Quadruple Shot - Vanilla Bean
Tree House Brewing Company

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From:
Tree House Brewing Company
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #688
ABV:
11.2%
Score:
93
Ranked #2,882
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 9.56%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
34
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 31, 2022
Added:
Jun 14, 2021
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Rated: 4.43 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Dec 31, 2022
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Reviewed by BubbleBobble from New York

2.4/5  rDev -44.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours thick, near black with absolutely no head formation despite a pretty aggressive pour. Nose is milk chocolate, light vanilla, light bourbon and leather. These notes become slightly more prominent as it warms, but they fail to evolve. Taste is pretty similar - Hershey's syrup (or Bosco), moderate barrel notes. It seems this beer is built around having an ultra-thick mouthfeel, as nothing else about it (look, aroma, taste) seem to have been given much thought. It is thick to the point of exhaustion, and I can't seen any point to it being this way except that it can be. Choo choo.
Nov 26, 2022
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Reviewed by agreenman19 from Connecticut

4.6/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
L - pour is dark, sticky, and viscous. Brown bordering on black with a mocha head that leaves a faintly crimson-hued ring of lacing behind. The beer almost has a liquified marshmallow appearance when swirled. Dense, silky head with legs so sticky, it even holds the foam up.

S - rich, toasted marshmallow filled with Hershey's chocolate. Caramel syrup and coconut cake. Cherry wood, dark fruits, and nougat.

T - more of the nose, but with added bourbon character, contributing woodsiness and Milk Duds sweetness which blends beautifully with the vanilla bean. Nothing artificial or forced, but rather the vanilla amplifies and sweetens the base flavors of coffee, chocolate ice cream, and fudge. Luxardo cherries, Nilla Wafers, and mocha. Finishes with decadence down to the last drop. A sipper for sure.

F - undeniably creamy and fulfilling. Dense velvet that coats the lips after each sip. Watch out for the beetus.

O - I felt the vanilla worked well in this beer and like most TH stouts, the beer isn't built around the adjunct, but rather the adjunct serves to improve existing flavors. We wouldn't be seeing the cherry and oaky caramel flavors as much without it. Perhaps a bit sweet, but isn't that the point?
Oct 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.35 by Roy1586 from Massachusetts

Oct 03, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Aug 28, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Jun 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.6 by SadMachine from New Jersey

May 01, 2022
 
Rated: 4.48 by Ben1313 from New Hampshire

Apr 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.44 by TheeWarPig from Michigan

Apr 18, 2022
 
Rated: 4.15 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Mar 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.4 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Mar 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by Gkruszewski from New York

Feb 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.15 by MrDarcy from Massachusetts

Feb 13, 2022
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Reviewed by CHickman from New York

3.85/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours pitch black color with a 2 finger thick whipped, frothy brown head that looked like a puffy cloud and dissipated very slowly, leaving minimal spotty lacing. The smell comes at you with intense vanilla, like a bottle of vanilla extract spilled out. There are coffee notes, some dark chocolate, faint roasted malts and brownie batter, but those are distant aromas as the vanilla absolutely dominates. The vanilla is basically too strong in every regard, overpowering the coffee components and adding a level of sweetness that's cloying. If it had more roasted malt, cocoa or chocolate and coffee flavors then it would have been balanced and not one dimensional. As this is, it's just not complex enough to savor like most TH stouts. The vanilla does completely mask the 11% ABV, but overall this was a let down.
Feb 06, 2022
 
Rated: 4.32 by PaulSlazinger from Pennsylvania

Jan 26, 2022
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle poured into a snifter

One finger brown dense creamy foam cap that settles to a brown ring over dark brown motor oil

Aroma is coffee, roast malts , vanilla

Taste is coffee , vanilla , chocolate

Smooth rich creamy syrupy velvety mouthfeel soft fizzy sudsing , sweet

Delicious decadent dessert beer
Dec 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Nov 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by gelasin from California

Oct 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.41 by GregSemenza from Connecticut

Oct 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.99 by WhackoMillah93 from Massachusetts

Oct 03, 2021
Quadruple Shot - Vanilla Bean from Tree House Brewing Company
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 34 ratings