Vanilla Porter - Breckenridge Brewery

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.78/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bottle with no date poured into a tumbler. Practically no head at all and just a thin foam skim on the top of the beer and the edge of glass. No lacing. The beer is a dark orange-red.

Smell - when the beer is cold I smell nothing. Upon warming up I get some hints of vanilla and a hint of those coffee/porter smells one gets from the roasted malts. But not a lot.

Taste - when cold its mostly sweet - so like others have recommended I let it warm up before drinking more. Upon warming I get that sweet vanilla at first (reminded me a bit of a cream soda) followed by coffee and mild bitter. Guessing correctly the beer would be on the sweet side it went really well with chocolate chip cookies. It's a nice blend of flavors but you really must let it warm up. Cold out of the bottle I thought I was having a soda. Once warm though it's much more like a real porter with vanilla flavor balanced with the typical porter tastes.

Mouthfeel - no carbonation, a bit thick and it evenly coats the tongue and throat. Goes down smoothly.

Drinkability - I'm finding I'm enjoying porters so much that I may change my favorite beer type, but for me this is a beer that I have because the combination of flavors sounds interesting, but it's not an outstanding porter. This means that if I had to choose between this porter and another, I'd probably pick the other one. Not because I didn't like it, but because I want just the coffee and chocolates in the porter, not the vanilla so much. It's strictly a personal taste issue - some people like white chocolate, some people like dark chocolate. I like a normal porter but this Vanilla porter was a good experience just not my favorite flavor combination.

Serving type: bottle
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

09-09-2009 23:04:19 | More by damndirtyape

DerekMorgan

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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

lobster74123

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

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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
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

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

steevbr

Illinois

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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heavenlyStash

California

3/5  rDev -16.4%

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jerryskid88

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +25.3%

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DbbC

Illinois

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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Rdc67

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

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KDE

Texas

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -16.4%

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Turbo

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -23.4%

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yodagruv

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -30.4%

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hoosiersapper27

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

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anticipation23

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -9.5%

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jburd19

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

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drinking12many

West Virginia

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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foelaz3r

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +25.3%

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ajtorres311

Florida

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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Nolen12

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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JoyHelfrich

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

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mrwelk

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +11.4%

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ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

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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
@ Breckenridge Brewery & Pub, 600 South Main Street, Breckenridge

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