Vanilla Expedition
The North Brewery
- From:
- The North Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 5.66%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 01, 2013
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by BurgeoningBrewhead from Pennsylvania
3.92/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Vanilla Expedition was described to me by the brewer as "Pump Fiction (his pumpkin beer) without the pumpkin." It is a strong ale with spices.
Day-old mini-growler (blasphemy, I know, but I had to drive back to school) poured into 22oz snifter. Rich translucent orange-amber, with a dense, fluffy white head that fades very slowly and leaves excellent lacing everywhere. I'm really pleased with how well this kept its carbonation, considering it's almost 2 days old.
Smell is slightly boozy, sweet malt, vanilla, with lots of "spice" smell from the usual fall spices (nutmeg, etc.). Also a scent I couldn't identify, and I finally realized was like Belgian yeast. I'm not sure if this beer uses any Belgian yeast, but the smell is reminiscent of a tripel.
Taste is big; sweet malt, vanilla, spices, belgian yeast, some other sweetness, and booze.
Mouthfeel is big and creamy, awesome.
Overall, this is an interesting strong ale. I'm not always a fan of the whole belgian/spices thing, but this makes it work. This is definitely a beer that will warm you up, and even though it's a touch boozy it's definitely dangerously drinkable for its 10%.
Sep 23, 2013Day-old mini-growler (blasphemy, I know, but I had to drive back to school) poured into 22oz snifter. Rich translucent orange-amber, with a dense, fluffy white head that fades very slowly and leaves excellent lacing everywhere. I'm really pleased with how well this kept its carbonation, considering it's almost 2 days old.
Smell is slightly boozy, sweet malt, vanilla, with lots of "spice" smell from the usual fall spices (nutmeg, etc.). Also a scent I couldn't identify, and I finally realized was like Belgian yeast. I'm not sure if this beer uses any Belgian yeast, but the smell is reminiscent of a tripel.
Taste is big; sweet malt, vanilla, spices, belgian yeast, some other sweetness, and booze.
Mouthfeel is big and creamy, awesome.
Overall, this is an interesting strong ale. I'm not always a fan of the whole belgian/spices thing, but this makes it work. This is definitely a beer that will warm you up, and even though it's a touch boozy it's definitely dangerously drinkable for its 10%.
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