Vanilla Porter
Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co.
- From:
- Jeremiah Johnson Brewing Co.
- Montana, United States
- Style:
- American Porter
Ranked #382 - ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #26,611 - Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 6.1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 07, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 30, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Our dark brown vanilla porter is a robust blend of smooth, crisp malts with light hints of coffee, caramel, and chocolate. After a light addition of earthy hops, this silky smooth beer is blended with the world's finest Madagascar vanilla for an end result which is bodacious in vanilla flavor.
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Ratings by bbtkd:
Reviewed by bbtkd from South Dakota
3.96/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.96/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Jeremiah Johnson Vanilla Porter, 6.4% ABV. Pours deep brown with a two-finger tan head that left great lacing. Aroma is strong vanilla. Flavor is slightly sweet vanilla and slightly bitter roast malt. Decent mouthfeel, overall excellent.
Nov 14, 2023More User Ratings:
Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
3.83/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
from a 6-pack picked up at Harvest Foods in Ronan, MT (I believe);16 ibu
12oz can poured into a pint glass
P black w/ a 1-2 f tan head; fairly quick recession
N soft-med; pleasant combo of sweet vanilla, coffee, and well-toasted malt
T profile is on the delicate side, surprisingly; coffee and well toasted malt; sweet vanilla undertones; not bad
Mf light-med bodied w/ med to med-high carb; prickly on the tongue
O a decent porter; not super memorable, but drinkable
review date: 04.10.22
can date: 12.02.21
Nov 30, 202312oz can poured into a pint glass
P black w/ a 1-2 f tan head; fairly quick recession
N soft-med; pleasant combo of sweet vanilla, coffee, and well-toasted malt
T profile is on the delicate side, surprisingly; coffee and well toasted malt; sweet vanilla undertones; not bad
Mf light-med bodied w/ med to med-high carb; prickly on the tongue
O a decent porter; not super memorable, but drinkable
review date: 04.10.22
can date: 12.02.21
Reviewed by dr_lager from Washington
3.7/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
.Smells great, with a slightly chocolatey taste. It was a little bland maybe, with a somewhat thin mouthful, but was easy drinking and completely inoffensive!.
Jan 25, 2022
Reviewed by Iamaskier from Idaho
3.51/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L: Big coffee colored head, very attractive. S: Hint of vanilla, upfront spices (mostly cinnamon), and a hoppy bite. It’s sharp, I really like it.
T: Piney hops give it a fairly high bitterness. Caramel malt, a bit of smokiness, some dark chocolate, some spiciness. Fairly sweet on the finish.
F: Very smooth, but there’s an odd chalky-silty feel that’s pronounced on the finish. It’s very noticeable, and I’m still not sure if it’s good or bad.
O: My favorite part is probably the aroma. I really like the spices, but I wish they (and the vanilla) came out more in the mouth. The feel is a little odd too. I can enjoy it, but probably wouldn’t but again.
Jul 23, 2021T: Piney hops give it a fairly high bitterness. Caramel malt, a bit of smokiness, some dark chocolate, some spiciness. Fairly sweet on the finish.
F: Very smooth, but there’s an odd chalky-silty feel that’s pronounced on the finish. It’s very noticeable, and I’m still not sure if it’s good or bad.
O: My favorite part is probably the aroma. I really like the spices, but I wish they (and the vanilla) came out more in the mouth. The feel is a little odd too. I can enjoy it, but probably wouldn’t but again.
Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Canned December 23rd 2020.
Pours black with a couple of fingers of tan foam.
Smells of roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, mostly vanilla.
Taste is vanilla, roasted malt, dark chocolate with some bitterness, light milk chocolate.
Creamy mouthfeel, good Porter.
Jun 14, 2021Pours black with a couple of fingers of tan foam.
Smells of roasted malt, vanilla, dark chocolate, mostly vanilla.
Taste is vanilla, roasted malt, dark chocolate with some bitterness, light milk chocolate.
Creamy mouthfeel, good Porter.
Reviewed by RJLarse from Washington
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an opaque black color with a thin brown head. Smell is a sweet toasty aroma with sweet chocolate and vanilla notes. The beer smells better than it tastes. The sweetness is gone and there's a dry bitter charcoal flavor. Overall not bad. But there are better porters.
Feb 21, 2021
Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz can poured into a pint glass. Review from notes.
A: Nearly jet-black pour, dark brown showing on the edges of the glass, dark khaki head recedes to a ring.
S: Vanilla and dark roasted malt, nutty bordering on peanut butter? Roasty, with hints of coffee and a ghostly dark caramel.
T: Same on the palate, with the addition of some chocolate/dark chocolate, finishes with a hint of espresso, but overall the taste doesn't quite live up to the nose.
MF: Nearly medium body, smooth and drinkable.
O: There are some nice notes of roasted dark barley and vanilla, with some nutty impressions of coffee and chocolate, and overall this is a decent vanilla porter. At 6.4% abv, it just isn't quite as full or well-rounded as I would like it to be.
Jun 01, 2020A: Nearly jet-black pour, dark brown showing on the edges of the glass, dark khaki head recedes to a ring.
S: Vanilla and dark roasted malt, nutty bordering on peanut butter? Roasty, with hints of coffee and a ghostly dark caramel.
T: Same on the palate, with the addition of some chocolate/dark chocolate, finishes with a hint of espresso, but overall the taste doesn't quite live up to the nose.
MF: Nearly medium body, smooth and drinkable.
O: There are some nice notes of roasted dark barley and vanilla, with some nutty impressions of coffee and chocolate, and overall this is a decent vanilla porter. At 6.4% abv, it just isn't quite as full or well-rounded as I would like it to be.
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.67/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing nearly opaque in the glass with a quarter finger Khaki head that dissipates to patches with fine lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, cocoa, coffee and vanilla; somewhat subdued. Flavor is dark toasted malt, vanilla, cocoa, coffee char, a little tart in the finish. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A rather straightforward vanilla porter with a good malt base and a touch of coffee and chocolate. The mild tartness in the finish is a little disconcerting, but overall a good basic porter.
Aug 07, 2019
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