Smoked Porter - Vanilla Bean
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Smoked Rotating Out of Production|
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7.12
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In 2006, almost exactly 10 years after we first released Stone Smoked Porter, Stone Small Batch Brewer Laura Ulrich had a brilliant idea: What if she added whole Madagascar vanilla beans to a small batch of the finished beer? And voilà, Stone Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Bean was born! It was an instant hit, as the resulting flavor combinations—rich vanilla melding with the malty, chocolaty, coffee-like characteristics of the beer—were practically made for each other. Originally available only as an occasional growler fill or on tap all-too-briefly at special events or in our restaurant, this exquisite creation was released in a single bottle run for the first time in 2012, much to the delight of its many fans…who instantly began clamoring for more. Your voices have been heard.
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4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 2
Can to glass...very dark brown with a beige head
So, I did not expect this to be so bitter.
This shows up mainly in the finish. I really wanted to find the good here, but the bitter takes over.
Malty? Smokey? Wish I could taste those qualities!!
So, I did not expect this to be so bitter.
This shows up mainly in the finish. I really wanted to find the good here, but the bitter takes over.
Malty? Smokey? Wish I could taste those qualities!!
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2026
at 23:00
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Dark brown, thin head. Kind of a vanilla and buttery aroma. Yeah, big miss with artificial vanilla clashing harshly with bitter porter that isn’t actually that smokey. Jesus this is actually a mess.
Tried
on 09 May 2026
at 17:59
8/10
RB score 3.66
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2025
at 03:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Early rating from Beer Buddy
Tried
on 05 Dec 2019
at 02:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap @ SKAAL, Copenhagen. Hazy brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, light smoked and vanilla. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 030418
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Apr 2018
at 15:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Fox & Hounds, Sønderborg. Pours cloudy very dark brown with stable beige head. Clear aroma of roast, vanilla and malt, with touches of smoke, chocolate and yeast. Bitter, roasty flavour with touches of hops and sweetish notes of vanilla and malt and yeast. Hints of coffee and dark chocolate. Roasty aftertaste with vanilla hints. High carbonation - perhaps a tad too high - but otherwise everything is quite decent.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2018
at 17:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Smell of vanilla, coffee. Black colour, brown head. Aroma of chocolate, cocoa, hops, finishes with vanilla. Very bitter. Light body, wild carbon.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2017
at 12:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (Stone TTO 27/11/2016) - pours black with a beige head. Sweet and medium roasted malty, slight burnt dark malty notes, with chocolate, coffee, caramel, cocoa, vanilla nuances into the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2016
at 08:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 1 pt 6 fl oz bottle. Dark brown with full tan head. Aroma of light roast malt with subtle hints of smoke and vanilla. Taste has a mix of chocolate and vanilla
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 20:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours a deep dark brown with a slight off-white head from a bottle. Aroma of chocolate and caramel/toffee. Flavor of dark chocolate and smoked wood, a little thin in the mouth IMHO. Good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2015
at 21:29