Vanilla Porter - Breckenridge Brewery

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rAvg: 3.59
pDev: 16.99%
Reviews: 888
Hads: 1102

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Breckenridge Brewery

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 4.70% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (813), on-tap (73), growler (1), cask (1).

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Reviews by AmberMan22:

AmberMan22

Minnesota

3.3/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I found this to be a rather interesting beer, in that it excelled in some areas, but failed to excite in others. Most importantly, it did not excel in the taste category.

The beer certainly looks good enough, with a solid overall opacity to it, dark brown with some garnet highlights. A light cocoa dusting color head manages some tightly scrunched bubbles and scraps of lace. Off to a good start.

The smell is overwhelmingly of Vanilla, but not the real vanilla extract you mind find at the grocery store -- just a little off. The next smell is the chocolate malt, which actually works quite harmoniously with the vanilla. Very little roastiness or sharpness comes off in the nose, which is a letdown.

The taste is where that slightly suspect vanilla flavor meets its downfall. Way overdone IMO, the vanilla needs to be a supporting character, and there is little roasted malt presence or much else to identify the beer as a porter. That said, I will not by any means put this on the negative end of the scale, as no flavors are even close to bad.
I find the taste improperly balanced, simply put.

This certainly knocks the drinkability score, though the miniscule carbonation bubbles make this surprisingly smooth while retaining a sense of crispness.

Certainly worth a try, and I suppose the name has nailed the pecking order on the head. Vanilla, then Porter.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2010 03:32:07 | More by AmberMan22

More User Reviews:

bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev -2.5%

05-21-2013 00:36:23 | More by bigfnjoe

KDE

Texas

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-20-2013 20:27:17 | More by KDE

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3/5 rDev -16.4%

05-20-2013 01:58:11 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

Turbo

Minnesota

2.75/5 rDev -23.4%

05-19-2013 22:34:28 | More by Turbo

yodagruv

Texas

2.5/5 rDev -30.4%

05-19-2013 04:56:50 | More by yodagruv

hoosiersapper27

Indiana

3.75/5 rDev +4.5%

05-18-2013 20:07:36 | More by hoosiersapper27

anticipation23

Wisconsin

3.25/5 rDev -9.5%

05-18-2013 16:52:34 | More by anticipation23

jburd19

Ohio

3.75/5 rDev +4.5%

05-18-2013 13:43:25 | More by jburd19

drinking12many

West Virginia

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-17-2013 23:44:17 | More by drinking12many

foelaz3r

Texas

4.5/5 rDev +25.3%

05-17-2013 04:10:05 | More by foelaz3r

ajtorres311

Florida

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-15-2013 16:43:33 | More by ajtorres311

Nolen12

Kentucky

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-15-2013 05:18:42 | More by Nolen12

JoyHelfrich

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +4.5%

05-15-2013 05:03:27 | More by JoyHelfrich

mrwelk

North Dakota

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-15-2013 01:41:29 | More by mrwelk

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev +4.5%

05-14-2013 22:41:28 | More by ZEB89

bulldogguy

Florida

4.04/5 rDev +12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Good vanilla flavor but not over-powering sweet vanilla and tends to drop off a little towards the end of the glass. A little smokey.
Satisfying thick creamy flavor with a bit of a chocolate mid/after taste.. Nice flavor on tap which is how I like my beer. It is my go to beer at my neighborhood beer bar.

Serving type: on-tap

05-14-2013 20:48:54 | More by bulldogguy

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.5/5 rDev -2.5%

05-14-2013 13:43:36 | More by ncstateplaya

shanny1981

Georgia

4.5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is a very pretty beer with a nice thick, creamy head. It's very dark in color and the maltiness is just right. There is only a minor bitterness in the aftertaste which makes it easy and smooth going down. It definitely smells of toasted malts, chocolate and vanilla. A very pleasant smell indeed! This porter makes a real nice adult float with vanilla bean ice cream. One of the best porters and adult floats that I have ever experienced. Will make this my signature go-to adult float beer.

Serving type: cask

05-14-2013 13:41:56 | More by shanny1981