Vanilla Stout
Big Muddy Brewing Company in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Milk / Sweet Regular|
Score
6.55
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A traditional Milk Stout infused with pure Madagascar vanilla. Subtle vanilla flavor throughout with roasted notes and a slightly sweet, smooth finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger white foamy head which dissolved fairly quick and barely left any lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, sweet vanilla, some marshmallows, sweet coffee and cola
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to fine sweet quality with a super light roasty tone underneath; finishes with a long lingering sweetness of chocolate, vanilla and cola
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness
Overall: I bet this might be a lot better without that "cola" scent and flavor I noticed and wasn't entirely thrilled about, was this a Nogne beer in disguise?
Bottle to nonic glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger white foamy head which dissolved fairly quick and barely left any lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, sweet vanilla, some marshmallows, sweet coffee and cola
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to fine sweet quality with a super light roasty tone underneath; finishes with a long lingering sweetness of chocolate, vanilla and cola
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness
Overall: I bet this might be a lot better without that "cola" scent and flavor I noticed and wasn't entirely thrilled about, was this a Nogne beer in disguise?
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2026
at 12:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour from Friar Tuck, Crestwood. Appearance is very dark brown (virtually opaque) with nice sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width khaki head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is vanilla, roasted malt and cocoa. Taste is vanilla, milder roasted malts and later more moderate cocoa with marshmallows. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with mild lingering bitterness offsetting the sweet. Overall, the aroma and flavor could be bolder it’s a bit thin for the style, but enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2020
at 23:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Dark, clear, red-lit black with a tan head. Slightly ashy, chocolate and vanilla scent. Taste is vanilla, chocolate malt....a touch of roasty bitter. Flavour and body come across too lightly to make this one stand out......good....but very little to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2018
at 22:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Vanilla, chocolate malt, grass, and light ash aroma. Dark brown with moderate tan head. Moderately sweet vanilla, light chocolate malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Okay body. Decent but malt flavor is a bit light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2018
at 21:33
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Big Muddy tap room, bought during August eclipse. Deep reddish brown with a fizzy soda head that disappears quickly. Smell has a pleasant nose of vanilla, though I might like to have found a bigger backing of roasty malt. Taste has plenty of vanilla, and there is some sweetness, but not in cloying amounts, like many vanilla beers. Still, it's kind of light, more like a vanilla porter than a stout. But I do like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2018
at 05:04
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with a light beige head. Aroma of dark malts and vanilla. Taste is roasted malt, vanilla, lactose, chocolate notes. Moderately sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2017
at 11:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle. Translucent cola brown color. Large frothy "root beer" head. Roasted malt nose reminiscent of dark caramel and vanilla. Flavor is light roasted malt. Notes of vanilla and sweet malt. Nutty toasted pecans in midtaste. Mild dark corn syrup notes in finish. More like a porter or brown ale than a stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2017
at 23:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz. bottle. Black pour, with a big, foamy, tan head. Nose is strong vanilla, butterscotch, light coffee, and pecans. Cloying sweetness, with a touch of bitterness. Medium body, syrupy, and a little acerbic. This is a pretty nice beer, with a ton of vanilla. The vanilla is nice, but the base stout is lacking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2015
at 20:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a snifter. Medium brown with no head. Taste is nutty and some dark malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2015
at 19:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago,IL; enjoyed at home while cleaning after a long work day. Appearance is a dark brown with a thin white head. Aroma mostly vanilla with a little bit of chocolate. Taste is mainly vanilla with a bit of lactose, pretty sweet. Not a big fan of this guy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2015
at 20:33