Dark Vale
Little Valley Brewery in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.61
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Dark Vale Vanilla Porter invites you to explore a full landscape of flavour at your own pace. Feel free to stroll the gentle slopes of rich, dark textures and pass by subtle hints of vanilla and liquorice.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cooperative Supermarket, Hebden Bridge. Reddish brown with a thin head. Rich and smoothish, its vanilla is notable in both aroma and taste, usurping most of its dark and roasted character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2023
at 21:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Very dark brown with thin head. Aroma and flavour start with dark malts and dark chocolate. Later the vanilla comes through but not over the top.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2023
at 19:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Black colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is vanilla, roasted, some sweet chocolaty and mild rye bready notes. Flavour is roasted malts, some roast, mild chocolate, som slight wooden and vanillaish notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2023
at 16:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, vanilla, some chocolate.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, fruit, chocolate, vanilla.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, vanilla, some chocolate.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, fruit, chocolate, vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2022
at 08:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 4.5%. Good spicy aroma, roasted and with some vanilla. Almost black colour, seems clear. OK stable frothy light brown head. The flavour has some vanilla, OK spicy. Watery finish, but good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2020
at 22:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black with a medium light brown head. Aroma of roasted malt and coffee. Sweet, light bitter with a roasted malt and some vanilla sense.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2020
at 22:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500 ml bottle, from Meny Løren. ABV is 4.5%. Black colour, moderate beige head. Nice roasty aroma, notes of coffee, dark chocolate and vanilla. The flavour is mid between dry and sweet, with the same elements as the aroma, hints of orange peel and liquorice, moderate hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2019
at 09:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Draft at In De Wildeman. Black with a tan head. Aroma of cocoa powder, vanilla, milk chocolate, lighter coffee and toffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 11 Feb 2019
at 22:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle, thanks to Finn for sharing. Decent fawn-coloured head over a near-black body. Croched lacing. Earthy malts aroma, slightly smoked. Roasted malty flavours backed by ash and moments of dark fruits. Roasted malty ending. Medium bodied. Pretty nice. (Session with djoeye and Finn, Tromsø 14.11.2018).
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2018
at 18:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Flaske fra Kilpishalli. Delt med djoeye og Rune på Nerstranda. Svart. Høyt skum med litt farge. Litt lacing. Forsiktig sjokoladearoma. Smaken tynn. Hint av sjokolade.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2018
at 17:25