Smoked Porter - Vanilla Bean
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Smoked Rotating Out of Production|
Score
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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7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle: Pours deep, deep, red-brown....clear with a foamy tan head. Aroma is smoky, raw, roasted vanilla. Taste is chocolate....strong raw vanilla bitter. Sweet smoky vanilla scent increases as it warms. Very nice......
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2013
at 17:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose and taste of vanilla, light smoke, chocolate and cookie malt. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2013
at 15:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Stone 17th Anniversary Brewers Reception, San Marcos, CA
Pours dark amber / brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate and vanilla. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long chocolate and vanilla finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark amber / brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, chocolate and vanilla. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long chocolate and vanilla finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2013
at 22:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Stone 17th anniversary party. Pours a minimal sized beige head over a more or less black body. Vanilla, dark chocolate and some coffee in the aroma. There’s roasted malts on the palate, dark chocolate, cocoa and some coffee. And vanilla. A bit too much I think. Full body, very soft carbonation, quite low level too. Long vanilla finish with coffee and dark chocolate. Too much vanilla, else pretty nice. 130816
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2013
at 22:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Tomlinson’s, Inverness [150213]
Dark brown, clear, big frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma - Lots of smooth vanilla, soft dark malts,some chocolate, dab of vanilla chocolate ice cream
Taste - The vanilla is very good here, not over powering or sickly, some dark chocolate, soft roasted malts in background. Not intensely flavoured though - the smoke is very faint tbh
Palate - Moderate carb, bit over fizzy, thin to medium body, fairly smooth. Palate is more sweet than bitter. Finish there is some more roast, but more meaty chocolate roast, nice soft bitter roast linger. ,
Overall - More mellow than I expected. The ’Enjoy By’ is dated sometime in 2012 so the flavours have probably faded a bit
Dark brown, clear, big frothy tan head that dissipates to thin layer, some lacing
Aroma - Lots of smooth vanilla, soft dark malts,some chocolate, dab of vanilla chocolate ice cream
Taste - The vanilla is very good here, not over powering or sickly, some dark chocolate, soft roasted malts in background. Not intensely flavoured though - the smoke is very faint tbh
Palate - Moderate carb, bit over fizzy, thin to medium body, fairly smooth. Palate is more sweet than bitter. Finish there is some more roast, but more meaty chocolate roast, nice soft bitter roast linger. ,
Overall - More mellow than I expected. The ’Enjoy By’ is dated sometime in 2012 so the flavours have probably faded a bit
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2013
at 07:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at Aces & Ales, Las Vegas
Black color with creamy head. It has some aroma of roasted malt, light vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel, roasted malt and chocolate flavor, with almost no vanilla. The bitterness level is correct.
Balanced; good.
Black color with creamy head. It has some aroma of roasted malt, light vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel, roasted malt and chocolate flavor, with almost no vanilla. The bitterness level is correct.
Balanced; good.
Tried
on 02 Jan 2013
at 17:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
At a tasting, thanks DSG, small head, opaque very dark brown colour, , aroma of vanila, coffee and some chocolate, flavour of vanila, coffee, dark bread, with touches of smoke and soy in the back. the vanila blends in with the other notes and doesn’t overpower them. Really nice.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2012
at 02:18
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Clear dark brown with a beige head. Great aroma with lots of chocolate and vanilla. Sweetish flavor with chocolate, coffee notes, a bit of vanilla and a dry finish with a bit of bitterness. Medium-bodied. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2012
at 12:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Beverages 4 Less. Pours very dk brown with a slight beige/tan head. Aroma of smoke. Hard to find the vanilla. Full bodied. Now the vanilla is found. This is chocolate and vanilla. Smoke is still present, but isn’t the number 1 flavor. Flavors are strong. No skimping on ingredients. But Stone never apparently does. Very nice. Finishing like it starts. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2012
at 17:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
New Beer Distributors, NY 355ml ($3.50): Pours dark brown with a cascading creamy head. Aroma is smoky vanilla and roasted malts. Taste is really vanilla heavy. Smokiness is in the undertone. Nice roasted malt tastes. Well-balanced. One of the better vanilla infused beer I have had.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2012
at 17:39