Turn and Burn - Vanilla
War Horse Brewing Company

Beer Geek Stats
From:
War Horse Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
Imperial Pastry Stout
ABV:
11.6%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.32 | pDev: 8.8%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 3
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 20, 2025
Added:
Nov 15, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
Full bodied bourbon barrel aged imperial stout. Notes of vanilla, caramel, roasted marshmallows, red berries, dark roast coffee, and oak. Aged for 10 months in Buffalo Trace bourbon barrels. Sold as single waxed cans.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by AvengeTheRavel from Connecticut

4.85/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Loved it. Particularly taste-wise, body wise and mouthful wise. Thick in body (I generally don't like thin), carbonated just enough, and not boozy tasting. Nothing in particular stands out, just that the sum of the parts results in exactly what I expect and want from this type of beer.
Jul 20, 2025
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Reviewed by izraelc from New York

4/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours very dark. Tan foam. Bourbon aroma. Heavy vanilla bourbon body. Sweet. Char and chocolate finish. Heavy alcohol taste. Very good but very heavy.
Mar 04, 2023
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.1/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This one pours a very dark black color, with a small head, and not much lacing.

This smells like roasted malt, smoke, bourbon, and vanilla cake frosting.

This relatively intense, for a War Horse beer, with tons of sweet cake-y vanilla, but also tons of roast and a little bit of smoke, and a caramelly and charred bourbon character.

This is medium bodied, a bit thicker-tasting than the same version of this stout without vanilla. It’s not too boozy.

Both of the beers I’ve had from this series have been excellent.
Nov 15, 2022