Trillium Brewing Company Vanilla Truffle

Vanilla Truffle

 

Trillium Brewing Company in Canton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: J. Wakefield Brewing
  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Special
Score
7.77
ABV: 12.7% IBU: - Ticks: 17
We teamed up with Miami's J. Wakefield Brewing to create another dessert inspired stout! For this edition we simplified things and go to the root of all tasty treats. Vanilla Truffle is an Imperial Stout with Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans.

Vanilla Truffle announces itself with a big aroma of brownie batter and charred marshmallows. The palate provides deep vanilla, pot du crème flavor with subtle notes of toffee and caramel. A full, rich mouthfeel leaves a coating on the glass and lingering, satisfying sweetness.
 

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8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from Libbey’s Liquors. Dark brown pour is topped by a brief tan head that settles to a scant ring. Roasted malt aroma has notes of toffee and vanilla. Flavor is sweet roasted malt and vanilla. Reminds me of the best waffle I ever had at a Waffle House just off of Route 78 outside of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Smooth, roasty and sweet. Quite delicious, if you ask me.
Tried from Bottle from Libby's Liquors on 07 Jun 2026 at 02:34

8.9/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 9
Black wtih small brown head. Vanilla, caramel, toasted marshmallow, chocolate fudge malt, and fresh hay aroma. Very sweet toasted marshmallow, vanilla caramel, chocolate fudge malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2026 at 21:54

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500 ml bottle from Half TIme, via delivery, split with Mike, 3/22/26. Dark brown, small brown head. Roasty, chocolate, vanilla. Smooth, balanced between sweet and dry, leaning slightly dry. Good stuff. Well made.
Tried from Bottle from Half Time on 23 Mar 2026 at 01:00

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared. Thanks Alex! Pours a deep chestnut brown to black with a small bit of beige head that dissipates. Vanilla and cacao nib on the nose with some coffee notes as it warms. Rich and creamy on the palate...almost like liquid fudge. A bit of baker's chocolate and vanilla as it warms. Lingering dark chocolate on the finish. Not overly sweet on the palate and finishes with good balance.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2020 at 17:17

8.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8
Pours black, small tanned head. Smell is rich, sweet, vanilla, chocolate. Creamy, intense. Taste is full, rich, creamy, chocolate. intense, vanilla. very nice ! Thick body and low carbo. Desert in a glass !
Tried on 09 Oct 2019 at 09:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750ml bottle. Harsh, grainy and stingy with some roastiness syrup, toffee, coffee and vanilla. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2019 at 07:15

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Bottle at Craig's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, almond, coconut, caramel, taste is similar, rich, treacle, sweet.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2019 at 11:40

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Bottle at home .. deep black ... thin tan lacing ... soft dark malts ... heavy spiced chcolate malts... dsrk roast.. massive vanilla .. rich dark malts .. heavy roast chocolate .. massive vanilla ... light oxidised toffee .. chcolate malts
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2019 at 18:06

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle thanks to Steve pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice big sweet chocolate vanilla nutty notes and bourbon. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate vanilla nutty notes and barrel booze.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2019 at 20:43

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Power tasting at Erik's
Black colour with small brownish head. Explosive aroma of chocolate, with vanilla. Full bodied, sweet, full chocolate flavour, vanilla, tobacco; compared to a truffle, it tastes a bit artificial.
But it's my kind of beer.
Tried on 25 Feb 2019 at 01:27