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The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Rotating|
Score
6.93
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Blonde Ale Brewed with Rice and Lactose, with Natural Cinnamon and Vanilla Flavors Added
Horchata is a traditional, sweet, milky drink originating in Spain and Latin America that has become quite popular in Southern California, particularly with Mexican cuisine. Our homage to the traditionally non-alcoholic drink is a blonde ale brewed with a heavy dosing of rice, cinnamon and vanilla along with lactose for a little extra creamy character. These ingredients meld together to create a taste and experience that hints at horchata, but it's much more than that. The flavor is hard to describe, but for those who know it, you know you love it.
Horchata is a traditional, sweet, milky drink originating in Spain and Latin America that has become quite popular in Southern California, particularly with Mexican cuisine. Our homage to the traditionally non-alcoholic drink is a blonde ale brewed with a heavy dosing of rice, cinnamon and vanilla along with lactose for a little extra creamy character. These ingredients meld together to create a taste and experience that hints at horchata, but it's much more than that. The flavor is hard to describe, but for those who know it, you know you love it.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can into tulip.
Appearance: clear copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: cinnamon and vanilla sweetness up front with a light white rice scent; lighter notes of lactose further underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fairly sweet to slightly spicy sort of way; finishes with the cinnamon and vanilla and/or lactose
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and the cinnamon doesn't seem to be abrasive at all
Overall: nice way of reinventing a blonde ale, I'd have this again.
Can into tulip.
Appearance: clear copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: cinnamon and vanilla sweetness up front with a light white rice scent; lighter notes of lactose further underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fairly sweet to slightly spicy sort of way; finishes with the cinnamon and vanilla and/or lactose
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and the cinnamon doesn't seem to be abrasive at all
Overall: nice way of reinventing a blonde ale, I'd have this again.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2026
at 13:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cloudy yellow. Pour white head from whole old town. Nice cinnamon spice taste up front. Honey vanilla
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:44
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is spicy with strong cinnamon, vanilla, sweetish pale malt, some creamy lactose, rijstevlaai. Sweet flavour with little room for bitterness, body is medium. Drinkable but not for me, too spicy and sweet for one thing. That being said, I'm sure this brew fits the intentions.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2025
at 11:58
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can 0,473 ltr: Clear orange coloured brew with an medicinal-like sweet bitter taste, hints of cinnamon a lot, some vanilla and lactose.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:16
10/10
Well then. Smooth as hell. I'm glad I got this. My life is better for drinking it.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:28
7/10
Tried
on 27 Oct 2024
at 14:43
8/10
Cloudy, muddy amber color and a white head. Full nose of cinnamon and vanilla, candy sugar. Taste is spicy, sweet, cinnamon, Lactose sweetness, vanilla, herbal finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2023
at 19:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can, 2022 Edition. Pours a hazy golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of vanilla, cinnamon. Taste is sweet, creamy vanilla/lactose, cinnamon definitely there but seems somewhat mild against the sweetness, pale malts and caramel. Medium bodied. Expected a bit more spiciness and to be insanely sweet based on past reviews, but it seems they've found a good a balance now and this was pretty decent imo.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2022
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, 0.473l. Aroma of vanilla, cinnamon, cereals, flowers and yoghurt. Pours cloudy dark golden color with medium sized creamy white head and sparkling appearance. Taste starts with sweet vanilla, coconut and cinnamon, following is sweet tropical fruity and milky, mouthfeel is smooth and mild spicy, while finish almost without any bitterness. Full body, oily to slightly sticky texture and average carbonation in palate. Milkman’s beer..
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2022
at 13:24
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2021
at 21:37