Vanilla Black Velvet
Cervesa Guineu in Valls de Torroella, Catalonia, Spain 🇪🇸
Collab with: La Quince BreweryStout - Imperial Regular
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Score
7.46
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Strong body and powerful flavour ale but that offers a ‘velvet sip’. The vanilla flavour, from Madagascar beans, stands out above roasted, cocoa and coffee notes. Plato 22.4°.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
BOTTLE 33 CL. Pitch black, thick, almost no head. The aroma is quite simple - vanilla and caramelized marshmallow - feels more like a desert than a beer. Not much roasty notes. The taste also starts vanilla sweet, followed by some sweet chocolate flavoured liqueur and a bitter grassy bitter finish. Does not have the smoothness of the better stouts. Somewhat disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2015
at 15:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at home, 6th December 15. Pours black, nice fluffy head. Aroma is subtle, slight vanilla, light chocolate milkshake. Taste is very smooth, light vanilla and chocolate, coffee. Very nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2015
at 15:17
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark, thick pour with almost no head. It smells incredible, of vanilla and cocoa and faintly of coffee. Huge vanilla taste, together with coffee and milk chocolate, raw cocoa and a slight spiciness. Surprisingly light bodied, which is one of the few defects this beer has. It could also do with a bit more sweetness. It’s been a while since I had my last bottle of Ballast Point’s Victory at Sea, but this beer seems very similar to that one. Good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2015
at 12:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Lemmy’s, Leiden, with Kenny and James 26/09/15. Black topped with a decent tan swirl. Nose is rich vanilla, chocolate, light spice, background hops, malt, toffee. Taste comprises Terrys chocolate orange, spice, booze exhaust, rich maltings. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, sweetish close. Ok if a touch 1D, all choccy and vanilla, doesn’t really hang together all that well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2015
at 11:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle 0.33l, 2015 version. pours a hazy dark brown with a small but dense beige head and a nice lacing. aroma of vanilla, herbal bitter, alcohol. flavour of herbal liqueur again, burnt raisins. intensive bittersweet finish. noticeable alcohol warmth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 17:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
26th September 2015
Post Borefts VII, Day 2 - Leiden walkabout. Bottle at Lemmy’s. Semi opaque oily looking dark brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Vanilla and dark chocolate nose. Palate is smooth with mild fine carbonation. Taste follows the nose. Lightly tangy dark fruits. Smooth finish. Decent.
Post Borefts VII, Day 2 - Leiden walkabout. Bottle at Lemmy’s. Semi opaque oily looking dark brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Vanilla and dark chocolate nose. Palate is smooth with mild fine carbonation. Taste follows the nose. Lightly tangy dark fruits. Smooth finish. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2015
at 12:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at SBWF. Black colour with thin beige head. Aroma of vanilla, coffee, roasted malt and milk chocolate. Flavour is medium sweet with loads of vanilla, milk chocolate, liquorice and roasted malt leading to bitter finish with more vanilla.
Tried
on 19 Oct 2015
at 16:23
9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Negra profunda, medio dedo de espuma, beige. El aroma es sensacional, muy marcado a chocolate negro y amargo con notas de vainilla. En boca textura oleosa, entrada fácil por el escaso gas y tremendo cuerpo. El sabor sigue manteniendo un predominio claro de chocolate, apareciendo también notas claras de vainilla y madera. Deja un brutal recuerdo de chocolate amargo. El alcohol se sabe que está, se nota que está pero queda eclipsado por los sabores. Grande,
Tried
on 09 Oct 2015
at 15:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sample at SBWF 2015. Black with a minimal tan head. Really a lot of vanilla both in the aroma and taste. Also chocolate, some roasted malt and warming alcohol. The body was almost full and the finish long and sweet.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2015
at 11:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Borefts ’15. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate, fudge, vanilla, roast, coffee and toffee. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2015
at 05:26