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Nov 15, 2018

Starr Hill 2 Tone Vanilla Porter

I suppose with any Winter-themed variety pack, you’ve got to have a porter, right? Well, Starr Hill certainly believes so and they’ve […]

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Dec 1, 2017

Dogfish Head Oak-aged Vanilla World Wide Stout

Dogfish Head’s World Wide Stout holds a special place in my heart (and cellar). It’s one of the first big beers that […]

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Apr 25, 2017

Cigar City Vanilla Hazelnut Marshal Zhukov’s

I know that Cigar City brews stouts. Their Hunahpu’s has it’s own release day due to the fervor that has built around […]

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Jan 18, 2017

Caboose Brewing Barrel Aged Vanilla Hobo Stout

I think it was back in May of 2016 that I first cracked open a bottle of Caboose Brewing’s Hobo Stout with […]

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Jan 17, 2017

Starr Hill Double Bass

I like a rich, chocolatey stout for dessert — a rich, decadent brew to sip on the remainder of the evening. Starr […]

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Jun 10, 2016

Alpine Beer Company Releases Willy Vanilly Nationally

Press Release This month, San Diego craft brewery, Alpine Beer Company is debuting fan-favorite, Willy Vanilly to national consumers. Willy Vanilly is […]

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Jun 2, 2016

Caboose Brewing Hobo Stout with Vanilla

Virginia’s Caboose Brewing just recently made the move to bottles earlier this year. I’ve enjoyed the company’s Car Hopper IPA on drought […]

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May 11, 2016

Brothers Brewing Smooth Sailor

Brothers Brewing Resolute is an outstanding example of a barrel-aged stout — smooth, decadent and full-flavored. Smooth Sailor sees the brewery set […]

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Oct 6, 2015

Charbon Smoked Vanilla Stout

Don’t let the name of this brew from Belgium’s Brouwerij de Dochter van de Korenaar. There’s no smoked vanilla within its dark […]

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Dec 11, 2013

Widmer Brothers Vanilla Barrel-Aged Brrrbon 2013

This bottle of Vanilla Brrrbon is the last of three from Widmer Brothers that I received a couple of weeks ago. It […]

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Nov 28, 2012

Leinenkugel’s Snowdrift Vanilla Porter

Any time I see “vanilla” in the name of a brew, I get a little shiver of fear running down my spine. […]

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Jan 12, 2011

Southern Tier Creme Brulee

This bottle of Southern Tier’s Creme Brulee Imperial Milk Stout has been sitting in my basement for almost half a year. It’s […]