Porter - Vanilla Bean - Stone Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.95
pDev: 12.91%
Reviews: 361
Hads: 526

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Brewed by:
Stone Brewing Co.

California, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.90% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (222), on-tap (92), cask (28), growler (18), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by DonDirkA:

DonDirkA

Arizona

4.85/5 rDev +22.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

Vanilla bean comes across very strong in the nose. Its right up front backed up by chocolate and very slight coffee notes. Theres a little roastiness but no apparent smokey scents like in the original and the chipotle. There's roasted, smokey flavors right up front along with a strong vanilla bean taste. The smokiness and vanilla sweetness blend together in a really interesting way. The chocolate flavors come up next and it all fades out into a slightly sweet smoked coffee taste. This is an awesome brew. The chipotle was good but this is definitely my favorite of the three (including the original).

EDIT: So, I'm having another one right now and it is much smokier than the last one I had. Still smells very vanilla and the flavor has a lot of vanilla but the original smokey characteristics of the Smoked Porter stick out a LOT more than before. Still delicious and much more unique than just vanilla bean. Thank you AJ's for having some in Tucson.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2012 07:44:26 | More by DonDirkA

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3.25/5 rDev -17.7%

05-11-2013 15:20:26 | More by mikeburd1128

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4/5 rDev +1.3%

05-11-2013 07:08:38 | More by schnarr84

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larryi86

Delaware

3.88/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

12 oz bottle poured into a tulip

A- Black with a three finger tan head.

S- Roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, smoky.

T- Lot of smoke and char, definitely in the finish, chocolate up front with some vanilla in the middle.

M- Medium body, good carbonation.

O- I was really hoping to for more vanilla and less smoke. I would like to try this fresher to see if it has more vanilla. Happy that I at least got to try it!

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 21:37:52 | More by larryi86