Double Vanilla Noir
Prairie Artisan Ales

Black color . Medium-sized, off-white head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, and wood. The same notes follow into taste. Moderately sweet with roasted bitterness and bourbon notes in the end.

 

 

12oz. Bottle into a Side Project snifter.

Pours pitch black. Thick, rich. Thin legs that don't really reflect the color of the liquid. Nose is syrup, fudge, sweet cream, and chocolate. Chewy Tootsie role. Mellow. Boozy upfront. Molasses, vanilla, and sweet cream. Layers of fudge and chocolate. Cocoa powder. Some stray prune and muted raisin. Syrup and barrel on the finish. Body is medium to full with low carbonation. Silky on the palate and goes down rich, thick, and boozy. Messy finish with a surprisingly clean aftertaste.

This is great. Fantastic balance and the feel is excellent.

I think Prairie has made maybe one barrel aged beer I didn’t like. This one is awesome. Strong notes and flavors of vanilla and barrel that mix well. Just the right hint of oily thick stickiness. Alcohol presence is assertive. All around excellence.

poured from a 12oz bottle into a TG DBA tumbler. pours onyx black with less than a finger of dark frown foam head that recedes to a thick collar around the glass. vanilla frosting, fudge brownies and bourbon on the nose. in the taste the vanilla seems to compliment the chocolate base stout more than anything. mostly chocolate and bourbon with a thick, full mouthfeel. quite slick and just enough carb on the finish. really good stuff. shouldn’t be surprised. prairie always delivers.

 

 

 

A - Pours pitch black with a thin tan head. Light slick lacing.

S - Aroma is vanilla, roasted malts and coffee.

T - The taste is vanilla, dark chocolate, caramel, black coffee and some lingering whiskey heat.

M - Medium body with low carbonation. Soft mouthfeel with a crisp drying finish.

O - Very nice. Vanilla upfront, but doesn’t overtake you rest of the flavors.

Pours near black, thick, and minimal head. More chocolate than vanilla on the nose. Vanilla much more prominent in taste. Really bringing the s'mores profile. Big body and minimal carbonation.

fobab 2021.

1854
Name: Double Vanilla Noir
Brewery: Prairie Artisan Ales
Location: Kreb, OK
Style: Barrel-Aged Stout
ABV 13.4%
Date: 10/18/2021
I had a friend who tried this and wanted me to have one to consume. It is less than a year old and strong ABV. Using a tulip glass, I served the beer at 52 degrees. A hard pour produced a frothy and airy dark one-fingered head. The head came and went, leaving no lacing on the glass. I am charting the beer somewhere near SRM 36, dark brown with dark ruby hues. The clarity is opaque, and not much else is visible. Overall the appearance is average, with not much of a head or retention.
The vanilla aromas are fragrant with chocolate and coffee. Nosing the glass, I detect molasses, figs, caramel, hints of earthiness, bourbon, oak, and subtle fruitness.
The vanilla does not disappoint, making it a challenge to taste other flavors. Other flavors I taste are toasted bread crumbs, caramel, dark chocolate, coffee, bourbon, oak, figs, molasses, slight char, dark roasted malts, a hint of smoke, and slight fruitiness.
The mouthfeel is coated and warm. The body is medium-plus, has light carbonation, and has a long finish.
I was surprised the vanilla did not overpower other flavors; yet, it was dominating, in a good way. I was a tad disappointed in the alcohol warming, considering I have consumed beers with a much higher ABV and I did not realize it.

 

 

 

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09/18/22

bottle to snifter

look: dark black color, super motor oil thick, no head but a nice chocolate brown lacing shows when jostled.
aroma: lots of vanilla, some roasted malt,
taste: oak, vanilla, cocoa,
feel: silky smooth, full body,

very tasty

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not bad. tastes musty, though. maybe too long on a shelf in a warm store?????? smells musty also..... but getting flavor on the nose and on the palate. not bad . . . . .