Vanilla Bean Buffalo Sweat
Tallgrass Brewing Company in Wichita, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
6.97
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In 2013, two nine-gallon casks were filled with Buffalo Sweat and a handful of vanilla beans, and were stored in Tallgrass founder Jeff Gill’s office. A few weeks later, Jeff entered his office to find one of casks had exploded, spraying beer all over his office and leaving a hole in the ceiling above his desk shaped exactly like the cork bung used to seal the cask. Thankfully, the other cask did not explode. That night at an event in Wichita, Kansas, the beer was so well-received, it immediately got the call to become the brewery’s winter seasonal.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 1 pt. Pours dark brown with a tint of red and an off-white head. Sweet vanilla aroma atop quite some roast. Medium body, sweet roast with heavy vanilla notes - and that’s about it. Very easy going. 200713
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2013
at 10:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, via the locals4locals BIF - thanks soonerchamps! Pours a very dark brown color, topped with a thick brown head that subsides in under a minute. Aroma is heavy roast and light cocoa. Sweet and inviting. After not picking up any vanilla in the nose, the pleasant vanilla flavor sort of surprised me. Vanilla up front, light bittersweet cocoa, and more roast. Roasty, yet sweet and silky. Just a little bit sweeter overall than the base beer and certainly not overwhelmingly sweet. I love trying familiar stouts with vanilla, so this was right up my alley.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jun 2013
at 19:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours black with a dark yellowish brown head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of roasted malt with a bit of bitter chocolate and underlying vanilla. Flavor starts with roasted malt but finish is smooth with chocolate and vanilla.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2013
at 12:17
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
I have had this on tap now twice at Waldo Pizza. Both times I cannot tell much of a difference between this and the regular Buffalo Sweat. I guess it could be a bit sweeter smelling and have a mild vanilla character but I could just be making that up because I am biased. I will say it is nice to drink a vanilla beer that is subtle. I like the original and I like this, so either is good for me. A more detailed rating could be found with the regular version.
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Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2013
at 16:27