Vanilla Porter
Mill Street Brew Pub

Vanilla PorterVanilla Porter
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From:
Mill Street Brew Pub
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
English Porter
ABV:
5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.66 | pDev: 15.57%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
217
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 05, 2021
Added:
Dec 12, 2009
Wants:
  15
Gots:
  57
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Ratings by patre_tim:
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

4/5  rDev +9.3%
A: Dark brown with a light amber tinge when held to the light, cloudy, nitro foam leaves a creamy thick beige head of 4 fingers on the top.


S: Vanilla, cappuccino, coffee, cream.

T: Vanilla cappuccino, dark toasted malts, light sweetness, creamy.


M: Creamy and smooth with the nitro head, clean foamy powdery finish.


O: Excellent, get your hands on one. Very smooth and flavourful, one of my new favourites from this company. Drank in Kunming, Sept 10 2014.
Sep 10, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.06 by DannyBaldoni from Canada (QC)

Nov 05, 2021
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Reviewed by sandy_lang from Canada (ON)

4.5/5  rDev +23%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Look - Dark, not black - with a foamy head
Smell - Sweet vanilla malts
Taste - Dessert in a glass
Feel - Medium body with a creamy carb
Overall - Excellent. I got turned on to porters recently and thought I'd give this one a try. Very glad I did.
Mar 09, 2021
 
Rated: 2.81 by Quadethebeerman from Canada (MB)

Oct 25, 2020
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Reviewed by InspectorHound from Canada (ON)

3.18/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Look: Dark Brown, semi opaque when held to the light you see medium brown highlights. Miniscule head, which disappates immediately after the pour.
Smell: Light milk chocolate, and raisins, very weak smell.
Taste: Milk chocolate on the backbone, vanilla extract is very artificial tasting. Hint of bitter coffee in aftertaste.
Feel: Flat! . Very creamy and velvety as would be expected from a nitro beer, but the lack of any carbonation reminds me of a flat soda.
Definately better on tap, albeit still flat. Out of the can something I will avoid in the future. Poorly designed nitro can they could take a lesson from Guiness. This earns a C.
Oct 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.7 by DaPan from Canada (ON)

Jan 23, 2020
 
Rated: 3.76 by mistahmojoryan from Canada (SK)

Dec 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nurt20 from Illinois

Jan 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by SportsGuy33 from Canada (ON)

Jan 21, 2019
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Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from an unusual 440 ml can. It' s a nitro, so perhaps the reduced size results from the tiny mechanism inside. The vanilla flavor was masked by the mild homemade cream of broccoli soup made with almond milk. I prefer a roastier taste in my porters. My wife said the vanilla smell was noticeable, but I didn't really pick it up. Should probably try it again on its own, without food.
Dec 07, 2018
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Rated by Ryan8008 from Canada (ON)

1.72/5  rDev -53%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
It was a struggle to finish this one. Too sickly sweet with almost no body to speak of.
Nov 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.52 by Buck_Jones from Michigan

Jun 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.02 by achepil from Canada (ON)

Mar 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.21 by Jangle_bojangle from Canada (ON)

Mar 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Jesterr44 from Canada (ON)

3.58/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pour a little lighter than I'd like to see my porters; a little too caramel & not enough black. The medium sized head was also a tinge too orange as I'd like to see it a bit more mocha. Head faded rather quickly for a porter. Aroma definitely of vanilla. Taste isn't bad but in fact just a bit too forward with the vanilla, which dominates the sweet bready malts just a bit too much. Mouthfeel is decent & smooth, but carbonation level is a little too low leaving the beer a bit limp. Although the vanilla was just too much at first, it smoothed out a bit & I enjoyed this one in the end. That said, a one-off for me as if I'm looking for a vanilla porter, there's a couple others I prefer over this one.
Nov 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.47 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.14 by Nost from Canada (ON)

Apr 02, 2017
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Reviewed by so-true from Canada (AB)

4.23/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Really thick creamy head, hint of vanilla and chocolaty flavor which I don't mind. Light bitterness and after taste. I enjoyed it.Mill st brewery keeps impressing me every time
Jan 20, 2017
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Reviewed by john_hugh7 from Canada (ON)

3.41/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A very nice vanilla porter. Unfortunately, it uses a flavor which is like cheating in my opinion.

L- Dark down
S- Strong vanilla with hints of hops
T- Sweet and smooth
MF- Balanced and not too heavy. Drinkable for a vanilla porter
Jan 05, 2017
 
Rated: 4.77 by KellyGaudreau from Canada (ON)

Dec 31, 2016
Vanilla Porter from Mill Street Brew Pub
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 217 ratings