Beer No. 8 – Breckenridge Vanilla Porter
STYLE: American Porter
ABV: 4.7%
LOOK: I was justifiably worried when the short head dissolved to nothing within seconds. Runny, really, though the color is nice. Roasted coffee on top and lighter down the glass.
NOSE: Coffee, vanilla, malty, dark cherries.
MOUTH: Cloying vanilla, faint grapes and cherries, dry but subtle tobacco finish. There seems to be a hokey trend among larger “craft” breweries of adding flavors instead of developing them, and that’s a problem if you ask me. “Brewed with real vanilla beans” is supposed to be a selling point. Maybe it is in some circles. But to me this watery mouthful tastes like a flat vanilla soda begging for some body.
Beeradvocate Rating: 80
Hayward Abbey Rating: 75
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