Vanilla Please!
Green Cheek Beer Company in Orange, California, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
6.97
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Porter w/ Madagascar Vanilla Beans
It’s a simple beer, that’s rides the line between a porter and a stout, with something fun thrown in! We ground up 5 lbs of Madagascar Vanilla Beans, sprinkled them in after fermentation, and conditioned this one till juuuuuuust right. In an exciting world filled with pastry stouts, it could be easy to overlook this understated hero. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a big zany liquid desert that’s stuffed to the brim with delicious treats as much as the next guy! But sometimes… it’s nice sit just down with a pint of a fun little beer that’s painted with a more delicate brush. It’s nice and “s’moresy”, with vibes of milk chocolate bar, melty marshmallows, and even a bit of graham cracker in the finish.
It’s a simple beer, that’s rides the line between a porter and a stout, with something fun thrown in! We ground up 5 lbs of Madagascar Vanilla Beans, sprinkled them in after fermentation, and conditioned this one till juuuuuuust right. In an exciting world filled with pastry stouts, it could be easy to overlook this understated hero. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a big zany liquid desert that’s stuffed to the brim with delicious treats as much as the next guy! But sometimes… it’s nice sit just down with a pint of a fun little beer that’s painted with a more delicate brush. It’s nice and “s’moresy”, with vibes of milk chocolate bar, melty marshmallows, and even a bit of graham cracker in the finish.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can via the brewery. It pours darkest brown to black with a sturdy tan head. The aroma is sweet, big vanilla upfront and throughout, gooey marshmallow, rocky road, roasted malt, chocolate, cookie dough and a touch of code. The taste is dry, rich roasted malt, bitter - sweet, toasty, layers of vanilla and toasted marshmallow, charred, umami, liquorice, some spice, burnt toast, cookie dough, cacao, coffee grounds, touch of ash and no real sign of any alcohol. Finish is dry and roasty. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. I worried about this being quite sweet, but it isn't all. Probably would disappoint pastry bros. Has a nice robust character with layers of vanilla. Well done.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2021
at 10:13