Vanilla Doom
Obscurity Brewing And Craft Mead
- From:
- Obscurity Brewing And Craft Mead
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 4.95%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 10, 2025
- Added:
- Oct 19, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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This delicious red ale is blended with the perfect amount of vanilla that gives it a great balance of caramel, malt and sweet vanilla.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by GrumpyGas:
Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois
3.31/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.31/5 rDev -9.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
16 oz draft poured into a pint glass shows a clouded, orangish body briefly supporting a proud 1" head of tight white bubbles that disapates to a thin persistent cap and edge-hugging ring and leaves artistic lacing from top to bottom.
Vanilla aroma is pleasant and dominant with a slight cinnamon suggestion, reminiscent of a baked sugar coated danish.
The flavor misses the mark; unless the mark is bitter back of the palate vanilla aggressiveness, in which case they hit it out of the park.
Mouthfeel is soft and leans a lighter medium.
Overall a disappointing first taste from this brewery. I'll just have to visit in person.
Oct 25, 2019Vanilla aroma is pleasant and dominant with a slight cinnamon suggestion, reminiscent of a baked sugar coated danish.
The flavor misses the mark; unless the mark is bitter back of the palate vanilla aggressiveness, in which case they hit it out of the park.
Mouthfeel is soft and leans a lighter medium.
Overall a disappointing first taste from this brewery. I'll just have to visit in person.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.95/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
pours reddish amber - malty vanilla smell nice light vanilla taste not over powering great roasted malt taste
Jul 07, 2023
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Sampled in a taster glass from draft at O'Toole's on November 1, 2019. A light cream ale crusher. Slightly red tinted with a golden haze. Brewed with Vienna, Superior pils and Red X malts and bittered with Bravo hops. Blended with proprietary vanilla extract.
Mar 08, 2020
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.79/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Draft at Randolph Tavern.
Saturated amber with good clarity, rapid carb trails and a nice looking head of creamy foam. A ton of chunky lacing, lasting surface coverage.
Soft vanilla aroma, mildly sweet marshmallow impression.
First few sips were pretty astringent, hop bitterness is a little jarring against the prominent vanilla taste. Medium bodied with ample carb, finishes dry.
Overall it was a little disjointed, the bitterness seemed a little out of place for the style. Would be interested to try something different from them later on.
Oct 28, 2019Saturated amber with good clarity, rapid carb trails and a nice looking head of creamy foam. A ton of chunky lacing, lasting surface coverage.
Soft vanilla aroma, mildly sweet marshmallow impression.
First few sips were pretty astringent, hop bitterness is a little jarring against the prominent vanilla taste. Medium bodied with ample carb, finishes dry.
Overall it was a little disjointed, the bitterness seemed a little out of place for the style. Would be interested to try something different from them later on.
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