White Chocolate
(has 9 batches)
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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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 75cl. 2017 vintage 13.8%. Shared by meilby. A lightly unclear dark golden colored beer with a dense off-white head leaving lacing. Sweetish aroma with cocoa, vanilla and bourbon notes. Malty too. It's full bodied and warming, with a soft carbonation. Malty flavor with cocoa, vanilla and a touch of booze. Lasting finish. Delicious indeed, needs to be shared. 171231
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 18:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Malteser beer, artificial, thick, and strong. Not oppressive but not great.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 20:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Shared 750ml bottle. Pours gold with an off-white head. Aroma of oak and bourbon. Taste is mainly bourbon, with oak and vanilla notes. Not picking up the cacao. As with many barrel-aged beers, bourbon is way too strong and overpowers the characteristics of the underlying beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2017
at 23:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Black Christmas 2017
Amber color, flavor of cheap chocolate praline, very sweet, very bold, boozy, not even any beer character.
Mah.
Amber color, flavor of cheap chocolate praline, very sweet, very bold, boozy, not even any beer character.
Mah.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2017
at 03:46
7/10
Skwasnialo :) ale jak fajnie - owocowo, brzoskwiniowo... a zarazem duzo slodkich, beczkowych rzeczy... jedno z najlepszych skwasnialych
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 20:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at salty (Dundee tasting) Golden amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft fruits... Light sweet floral chocolate... Boozy as they often are... Very sweet.. Caramel toffee fruit... Sweeties... Soft sweet toffee fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2017
at 13:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at salthorse. Pours deep orange, nose is basically white chocolate, caramel, bourbon, coconut, taste is sweet, juicy fruit, caramel, dry, vanilla
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 14:18
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Pours orange. Vanilla, oak, vanilla, golden syrup, chocolate, sherry, apricot, vanilla, buttery. Nice thick body. Really pretty good. Quite one note but it’s a delicious note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2017
at 07:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle from pilsnertest, many thanks! dark amber with white head and soft bubbles. Loads of vanilla and bourbon in aroma. Taste ls similar with vanilla, bourbon. Finish of white chocolate. Hides booze extremely well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2017
at 09:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at Burnhearts. Hazy orange, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of vanilla, oak, citrus, booze. Taste is wheat, vanilla, citrus, oak, booze. Medium-full bodied, prickly hot booze.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2017
at 18:32