Vanilla Joe
Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.62
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Robust Porter with fresh roasted @vervecoffee and vanilla beans.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 473ml. -from Ambasada Zagreb, shared with Hrabren. Black coloured, medium sized beige head, coffee and vanilla in the nose. Coffee, chocolate, vanilla, light caramel and sweetish finish. Smooth and bit watery.
Tried
from Can
from
Ambasada.
on 29 Dec 2025
at 11:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
0.473 l can from Ambasada, Zagreb shared with Ogi. Hazy dark brown to black, medium beige head. Flavour is fresh ground coffee, also some green pepper. Hint of bitter chocolate and cocoa. Soft vanilla touch. Also roasty aroma and nougat cream. Light to medium body. Bitter cocoa, chocolate and coffee. Vanilla giving some balance and softness. Smooth, drinkable. Slightly thin, not very creamy. Dry finish.
Tried
from Can
from
Ambasada.
on 28 Dec 2025
at 18:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Dark brown beer with a light brown head. Light roast and light malt aroma. Vanilla and roast flavor with caramel and coffee. Medium bodied. Roast and vanilla linger with caramel and light coffee.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2025
at 17:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tørst draught, 4/28/23. Clear mahogany with magenta highlights. Beige head, low. Soft, rich, lovely, vanilla. Moderate roast, cocoa, light malt and very clean. Soft, succulent, moderate roasted bitterness and vanilla acidity balancing. Lighter bodied, clean, easy. Vanilla steals the show and is done phenomenally well.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2023
at 18:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at SARA, pours a reddish dark brown with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with vanilla upfront, followed by coffee and a touch of toasted malt. Flavour is full of both vanilla and coffee upfront in good combination. Really good use of adjuncts, with a big vanilla finish. Great stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2021
at 06:26
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jun 2021
at 21:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Black color with tan ring. Aroma is proper coffee, chocolate, some vanilla. Taste is very dry coffee chocolate, a bit dusty, some vanilla. Smooth mouthfeel, feels light with still a full body. I love this one!
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2015
at 00:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Pitch black. Not much head to speak of. Loads of fresh coffee and cocoa beans. Almost cookie dough brownie sweetness on the nose. I get oatmeal as well. Take a big gulp of this. You’ll thank me. The mouthfeel is bright and full. Bitter raw espresso bean finish. A touch of vanilla but not overpowering. Figs and tree fruit. Coffee is pronounced and generous but not overwhelming.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2014
at 23:41
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours black with a small light brown head. The head lasts quite awhile and leaves some nice designs on the walls of the glass. The aroma is big on coffee and vanilla. Sweet and richer than expected. Some nice milk chocolate, cocoa. The taste stays well away from anything resembling artificial. Drier than it smells but not harsh. Very well integrated coffee and vanilla. Coffee is probably the dominant flavor. Full mouthfeel. I’m not normally a big fan of vanilla stouts/porters (because they’re typically disappointing), but this is excellent. Great coffee flavor with wonderful vanilla.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2013
at 21:32
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap. Opaque black with a small tan head and nice lacing. Aroma is strong coffee / espresso, roasted malts, just a touch of vanilla. Flavor is the same, light-plut sweet and lightly coffee bitter with just a bit of astringence. Very rich flavored with the perfect amount of vanilla. Medium body, creamy. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2013
at 17:45