Snowdrift Vanilla Porter - Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.38
pDev: 18.64%
Reviews: 124
Hads: 350

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Brewed by:
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

Wisconsin, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 6.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (105), on-tap (11), can (7), growler (1).

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Reviews by qthompso:

qthompso

Minnesota

2.43/5 rDev -28.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a deep reddish brown. A half finger of beige head that quickly dissipates. No lacing.

Weird smells coming from this one. I pick up the vanilla that gives it the name but I'm also getting sarsaparilla, chocolate, and an artificial sweetness nose.

The taste follows with vanilla, root beer, chocolate and and ginger snap. Generally I like all of these things but not mixed together and in beer form. It's a refreshing attempt at something new from Leinie's but there's a bit too much going on here.

Good, creamy mouthfeel with ample carbonation. If the taste hadn't ruined the beer, the mouthfeel would be the perfect way to finish off a solid porter.

Overall, nowhere near one of my favorite porters. I commend them for branching out of their normal offerings but there are too many flavors fighting each other in this beer and a lot of them have an artificial taste to them.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2012 01:52:30 | More by qthompso

More User Reviews:

LeahM

New York

4/5 rDev +18.3%

05-19-2013 03:59:47 | More by LeahM

Yogidaddy

Indiana

4/5 rDev +18.3%

05-18-2013 21:57:20 | More by Yogidaddy

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

3/5 rDev -11.2%

05-18-2013 13:01:15 | More by AmandaSchaefer

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

3.25/5 rDev -3.8%

05-18-2013 03:16:14 | More by iHeartMNBeer

Nolen12

Kentucky

3.75/5 rDev +10.9%

05-16-2013 20:13:21 | More by Nolen12

Boss1417

Georgia

4.1/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Very nice Beer!

Beer has a great dark color and a sweet smoked smell with a hint of vanilla.

Taste is nice and smooth with hints of the smoke and vanilla.

This Porter is sweet and is a great change up to its robust Portar brothers during the winter.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2013 01:39:42 | More by Boss1417