Not Your Father's Vanilla Cream Ale
Not Your Father's (NYF)

Not Your Father's Vanilla Cream AleNot Your Father's Vanilla Cream Ale
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From:
Not Your Father's (NYF)
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Cream Ale
Ranked #45
ABV:
4.1%
Score:
86
Ranked #19,418
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 16.54%
Reviews:
41
Ratings:
158
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 02, 2023
Added:
Apr 11, 2016
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  54
A creamy botanical craft beer brewed with Madagascar Vanilla, combining a lightly sweet savor with a smooth finish to create a refreshing botanical craft beer.
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Ratings by jeremy3311:
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Rated by jeremy3311 from Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -27.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Jul 07, 2016
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Rated: 4.04 by AndyGG from California

Oct 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.71 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Aug 05, 2021
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Reviewed by AirMars from Michigan

5/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
One of my favorite beers ever. Wish they still made it. They honestly should bring it back with a higher alc %.

Looks dark for a vanilla ale (darker usually means better)

Smells like vanilla.

Tastes like the best cream soda ever with a little bop in it.

Very smooth drink. They should bring it back seasonally at least.
Jul 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.1 by Valkyrie23 from Texas

Jan 30, 2020
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Rated by WildernessMonk from Massachusetts

1.65/5  rDev -56.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
Way to sweet. Could not finish one. Love me some cream ales but not this one. It’s like a super sweet cream soda...if you like that sorta thing.
Jan 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by Lord_Thom from Nebraska

Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 3.44 by generallee from Virginia

Dec 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by LennyBound from Illinois

Nov 29, 2018
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Rated by UNVME from Illinois

3.77/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Extremely sweet in my opinion. If you mix it with the Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale it’s really good
Nov 17, 2018
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Rated by Tonie262 from North Carolina

5/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This particular beer has turned me into a beer drinker. I've never smelled and tasted any beer like it.
Nov 08, 2018
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Reviewed by OhMy from Colorado

5/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is really good! Tastes like a refreshing cream soda, but like the best cream soda that I've ever had. It smells like cream soda, not of alcohol, and leaves a nice feel inside the mouth. The color is amber. I would drink more if I had them.
Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Aug 17, 2018
 
Rated: 2.28 by ben_tries_brews from Tennessee

Jul 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.73 by shelby415 from Oregon

Jun 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Daniel_Novakowski from Pennsylvania

May 12, 2018
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Reviewed by Iluvink from Texas

4.71/5  rDev +23.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Okay, you beer/ale snobs, this ain't a West Coast IPA, or barrel aged Belgium ale, and it's not trying to be. It's a vanilla cream ale, and it does what it is supposed to do. Get non-beer/ale people to drink it.

In my opinion, it does exactly that. It's not a session ale or even a usual choice for me, but for what it is intended for, it is spot on.
Feb 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.5 by AyatollahGold from Indiana

Jan 14, 2018
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Reviewed by chitoryu12 from Florida

3.69/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: The same amber as a cream soda, with a small white head that quickly disappears.

Smell: Strong vanilla backed by malt, almost like a vanilla kvass or Malta.

Taste: Stronger vanilla than the nose suggests, with the maltiness faint on the back end. Tastes very much like a grown-up cream soda.

Mouthfeel: Incredibly thick and minimally carbonated.

Overall: A very strange brew, one that I would hesitate to call a beer, but still very tasty.
Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by Jcarriglio from Florida

Dec 29, 2017
Not Your Father's Vanilla Cream Ale from Not Your Father's (NYF)
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 158 ratings