Dark Side Vanilla Porter

12 ounce bottle from Brookings (SD) Liquor, 8/10/20. Black, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, vanilla, smoke, leather. Tate is roast, vanilla, cherry, coffee, leather. Thin-medium bodied. Pretty nice.

Draft. Color is nearly black, thin lasting white head and good lacing. Aroma is sun tale vanilla extract, mild roast, light chocolate.

Subtle vanilla throughout the entire sip. Body is normal for the style. Very subtle roasted malt. Mouthfeel is smooth and silky.

From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a murky dark brown with an ecru head. Thin flavored with just a hint of vanilla.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 9/2015. Pours lightly hazy very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light dark fruit, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Okay aromas with solid balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light earthy hop notes; with very poor strength. Taste of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, toast, brown sugar, brown bread, light dark fruit, and herbal/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, brown bread, and herbal/toasted earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good balance, robustness, and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balanced and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/bready, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is was a pretty solid English porter style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. The aromas were nearly non existent, but the flavors were well done and pleasantly enjoyable.

Brown. Light vanilla and in the aroma. Flavor is surprisingly light, some roasted malt. Light overall. OK.

Draft. A- Molasses, toasted, vanilla. A- Black color, dark liquid, minimal head. T- Coffee tones, slightly malty, hints of vanilla. P- Full body, average texture, soft carbonation, smooth finish. O- A great porter with nice vanilla tones. Easy to drink for a porter.

Bottle. Pours a near clear dark brown with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of vanilla and dark grains with a bit of sweet chocolate and a hint of roasted malts. Flavor is similar with dark grains and vanilla up front. The vanilla lasts throughout and is joined by some light roasted malts.

Appearance: Pitch black color with a big tan head that leaves a fine lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malt and chocolate.
Palate: Medium + body. Slightly sweet and a moderate bitterness. Average to soft carbonation. Dry texture.
Taste: Dark malt, roasted malt and some chocoalte. A fine smooth vanilla tail.
Overall impression: Nice and tasty porter.
Personal stats: Bottle from a trade with RobertDale

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12oz bottle-pours black with a light brown head. Aroma is dark malt-molasses/roasty. Taste is dark malt-molasses/roasty/ashy, vanilla, 2nd earthy hops. Not my taste but nicely done.

Draft. Aroma of smooth, slightly boozy milk chocolate. Taste is similar. Not very complex.