Vanilla Porter
Shipyard Brewing Company
- From:
- Shipyard Brewing Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 6.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 16, 2018
- Added:
- Jan 24, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
3.65/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown color with a thin dark beige head with short retention.
Aroma with predominant notes of vanilla and dark chocolate. No hops.
Flavor with notes of vanilla, cola, spices, spicy hops and dark chocolate. Dry aftertaste with medium bitterness. It feels definitely less bitter than its 43 IBUs.
Light towards medium body with appropriate carbonation.
Incredibly easy to drink with assertive vanilla and dark chocolate notes without being cloying. Relatively less complex.
Sep 15, 2018Aroma with predominant notes of vanilla and dark chocolate. No hops.
Flavor with notes of vanilla, cola, spices, spicy hops and dark chocolate. Dry aftertaste with medium bitterness. It feels definitely less bitter than its 43 IBUs.
Light towards medium body with appropriate carbonation.
Incredibly easy to drink with assertive vanilla and dark chocolate notes without being cloying. Relatively less complex.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
3.78/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
It is the occasion of New Southern Samuel Springhouse Shipyard, But NO Super Bowl, Sunday (Week 676) and since I have gotten off my opening salvo, this one is next. I was at the Beer & Beverage Shoppe on Friday on my way home from substitute teaching in a new school district when I spotted this one on the singles shelf.
From the bottle: "43.6615 (deg.) N, 70.2553 (deg.) W". Ooh, as aretired U.S. Navy sailor, I LOVE when they talk Lat & Long to me! The house band on Diego Garcia was "Seven Degrees South" as in, of the Equator. Haha.
I Pop!ped the cap, only to realize that it was another screwed-up screw-off caps! I should have remembered this from a few weeks ago when I did a brewery horizontal with these guys, but my mind is like a steel trap - rusted & shut. I went with a gentle pour into the awaiting glass, followed by a vigorous in-glass swirl. This action formed just under three fingers of dense, foamy, light-tan head with moderate retention that was kind enough to leave behind some nice lacing. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity & garnet highlights. Nose was redolent with vanilla cookie dough, some caramel and even a little bit of smokiness for good measure. Let's get to baking, shall we? Mouthfeel was a tad thin, not watery, but not far beyond, either. The taste was an interesting mélange of sweet vanilla and bittersweet chocolate with light smoke and a doughy sweetness from the malt. It was a bit sweet for my taste, but we rate to style, NOT to taste, n'est-ce pas? The beauty of an American Porter is that it lends itself so well to the addition of adjuncts, in this case, "natural flavor added". Finish was semi-sweet, no surprise there, but for me it was just too sweet to be anything more than a dessert beer. YMMV.
Feb 04, 2018From the bottle: "43.6615 (deg.) N, 70.2553 (deg.) W". Ooh, as aretired U.S. Navy sailor, I LOVE when they talk Lat & Long to me! The house band on Diego Garcia was "Seven Degrees South" as in, of the Equator. Haha.
I Pop!ped the cap, only to realize that it was another screwed-up screw-off caps! I should have remembered this from a few weeks ago when I did a brewery horizontal with these guys, but my mind is like a steel trap - rusted & shut. I went with a gentle pour into the awaiting glass, followed by a vigorous in-glass swirl. This action formed just under three fingers of dense, foamy, light-tan head with moderate retention that was kind enough to leave behind some nice lacing. Color was Dark Brown to Very Dark Brown (SRM = > 27, < 34) with NE-quality clarity & garnet highlights. Nose was redolent with vanilla cookie dough, some caramel and even a little bit of smokiness for good measure. Let's get to baking, shall we? Mouthfeel was a tad thin, not watery, but not far beyond, either. The taste was an interesting mélange of sweet vanilla and bittersweet chocolate with light smoke and a doughy sweetness from the malt. It was a bit sweet for my taste, but we rate to style, NOT to taste, n'est-ce pas? The beauty of an American Porter is that it lends itself so well to the addition of adjuncts, in this case, "natural flavor added". Finish was semi-sweet, no surprise there, but for me it was just too sweet to be anything more than a dessert beer. YMMV.
Reviewed by MaineBrewing from Maine
3.4/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.4/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A - Poured very light for a porter, can see right through it. It is a nice medium brown, with a light tan head that was about one finger and dissipated quickly. There was little to no lacing, but it did have a frothy cap throughout.
S - Aroma is a deep malt forward one, with tons of chocolate and a distinct tootsie roll character. There is also ample vanilla in the nose as well, usually I cant pick up on vanilla in the nose of beers that have it, but this one is pronounced. Smell is very pleasing. Nothing for hop notes, but slight alcohol and some buttery yeast esters.
T - The taste sheds the tootsie roll character found in the nose and replaces it with pure vanilla, along with a nice cereal malt backbone. There are still some chocolate and toffee notes in there as well. It's light in flavor, definitely in line with the English porter style. There is a slight diacetyl character in the finish however it does finish dry and certainly has ample bittering hops.
M - Carbonation is on the high end, lending a more crisp biting mouth feel. This beer would benefit greatly from a lower carbonation level and a creamier mouth feel to complement the smooth vanilla flavor.
O - This beer would benefit from a roasty character which it lacks, as well as a creamier mouth feel. It's too light and biting, it drinks more like a vanilla brown ale. With that being said, if you like brown ales and vanilla, Id say go for it. But if you are really looking for a vanilla porter, there are better options out there.
Jan 24, 2018S - Aroma is a deep malt forward one, with tons of chocolate and a distinct tootsie roll character. There is also ample vanilla in the nose as well, usually I cant pick up on vanilla in the nose of beers that have it, but this one is pronounced. Smell is very pleasing. Nothing for hop notes, but slight alcohol and some buttery yeast esters.
T - The taste sheds the tootsie roll character found in the nose and replaces it with pure vanilla, along with a nice cereal malt backbone. There are still some chocolate and toffee notes in there as well. It's light in flavor, definitely in line with the English porter style. There is a slight diacetyl character in the finish however it does finish dry and certainly has ample bittering hops.
M - Carbonation is on the high end, lending a more crisp biting mouth feel. This beer would benefit greatly from a lower carbonation level and a creamier mouth feel to complement the smooth vanilla flavor.
O - This beer would benefit from a roasty character which it lacks, as well as a creamier mouth feel. It's too light and biting, it drinks more like a vanilla brown ale. With that being said, if you like brown ales and vanilla, Id say go for it. But if you are really looking for a vanilla porter, there are better options out there.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.61/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the 12 fl. oz. bottle that was bottled on November 30, 2016. sampled on February 10, 2017.
Dark brown-ruby red hued pour underneath a long lasting foamy tan head.
Big vanilla extract aroma on the nose along with dark roasted malts, sweet caramel, and a low to no hop profile.
The body is smooth, creamy and in the medium range.
The taste is also full of vanilla as expected with the vegetable mash house yeast kicking in to offset it in a toasty, roasty way. There is a slightly lingering bitterness at the end that I did not see coming.
Feb 11, 2017Dark brown-ruby red hued pour underneath a long lasting foamy tan head.
Big vanilla extract aroma on the nose along with dark roasted malts, sweet caramel, and a low to no hop profile.
The body is smooth, creamy and in the medium range.
The taste is also full of vanilla as expected with the vegetable mash house yeast kicking in to offset it in a toasty, roasty way. There is a slightly lingering bitterness at the end that I did not see coming.
Reviewed by Shaun_S from Maine
4.39/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Had it a week ago ontap so memory isn't the best but it was easily the best Shipyard I have tried.
Appeared pitch black in the dim bar lighting and smelled incredibly of sweet vanilla. Taste itself was sweet but not overpoweringly so with some nice creaminess and roasted bitter coming in on the end.
Jan 24, 2017Appeared pitch black in the dim bar lighting and smelled incredibly of sweet vanilla. Taste itself was sweet but not overpoweringly so with some nice creaminess and roasted bitter coming in on the end.
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