Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

[Melusina54]

Has anyone tried this? Im dying to try it, Im hoping for something with vanilla/coffee/burnt caramel type flavors. Im hoping its not sickeningly sweet. Id love any feedback or reviews...thanks!

[LStaff]

I first tried it at the Breck brewpub in Denver and didn't want to leave as it was so good -nice balance of vanilla, sweet dark malt, and a bit of bite from the chocolate malt that prevented it from being cloying. Wife brought me a sixpack back last year after a trip to Denver and I happened to have my own version on tap at the same time and thought the their version was a little sweet with very little roasted flavor - just alot of vanilla - I am sure freshness may have a little do with the percieved change. It was still good though, just not as good as mine.

[daves_32]

if you live around Michigan or in the upper Midwest, you should get some ATWATER BLOCK VANILLA JAVA PORTER. The complaints of sweetness in the Breck beer is not a problem in Atwater Block's and there is a big coffee hit.

[Melusina54]

Well, Im in North Carolina...Ill have to seek out the Atwater Porter, and maybe Ill just give the Breckenridge a try...if its too sweet, I can just use it in the chocolate mousse desserts Ive been making for the pub I manage. Thanks for the info!

[Chef D Quizzing]

My girlfriend loves this beer, but I find the flavor inconsistent. The first time I tried it the vanilla was so subtle that if it wasn't called a "vanilla" porter I wouldn't know the difference. Another time it was so perfumy I almost gagged from the smell. Can't recommend it based on my experience.