Bavarian Cream Vanilla Java Porter
Atwater Brewery in Detroit, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Porter Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.72
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Bavarian cream? Absolutely. 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 looking every bit as black as a regular dark roast Joe, it goes down like it’s frothy with cream and sugar with a fruity finish. Find yourself falling in love with VJP all over again with this new variant of our famous porter. Sip and ‘ahhh’.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Black with a small foamy tan head. Bitter, a bit roasty with chocolate cake, cream and coffee. Long finish. Medium bodied and smooth
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Appleton, 5/7/20. Black, thin foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of vanilla, chocolate, bread, caramel, coffee. Taste is roast, caramel, vanilla, coffee, sugar. Medium bodied, low carb, decent balance. One of the better ones I've had.... not saying much.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Different from the old vanilla java? Who knows. Tap at bowsers. Darker brown, lots of vanilla in the nose, almost like cream soda. Taste is alarming over the top vanilla. Lots of sweetness in there almost artificial in nature. Very little beer flavor in this one. Actually becomes medicinal and bitter in the end. Not too enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 1/2018. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/silky lactose mouthfeel that is great. Minimal sticky hops, chalky roast, or dryness. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious dessert style English porter! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose flavors; very smooth, flavorful, and easy to drink with the minimally bitter finish. Tastes just like the dessert in every way. Very big creamy lactose flavors; with balancing vanilla, coffee, and malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.