Thrilla In Vanilla Porter
Double Barley Brewing

Thrilla In Vanilla PorterThrilla In Vanilla Porter
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From:
Double Barley Brewing
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
Ranked #150
ABV:
8%
Score:
87
Ranked #15,999
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 12.85%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
131
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 06, 2023
Added:
Nov 12, 2013
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  26
A smooth, medium bodied porter with house made pure vanilla extract. Slight sweetness balanced nicely with malt bitterness. Pours a tan head that tastes like vanilla whipped cream!
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Ratings by freshtojeff:
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Rated by freshtojeff from North Carolina

3.19/5  rDev -18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Nov 11, 2015
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Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina

3.4/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
From 12 oz bottle into pint glass. Thin tan head, slight lacing, cola colored. Aroma of roasted malts, chocolate, tangy hops. Mouthfeel is heavy and viscous. Flavor is where this one falls short there is something missing in the balance. I don't pick up the vanilla except in the background, dark roasted bready malts are dominate, some chocolate, raisins, dark fruit, herbal hops. Overall: good.
Mar 06, 2023
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Reviewed by nick_perry from North Carolina

3.96/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark brown color. Almost no head. Vanilla is present, but not overpowering, and not too sweet. Roasted coffee flavor is noticeable too. Appropriately carbonated. Smooth mouthfeel. Lingering milk chocolate note.
Mar 15, 2021
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.72/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours brown with a tan head. It has moderate head retention and good clarity.

Smell: It has a moderate coffee aroma with roasted malt and low vanilla in the background.

Taste: It has coffee and roast flavor with a slight burnt element. The vanilla flavor is in support.

Feel: It has a medium body with some creaminess to it. The vanilla is more prominent in the after taste.

Overall, the finish has a bit of a tinge of metallic. The flavors are good with the vanilla coming in late for flavor.
Jul 03, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by Kwright from North Carolina

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 3.85 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Dec 03, 2018
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Reviewed by Tucquan from Pennsylvania

2.49/5  rDev -36%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 1 | overall: 2.25
Had this on 2018-09-27 in Columbia, PA from a 22oz bottle

A - Opaque brown with almost no head after the initial, aggressive pour.

S - Graham cracker and vanilla wafers.

T - Medium roasted grain, mint, more vanilla, milk chocolate and maybe a hint of char but this is subsumed into the sweetness of the graham cracker and vanilla.

M - Very high carbonation (too much) and light-medium body. So carbonated it is not pleasant to drink.

O - Can't get behind this one. Too sweet and WAY to carbonated. Hopefully, it was just this particular bottle that was so spritzy.
Sep 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by Jrosso from New Jersey

Aug 27, 2018
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Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Had this beer on-tap at Double Barley, poured into a pint glass. Had a dark brown / black color and a thick, opaque consistency. there was a thin, tan-colored, somewhat long-lasting head. Not much lacing.

S: A very nice aroma of vanilla, malt, chocolate, and a little molasses.

T: Tasted of a good amount of chocolate, some roasted malt (mostly in the finish), a whole mess of vanilla (quite dominant), and a tinge of molasses. Well, they got the name right for this one. The vanilla definitely has a starring role, but the other ingredients do a good job of supporting it. Sweet and likable.

F: An average amount of carbonation with a super smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

O: You could dismiss this as a one trick pony of a beer, but somehow it works. Drinkable.
Jul 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by dsshuck from Delaware

Jan 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by teamwiggum from Wisconsin

Dec 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by buzzy from Pennsylvania

Dec 01, 2017
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Reviewed by Arrowhead6R from North Carolina

2.4/5  rDev -38.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Thin vanilla profile, lacking in body and a very sour finish. After revisiting the beer it really is a bad vanilla porter. Wanted to love it but seems like a rushed and immature product. Very disappointed.
Nov 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.98 by jmaskell33 from New York

Nov 21, 2017
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Rated by Bob-McFetridge from North Carolina

4.52/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Porters and stouts are hit and miss with me but this is a big hit
Nov 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.97 by SFNC from North Carolina

Nov 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Oct 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by Mikemcgrath4 from North Carolina

Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 4.27 by bharkin from North Carolina

Aug 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.7 by Akyeras from Connecticut

Jul 04, 2017
Thrilla In Vanilla Porter from Double Barley Brewing
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 131 ratings