White Chocolate
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating|
Score
7.48
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Bourbon barrel-aged wheat-wine ale with cacao nibs and vanilla beans
A tasteful treatment of cacao nibs and hand-processed vanilla beans lace the golden waves of this wheatwine-style ale with a subtle savoriness reminiscent of white chocolate. Notes of coconut, honey, caramel, and vanilla intertwine seamlessly in this bourbon barrel-aged treat.
Old Notes: The primary component of our “White Oak” ale is a 100% barrel aged wheat wine that we affectionately refer to as “White Oak Sap.” Essentially a “summer” barley-wine style ale, but made with a wheat heavy grain base, White Oak Sap is aged in used bourbon barrels for nearly a year and comes out rich in flavors of coconut, honey, caramel and vanilla. To compliment the already rich flavors of the beer, we’ve added cacao nibs and vanilla beans to give this beer the delicate flavor of white chocolate…hence the name.
2012 = 14.25%
2013 = 14.75%
2014 = 14.3%
2015 = 16.6%
2016 = 15.1%
2017 = 13.8%
2018 = 14%
2019 = 14.3%
2020 = 14.8%
2021 = 14%
A tasteful treatment of cacao nibs and hand-processed vanilla beans lace the golden waves of this wheatwine-style ale with a subtle savoriness reminiscent of white chocolate. Notes of coconut, honey, caramel, and vanilla intertwine seamlessly in this bourbon barrel-aged treat.
Old Notes: The primary component of our “White Oak” ale is a 100% barrel aged wheat wine that we affectionately refer to as “White Oak Sap.” Essentially a “summer” barley-wine style ale, but made with a wheat heavy grain base, White Oak Sap is aged in used bourbon barrels for nearly a year and comes out rich in flavors of coconut, honey, caramel and vanilla. To compliment the already rich flavors of the beer, we’ve added cacao nibs and vanilla beans to give this beer the delicate flavor of white chocolate…hence the name.
2012 = 14.25%
2013 = 14.75%
2014 = 14.3%
2015 = 16.6%
2016 = 15.1%
2017 = 13.8%
2018 = 14%
2019 = 14.3%
2020 = 14.8%
2021 = 14%
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8/10
Actually tastes of white chocolate
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2018
at 16:21
8/10
Massive bourbon and vanilla bean nose and forward with little hints of chocolate throughout everywhere, ultimate white chocolate experience with a slight boozy nose and front as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Aug 2018
at 17:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml @ yngwie
Pours hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, vanilla, bourbon, caramel, cocoa, alcohol and coconut. Taste is heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, vanilla, caramel, cocoa, bourbon and coconut finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, vanilla, bourbon, caramel, cocoa, alcohol and coconut. Taste is heavy sweet and light bitter with a long warm, vanilla, caramel, cocoa, bourbon and coconut finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2018
at 22:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From backlog. 750ml bottle @ Mikkeller Beer Club meetup, Copenhagen. Heavy, sweet and bourbony with some vanilla, cocoa and syrupy caramel. Slow sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2018
at 08:22
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled 750ml. -from Beergium. Cloudy orange/golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, vanilla and bourbon in the nose. Moderate malty, woody, vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, some alcohol but well balanced and rather dry nutty woody finish. Decent barley wine. 13.8%ABV
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2018
at 16:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 750 ml from Beergium. Shared with others. Dark hazy orange, medium white head. Malty, vanilla, cocoa, caramel, sweet, strong bourbon, warming. White chocolate. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2018
at 13:41
8/10
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Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2018
at 20:47
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 311217. THX to Meilby. Golden color with an off-white head. Aroma is oak, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate. Flavor is oak, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, spices, alcohol, chocolate. Boozy, but also very nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2018
at 13:09
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2017 edition, 13.8%. Appearance- slightly murky amber, a 1-2 finger foamy off-white head. Aroma- orange, marmalade, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, boozy fruit, fruitcake, nutty malt, pithy orange, hints of white chocolate, malts. Taste- candied orange, toasty malt, citrus fruit hints, plenty of vanilla bourbon, Christmas cake, honey-glazed fruit, sweet cherry, hint of marzipan, milky chocolate. Boozy warmth on the finish, fairly restrained mouthfeel. Sweet raisiny finish with toasted malt. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2018
at 13:41