Vanilla Porter - Breckenridge Brewery

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rAvg: 3.59
pDev: 16.99%
Reviews: 889
Hads: 1110

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Breckenridge Brewery

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 4.70% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (814), on-tap (73), cask (1), growler (1).

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Reviews by FlyingBull:

FlyingBull

California

3.1/5 rDev -13.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Purchased while traveling through Colorado. 12 oz Bottle poured into a pint glass.

appearance: Dark brown; appears non-cloudy when held to the light. Medium carbonation - seems appropirate for style. Creamy dark white 1/2" head that held for about 5 minutes into the drink. Normal amount of lacing on the glass.

smell: Normal or average Porter nose; nutty with some coffee notes. I did NOT notice or pick up and vanilla notes or smells. No hop notes detected.

taste: Nice medium coffee and nutty flavor noted; slightly sweet in the begining with a devloping balance towards dry and slightly bitter towards the end. Again, I did NOT pick up any vanilla flavor. Otherwise, a nice balanced porter flavor.

mouthfeel: Medium body, medium carbonation that is style-appropriate. I would have expected a little more mouthfeel; this beer is on the medium light side for body, but I really like it in general.

overall: Solid middle of the road porter in general, but for me, i didn't pick up the vanilla. I was kind of disapointed in that - but it was me and not the beer. Results may vary for others that try this beer.

comments: I'm looking forward to trying this on tap if I get a chance. Hopefully I'll pick up that vanilla flavor that I'm missing. All in all, an o.k. porter that I would try again.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 23:41:20 | More by FlyingBull

More User Reviews:

EricClayton

West Virginia

4.5/5 rDev +25.3%

05-25-2013 18:06:14 | More by EricClayton

DerekMorgan

Massachusetts

4/5 rDev +11.4%

05-25-2013 03:39:39 | More by DerekMorgan

lobster74123

Ohio

3.5/5 rDev -2.5%

05-25-2013 00:20:12 | More by lobster74123

TappaKeggaBrew

Ohio

3.59/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

A: Clear, chestnut brown, with a very thin head that vanished quickly without a hint of lacing.

S: Bourbon, vanilla, raisins. Some toasted grain and a hint of cocoa.

T: Slightly sweet, slightly acrid gain malts. Some coffee and dark fruit appear later. Bitterness is really mild in the finish. Vanilla is present start to finish, but not in an overwhelming way.

M: Thinner than I expected (I won't go as far as saying "watery"), and pretty low on the carbonation. Certainly out of proportion to the color and style.

O: Just OK. Smelled and tasted fairly good, but lacked the punch of a real porter, and the vanilla contributed very little. I'm not regretting buying it, but neither will I return for another.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 21:37:10 | More by TappaKeggaBrew