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Harry Porter And The Bourbon Soaked Vanilla Bean
Great Lakes Brewery
- From:
- Great Lakes Brewery
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.89 | pDev: 9%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 01, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 13, 2011
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 5
It’s been said that a great sorcerer with a single magical vanilla bean can infuse the intense depth of flavour and aroma that is found in this ale.
Unfortunately, we are hideously short of such wizards at Great Lakes so instead we simply used 1001 vanilla beans.
Unfortunately, we are hideously short of such wizards at Great Lakes so instead we simply used 1001 vanilla beans.
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Rated by dipso123 from Oregon
3.33/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
An astringency mars this otherwise drinkable beer
Dec 16, 2015Reviewed by ssmack from Canada (ON)
3.92/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tank Ten 650 ml bottle 6.0% abv 18 IBU
Very dark brown colour throughout. Three inches of thick foamy head even though I poured gently. Glimpses of carbonation streams in the inky dark mess. Thick lacing and good retention.
Quite mild but complex aroma. Bourdon and coffee and vanilla and cream.
The taste is a bit more one dimensional. Same as aroma without the creaminess. Combines boudbon, vanilla and coffee into single porter taste. Mild herby bitter aftertaste in the back of the palette.
Medium feel. Lighter than some porters. Great carbonation feel.
I aged this 10 months at home and I think it mellowed this porter nicely taking the edge off the bourbon. GL needs to make this a regular seasonal. Very good.
Jan 09, 2015Very dark brown colour throughout. Three inches of thick foamy head even though I poured gently. Glimpses of carbonation streams in the inky dark mess. Thick lacing and good retention.
Quite mild but complex aroma. Bourdon and coffee and vanilla and cream.
The taste is a bit more one dimensional. Same as aroma without the creaminess. Combines boudbon, vanilla and coffee into single porter taste. Mild herby bitter aftertaste in the back of the palette.
Medium feel. Lighter than some porters. Great carbonation feel.
I aged this 10 months at home and I think it mellowed this porter nicely taking the edge off the bourbon. GL needs to make this a regular seasonal. Very good.
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Another cool brew from Hopsolutely. Cheers!
From a bomber into a snifter
Tank 10 Series
IBU: 18
1001 Vanilla Beans
APPEARANCE: A clearer brown pour yields a 1+ finger, foamy, medium-thinner looking, light tan head with great retention. Bistre brown body with medium levels of carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a splotchy wisp and ring. A swirly wisp remains until the end and leaves some splotchy lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Vanilla beans, sweet cream, milk chocolate and some light butterscotch aromas as well. Very faint bourbon in the back, but the spirit is restrained. Quite nice really.
TASTE: Vanilla and sweet cream up front, with more creamy sweetness at the swallow. Medium and lingering finish of vanilla beans, sweet cream, milk chocolate, caramel sweetness and some faint hints of bourbon as well. Sweet in general, though everything is balanced out rather nicely.
PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Begins slightly prickly but smoothens out nicely as it sits, goes down fine and finishes slightly sticky.
OVERALL: Quite an enjoyable brew here. A lot of vanilla porters end up being overdone and overly sweet, but this one is balanced nicely and is an easy drinker. Soaking the vanilla beans in bourbon also added a nice, restrained spirit quality that was well done. Complex and multi-dimensional, this one is definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. Thanks again for the opportunity Hopsolutely! Recommended.
Oct 18, 2014From a bomber into a snifter
Tank 10 Series
IBU: 18
1001 Vanilla Beans
APPEARANCE: A clearer brown pour yields a 1+ finger, foamy, medium-thinner looking, light tan head with great retention. Bistre brown body with medium levels of carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a splotchy wisp and ring. A swirly wisp remains until the end and leaves some splotchy lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Vanilla beans, sweet cream, milk chocolate and some light butterscotch aromas as well. Very faint bourbon in the back, but the spirit is restrained. Quite nice really.
TASTE: Vanilla and sweet cream up front, with more creamy sweetness at the swallow. Medium and lingering finish of vanilla beans, sweet cream, milk chocolate, caramel sweetness and some faint hints of bourbon as well. Sweet in general, though everything is balanced out rather nicely.
PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Begins slightly prickly but smoothens out nicely as it sits, goes down fine and finishes slightly sticky.
OVERALL: Quite an enjoyable brew here. A lot of vanilla porters end up being overdone and overly sweet, but this one is balanced nicely and is an easy drinker. Soaking the vanilla beans in bourbon also added a nice, restrained spirit quality that was well done. Complex and multi-dimensional, this one is definitely worth checking out if you get the chance. Thanks again for the opportunity Hopsolutely! Recommended.
Harry Porter And The Bourbon Soaked Vanilla Bean from Great Lakes Brewery
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
58 ratings
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