Vanilla Chinchilla
Little Critters Brewing Co. in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England 🏴
Porter Regular|
Score
6.82
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Smithfield, Derby (at 4.5%). Pours almost black with a small tan head. The aroma has a strong burst of lactose plus some underlying roasted malts. In the mouth it is decidedly sweet with a creamy texture and flavours of malts, vanilla and chocolate plus hints of coffee. Some cola comes through later but the finish is still very sweet. This is decent, but rather too sweet for my liking.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Cask at Ribs Of Beef, just a pub in Norwich city centre, no beef needed to be consumed. Black with a small light-brown bubbly head. Its vanilla is heavy and tasty, aromatic, and lingers long. It's a dark ale without much dark character, but this matters little as it's good.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keg draught at the Newshouse, Nottingham. Seriously dark brown with a small uneven film of beige head. Aroma of a little chocolate/coffee and maybe a touch of stone fruit. And the aroma is pretty muted. Not impossibly so, but it honestly doesn't smell like an awful lot. Taste: OK, now we are talking. Sweet and creamy, with just enough of the vanilla. Medium body and carbonation. Good.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Half pint on cask at the Hallcross. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost blaxk pour. Light vanilla and chocolate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On cask at Bread and Bitter, Nottingham - opaque black, beige head. Chocolate, roasted nuts, vanilla ice-cream, very sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at Bradford CAMRA Beer Festival 2024. Pours deep brown towards black with tan foam. Aroma: chocolate, vanilla, lactose. Taste: moderate sweet with lighter bitterness. Too much vanilla! Smooth taste. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from the brewery at home. Black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste are chocolate and slight sweet vanilla. Medium body.