Vanilla Porter
Breckenridge Brewery

Vanilla PorterVanilla Porter
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From:
Breckenridge Brewery
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Porter
Ranked #401
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,264
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 15.03%
Reviews:
1,209
Ratings:
4,637
Status:
Active
Rated:
Tuesday at 09:23 PM
Added:
Jan 13, 2006
Wants:
  165
Gots:
  1,321
Deep in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and Madagascar grows the perfect ingredient for an extraordinary Porter brewed in Colorado. Breckenridge Brewery’s Vanilla Porter. An ale that has all the chocolate and roasted nut flavor of a classic Porter, with an enigmatic surprise thrown in for good measure.
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Reviewed by travis1108 from Missouri

3.15/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
I've enjoyed this beer for quite a while now, although I've always had a hard time calling it a Porter. Much too thin. And I've seen red ales this dark before. That said, it is easy drinking the nice dry roasted malt vanilla finish.
Tuesday at 09:23 PM
 
Rated: 3.96 by TheilerW from Michigan

Feb 06, 2024
 
Rated: 4.62 by Mesaboog from Colorado

Feb 01, 2024
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Rated by Rwoodroffe

3.74/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark almost black color, with minimal head or aroma. Strong vanilla flavor with hint of chocolate.
Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 3.86 by TwiggyCZ from Czech Republic

Jan 19, 2024
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Rated by cafequaid from North Carolina

4.21/5  rDev +15%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark Amber molasses color. Smells of vanilla and malt. Taste sweet for a porter. Flavors of vanilla and Carmel too. Very refreshing. I’d get again.
Jan 13, 2024
 
Rated: 3.59 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by Zachboyd3334 from Indiana

Oct 18, 2023
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

3.73/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle. Label has the message of 'BEST ENJOYED BY 14MAR24'.
Clear, amber brown colored body. One finger of light tan head, which recedes to islands and a ring. Any lacing spots follow the glass down into the body.
Aroma of roasted malts and sweet vanilla.
Taste follows and expresses sweetness from the roasted malts and the vanilla. Low bitterness. All continue in the extended aftertaste.
Thinner than medium mouth feel. Some tongue sting. Okay carbonation.
Good blend of roasted malts and vanilla. Sessionable.
Oct 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.44 by MikeZim

Sep 10, 2023
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Reviewed by mpruden from Ohio

4/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12-oz can well within its date range into a snifter (we’re camping, and snifters are all we have with us).

Appearance: Amber brown, with a 1” light tan head that dissipated pretty quickly but left adequate lacing.

Nose: Medium roast, fresh stone and dried fruit.

Mouthfeel: Medium, smooth, sufficient carbonation.

Attack: Medium roast, malt, vanilla.

Finish: Hop bitterness to balance.

Overall: Not as intensely flavored as most porters, but very easy drinking; this is a sessionable porter. Very reminiscent of a Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla porter. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat — absolutely our Poured from a 12-oz can well within its date range into a snifter (we’re camping, and snifters are all we have with us).

Appearance: Amber brown, with a 1” light tan head that dissipated pretty quickly but left adequate lacing.

Nose: Medium roast, fresh stone and dried fruit.

Mouthfeel: Medium, smooth, sufficient carbonation.

Attack: Medium roast, malt, vanilla.

Finish: Hop bitterness to balance.

Overall: Not as intensely flavored as most porters, but very easy drinking; this is a sessionable porter. Very reminiscent of a Leinenkugel Snowdrift Vanilla porter. I’d buy it again in a heartbeat — absolutely our favorite of the several Breckenridge beers we sampled in our create-your-own sixpack..
Sep 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.62 by CisPiece88 from Nebraska

Sep 01, 2023
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Reviewed by Jd333 from South Carolina

3.39/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
From a mixed 15 pak of 12 oz cans poured into a chilled pint glass. Pours a deep, clear reddish brown color with a faint off white head that quickly dissipates and leaves behind no lacing. Aroma is faint vanilla like a Vanilla Coke. Taste is light and crisp with distinct sweet vanilla aftertaste. Mouthfeel is very light and not chewy as I prefer with a porter. Drinks more like a flavored brown ale or vanilla Coca-Cola. Ok, but not my style as far as porters go.
Jul 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by bkwagie

Jun 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.41 by Norseman_Jd from Pennsylvania

Jun 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.98 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Mar 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Mar 10, 2023
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Still going through old reviews and posting them here

Pours dark with a thin off white head

Vanilla, nutty and dark aroma

Clear and present vanilla, some dark nutty chocolatey undertones

Light, easy carbo and moderate to thin body
Mar 01, 2023
 
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Reviewed by cardfan212 from Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a nonic pint.

Look - Deep dark amber, kind of a root beer color. Gorgeous shade. Head is fluffy, billowing with life, a bright cap on the mellow body. A very attractive looking beer, could be a hair darker though.

Smell - Fairly weak. Initial note is just metallic, but some toasted grains poke through after a bit. No real vanilla or anything though.

Taste - Vanilla and milk chocolate. Doesn't even register as a beer really, more of some kind of dessert drink. It's not obnoxious or in-your-face though, it's got a bit of class and sophistication.

Feel - A bit too thin-bodied for how I typically enjoy my dark beers. Could do with a bit more sparkle and pep as well.

Overall - Eh, it's ok. For a random bottle somebody left in my fridge after a party, I can't complain. It makes for a decent weekday after-dinner sipper, just a nice little tasty treat to finish the day.
Feb 10, 2023
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