Vanilla’s Porter
Latitude 33° Brewing Company

Vanilla’s PorterVanilla’s Porter
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From:
Latitude 33° Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.69 | pDev: 11.11%
Reviews:
17
Ratings:
75
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 02, 2018
Added:
Jun 20, 2012
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  13
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Rated by rhartogsq from Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.1%

Aug 20, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Jan 02, 2018
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Reviewed by Karibourgeois from Texas

3.65/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Coconut version.
Black pour with a light brown head. Aroma of dark roasted malt and vanilla. Taste has a nice bitter roasted malt coffee flavor up front backed with a slightly sweet and almost chewy coconut flavor.
Jul 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by Honeybourne from Scotland

Feb 17, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Marvicsin from California

Feb 02, 2017
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Reviewed by Mitzvahman72 from California

3.71/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.25
With a near black ruby color, the beer has deep caramels, dark chocolate, mocha and phenols that got slightly mustier with time. The vanilla featured in this beer is very faint, although the yeasts might have eaten it up in the process. At least there is a faint vanilla aroma that comes with the flavor profile. Meanwhile, the beer has an impressive mouthfeel and an interesting balance that is slightly sweet with a little roasty bitterness to it. Nevertheless, I recommend the Vanilla Bean Stout from Avery Brewing, the Eugene Porter from Revolution Brewing, the Double Nut Brown from Mammoth Brewing, the Old Goat’s Oatmeal Stout from San Marcos Brewing Company and the Stockyard Stout from Trader Joe’s.
Jan 11, 2017
 
Rated: 5 by TheTickler from California

Oct 31, 2016
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Reviewed by Rogerlb from California

3.84/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
An attractive dark porter, with a thin head. Lacing is as expected, slight but persistent.

Smell is malty, with a little vanilla in there. Good promise. Taste has much more vanilla, cream, some malt (not very toasty or burnt, caramel, good). Hoppy resin comes in, balancing a surprisingly full-bodied porter. Porters can be thin, this one holds its own.

Roast comes through near the end, a little chocolate, a little more vanilla, a little dry in the finish. Note the persistent use of the word "little." Nothing to write home about but no false notes. I'd giving it a 4 for porter fans, 3.5 for "vanilla" fans.

After I let it sit for half an hour, it had much more vanilla than before.
Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 4.07 by TBonez477 from Vermont

Jun 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by redfox405 from Virginia

Mar 19, 2016
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Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California

3.6/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Type: 16-oz. draft
Glass: Clear pint glass
From: Hooleys in La Mesa (San Diego), Calif.
Price: $5.25 (Happy Hour price)
Purchased: March 1, 2016
Consumed: March 1, 2016
Misc.: N/A

This one didn’t have great reviews, but I think the few I’ve tried (mostly on Untappd, not reviewed) have been very good and underappreciated. Plus it’s got vanilla in it.

Poured a dark brown color with two fingers of khaki tan, fizzy head when I got it. Very good spiderweb lacing on the sides of the glass. Above average retention on the top all the way down. (Sight - 4.25)

Smelled dry vanilla malts, caramel, toffee, Mud Slide, chocolate chip cookie and vanilla bean ice cream. (Smell - 3.50)

Taste was initially better, but then got some metallic notes. Creamy vanilla, cream soda, dark caramel, Mud Slide, chocolate/vanilla milkshake. (Taste - 3.50)

Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Creamy, smooth finish. (Feel - 4.00)

This was nice, but I couldn’t get over those metallic notes. Not as good as Alpine’s Rye’der on the Storm. (Overall - 3.50)

3.60 | 82 | B
Mar 04, 2016
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Reviewed by aquazr1 from California

3.83/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bottle served in a tulip. Pours dark brown with little head. This beer is all about the vanilla. So much so that you don't pick up much of anything else. Mouthfeel is light.
Jan 04, 2016
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A pour at the taproom, which I stumbled into by accident looking for another taproom. You just can’t trust Internet maps these days.

The pour is dark with no white vanilla visible, red-edged as Achilles’ sword. I accidentally inhale as the beer is being set on the counter, holy crap. Concentrated, sweet vanilla beans.

Vanilla’s Porter is pure truth in advertising. If you’re allergic to vanilla don’t wander into the same county as this beer when it’s open, or bring your Epipen. This is like a vanilla orgasm. Mild roast, but this is a one dimensional flavor bomb. It loses some charm as it warms & with volume. A taster would have been better.

Pretty good beer, but too simple & too vanilla-ee.
Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by johlac66 from California

Sep 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by QuakeAttack from California

Jul 30, 2015
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Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado

3.26/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
October 5th, 2013 - Vanilla Porters always impress me. It's like Vanilla Coke - vaguely incongruous sounding, but ultimately delicious . Latitude is working with the same parameters, executing a sweet treat, delicious in its chocolate casing, but not especially engaging. The nose is the high-point, expressing vanilla and cacao, with touches of tobacco and chocolate, though milk, not dark at first. The aftertaste secretes more of a low, growling dark chocolate scent. That's also the chocolate that appears in the aftertaste, with lots of Ghirardelli brownie served on a thin palate. Again, there's plenty of sweetness here, and probably enough to serve alongside some ice cream or a hot brownie, but by itself, there's not a ton to flirt with.
Jul 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.09 by ItsYourBoyBlue from Washington

Jul 20, 2015
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Rated by GatorCoop from California

4.11/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had a taster at the Balboa Tap House in San Diego.
Very nice beer.
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Jun 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.08 by BDeibs from Colorado

May 25, 2015
Vanilla’s Porter from Latitude 33° Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 75 ratings