Midwinter Vanilla Porter
Deeds Brewing Co. in Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺
Porter Winter Out of Production|
Score
7.07
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Midwinter is the time of year when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky, bringing with it frosty temperatures and a crispness to the air that invigorates the senses.
Our seasonal Vanilla Porter combines classic porter flavours of roasted coffee and dark chocolate against a big burst of vanilla. A moderate bitterness keeps the subtle sweetness in check, while its thick body and smooth mouthfeel make for a big beer that remains perfectly balanced.
Hops: Warrior
Note: Initially Quiet Deeds Vanilla Porter and Dark Deeds Midwinter.
Our seasonal Vanilla Porter combines classic porter flavours of roasted coffee and dark chocolate against a big burst of vanilla. A moderate bitterness keeps the subtle sweetness in check, while its thick body and smooth mouthfeel make for a big beer that remains perfectly balanced.
Hops: Warrior
Note: Initially Quiet Deeds Vanilla Porter and Dark Deeds Midwinter.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Apparently still available! Middie on tap at Brew Nation, ACT. Pours black with a thin white head. Strong vanilla aroma. Slight zing, good body. Patchy lacing. Intense taste of cocoa, dark chocolate and vanilla. Slight bitter fruit in the finish. Late night sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2023
at 06:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the Ballarat Beer Festival, 2018. Poured a hazy medium brown colour with a frothy off white head. The aroma is roasty malt, smoke, sweet vanillla, dry coffee. The flavour is moderate sweet light liquorice bitter with a dry smoky malt, dry mineral saccharine hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2018
at 23:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 330ml. Almost black, beige head, great lacing. Aroma is malty cereal-like, a little bit roasty and chocolate of course. Chocolate in taste with small note of vanilla, roasty and delicate cereal from malts. Medium body but light in feeling with a little bit watery finish, smooth and drinkable. Decent, tasty porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2017
at 07:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
From a 500ml bottle on 7/5/2017 (shared by Butz with thanks). Pours dark dark brown with a small head. Has a mild slightly roasty nose. The flavour features some chocolate and a good dose of vanilla, with a moderate bitterness at the back Full bodied with average carbonation. A solid, line and length porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2017
at 02:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma as advertised: mocha with plenty of vanilla, a little grass too. Medium bodied. Sweet and a little iced chocolate syrupy, some light roast, vanilla, coffee. But there’s enough bitterness and a punch of pepper along with some grass to stop it from being a confection. Solid beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2015
at 09:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours black with a large tan head.Nose shows vanilla, soft roasted malt, oatmeal and light coffee. Very tempting.Flavours include more dry soft roast with the vanilla leading to a balanced sweetness. Big chocolate notes. Moreish.Nice moderate carbonation and body. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Dark Deeds Midwinter on 09 Aug 2024 at 12:20 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8. Original review text: Nose shows chocolate fudge, roasted malt, sultanas, figs.Flavours include chocolate, cocoa, soft booze.Lovely creamy body.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2014
at 04:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Very dark brown with excellent tan head. Little aroma, but pleasant - faintly porter. Medium body with velvety creamy carbonation. Taste is mainly a regular porter with interesting vanilla notes that appear in the mid palate and slowly tail off. There’s a good amount if bitterness in the finish. The start has some toffee sweetness. A nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2014
at 06:09