Atwater Brewery Vanilla Java Porter

Vanilla Java Porter

 

Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
6.00
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 13 Ticks: 74
Coffee notes? Check. Porter notes? Check. A coffee beer that any brewer could make? Better check again. This is VJP – an easygoing dark beer with the makings of both a sweet-vanilla coffee house java and a smoky English style porter. Despite its looking every bit as black as a regular dark roast Joe, it goes down like it’s frothy with cream and sugar. Sip and ‘ahhh.’
 

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at BrewMaster’s Craft Beer Festival. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is roasted malt, vanilla bean, cocoa. Medium body, similar flavors to nose, light dry finish, good.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2017 at 17:38

8.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle from Total Wine in Gainesville, VA Aroma: chocolate, coffee, vanilla, Appearance: black with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2016 at 07:55

5/10
Tried on 22 Oct 2016 at 07:46

8/10
Tried on 10 Sep 2016 at 13:08

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12oz bottle from Merriman Street Grill
Pours clear dark brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of vanilla, dark malts, chocolate and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, caramel, chocolate and vanilla
Pretty good, not much coffee though
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2016 at 00:39

7/10
This is sensational.
Tried on 06 Nov 2015 at 15:02

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Draft - Vanilla, dark chocolate, roast and more chocolate. Jet black with a rich beige head. Tons of vanilla and chocolate. Lots of flavour, but it is all a bit artificial and not much body.
Tried from Draft on 21 Sep 2015 at 15:49

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with an inch of tan head. Smells of coffee, chocolate milk, and vanilla. Taste is vanilla and chocolate milk. F-ing delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2015 at 13:22

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. A dark brown beer topped by a small, dense, beige head. The aroma has lots of vanilla, some mocha, dark chocolate and a roasted touch. It’s full-bodied, smooth and semi-dry on the palate, even though there’s some vanilla and sugar sweetness. Roasted malts, chocolate, dark coffee and too much artificial feeling vanilla in the flavor. Oaked hints. Lasting roasted and vanilla-ish finish with dark chocolate and coffee. Too artificial vanilla going on here, else it’s quite nice. 150610
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2015 at 22:34

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 355ml @ Hotel Room, Best Western Plus, Waterbury, VT
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes or roasted malt, chocolate, coffee and too much vanilla. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long vanilla, chocolate and coffee finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jun 2015 at 22:33