Vanillaphant Porter
Avondale Brewing Co.

Vanillaphant PorterVanillaphant Porter
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From:
Avondale Brewing Co.
 
Alabama, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 13.16%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
144
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 14, 2019
Added:
Sep 01, 2012
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  52
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Ratings by Golden32:
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Rated by Golden32 from Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -1.3%

Oct 11, 2014
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.85/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From a can. Black color with beige head. Smells of roasted malt, chocolate, and a little vanilla. Medium body. Tastes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, and a sweet vanilla finish. A little on the sweet side, but otherwise good.
Jun 14, 2019
 
Rated: 1.6 by bamafanfoev from Alabama

Apr 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Richter525 from Michigan

Feb 15, 2019
 
Rated: 3.72 by mholdefer from Alabama

Jan 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.96 by moose1950 from Kentucky

Nov 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.34 by Kurmaraja from California

Oct 16, 2018
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

4.02/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Canned 1 year ago, roughly. 8/11/17. Purchased a single in Huntsville, AL at a corner liquor store. Served in Crane snifter.

Dark coffee black, with a nice fluffy 2 finger beige head. Awesome lace as the glass as swirled.

Aroma is milk chocolate, dark chocolate, vanilla beans, and slight coffee. Very sweet, mouth watering.

Flavor comes forward with coffee first, then milk chocolate syrup, with vanilla creamer. Marshmallow. Vanilla wafer. Slight pirouette. It's almost too sweet, it leaves a lasting chocolate syrup quality on the palate. Slight roastiness on the finish.

Very nice carbonation level, with a great roastiness. Drying roast on the finish. Medium bodied.

Overall, very impressed. Wasn't expecting much, especially for a year-old porter. This surprised me and the only thing I can say about it is that it comes across too sweet. I think if this were put in a nice dry whiskey barrel you could really have something special here.
Aug 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Goosehunter75 from Missouri

Aug 16, 2018
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Rated by cannibananabal from Alabama

3.96/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is one of the best beers to come out of Birmingham. The vanilla is subtle, but I would like it better if the vanilla was a bit more detectable.
Aug 09, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by Beersplosion from Alabama

Aug 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.35 by Gambyt20 from Illinois

Jul 09, 2017
 
Rated: 2.96 by JintheHam from Alabama

Jun 05, 2017
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Rated by MoGuitarNthemonitor from Alabama

4.25/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Loved this smokey, smooth, gentle porter. The vanilla came through in the nose and the finish.
Jun 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.33 by RickyBfromCT from Connecticut

May 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.16 by martinholt from Alabama

Mar 04, 2017
 
Rated: 3.72 by crobinso from Colorado

Feb 26, 2017
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Reviewed by justinp444 from Michigan

4.13/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a pint glass it has a foamy light beige head of half an inch and a black body. Smell of heavy vanilla, some caramel, cocoa, and slight roasted malt. Taste is lots of vanilla, chocolate, coffee, marshmallpw, some roasted malt and a bit of caramel at the end. Mouth feel is full with a moderate body and carbonation. A easy drinking very well made vanilla porter.
Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by harpus from Alabama

Nov 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.7 by sendbeer from Georgia

Sep 27, 2016
Vanillaphant Porter from Avondale Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 144 ratings