Stone Smoked Porter With Vanilla Beans
The special event this morning at the Stone Brewery will bring many surprises!
One such surprise is the special edition of the Stone Smoked Porter with vanilla beans added. This is one of my favorite Stone beers, smokey and smooth, rich and goes well with th IPA.
They only make small batches of this special version of the Smoked Porter, and if you’re lucky, you can find it on draft around town here in North San Diego County - if not, you’ll need to come over to the Stone Bistro to try it before it’s gone.
They make an infusion of the vanilla beans and water, a vanilla bean tea if you will, and add it to the Smoked Porter. The vanillla comes through in the nose and adds to the flavor as well.
This would be a great experiment for any homebrewer that is a fan of porters or even stouts. With the chocolaty flavor of the porter itself, the addition of vanilla can only improve it. Another possible addition could be coconut… vanilla coconut porter?
Mmmm -now I’m thirsty!
Filed under: Microbrewing on July 3rd, 2009
