Snowdrift Vanilla Porter: 7.0 – That is actually a perfect sort of ‘snow resort’ porter. It’s not so heavy that you need to rest afterwards, and it’s not like you get anything but a sort of cocoa/vanilla like aftertaste that lingers. It’s nice and crisp and good.
Price Average: $8 for 6-Pack
Website: https://www.leinie.com/
Robust Vanilla Porter: 7.0 – Has the right amount of depth of flavor, not too much vanilla. Despite the robust name it’s not very heavy at all, and is easy enough to drink.
Price Average: $7
Website: http://www.greatnorthaleworks.com/
Atwater Brewery Vanilla Java Porter: 7.0 – Unlike a lot of other vanilla beers (and this may be the ‘Java’) the vanilla here actually tastes like vanilla, but does so in a way that it’s not gimmicky. As far as a vanilla porter goes, this is one of our favorites (but it does have to rank against other porters)
Google Shop Average: Atwater Brewery Vanilla Java Porter $10 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.atwaterbeer.com/
To be fair we were hoping for a beer/vanilla combo to be great – like vanilla coke. And other beers may get it right, but this does not.
