Belgian Vanilla Stout
Rough Draft Brewing Company
- From:
- Rough Draft Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 14.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2024
- Added:
- Nov 05, 2012
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by SoCalBeerIdiot from California
2/5 rDev -46.9%
2/5 rDev -46.9%
On draft at Slater's 50/50 in Pasadena. Really thin and medicinal (it tasted like what a band-aid smells like). Will have to try again some other time and (hopefully) re-score.
Nov 15, 2014
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.84/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Light body, light flavor, but the swarthy Belgian yeast provides an interesting flavor. Really dark born in the pint shaker.
This is so dark and roasted, but tinged with the sugar-cookie vanilla note. Zingy and high toned flavors. A great aftertaste with a hint of vanilla and a yeasty bitterish finish. Brewery rates the IBUs at 38, but it barely registers as bitterness. This taste more like some kind of Belgian brew than any usual Stout, but it's not overly charred nor overly yeasty.
A pleasant mouthful of flavor. On tap at Fifty Seven Degrees by Washington Street.
Aug 09, 2014This is so dark and roasted, but tinged with the sugar-cookie vanilla note. Zingy and high toned flavors. A great aftertaste with a hint of vanilla and a yeasty bitterish finish. Brewery rates the IBUs at 38, but it barely registers as bitterness. This taste more like some kind of Belgian brew than any usual Stout, but it's not overly charred nor overly yeasty.
A pleasant mouthful of flavor. On tap at Fifty Seven Degrees by Washington Street.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.96/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at True North in San Diego.
Pour is essentially black and opaque with a very durable tan head. Fine sticky lacing.
Aroma: Sweet malts with hints of caramel and some fruity and spicy aspects.
Flavor: initally seems like it will be too sweet but soon becomes more balanced. Prudent use of vanilla. Good level of dark roasted grains with only faint burnt toast aspects. Lingering roasted grain flavor with a touch of vanilla.
Feel: Low carbonation is just right. Very smooth. Full body.
O: tasty and recommended.
Jul 04, 2014Pour is essentially black and opaque with a very durable tan head. Fine sticky lacing.
Aroma: Sweet malts with hints of caramel and some fruity and spicy aspects.
Flavor: initally seems like it will be too sweet but soon becomes more balanced. Prudent use of vanilla. Good level of dark roasted grains with only faint burnt toast aspects. Lingering roasted grain flavor with a touch of vanilla.
Feel: Low carbonation is just right. Very smooth. Full body.
O: tasty and recommended.
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