Or Xata
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Rotating|
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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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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From a 473ml can on 1/11/2021. Pours a clear deep golden with barely any head. The nose features light cinnamon and vanilla. Tastes quite sweet, again cinnamon and vanilla, with some brown sugar and just a hint of ginger. Has barely any bitterness. The lactose gives it a quite creamy texture. Unusual but pleasant. Definitly worth a try if you like things on the sweeter side.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Nov 2021
at 05:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Seth. Pours a hazy gold with medium white head. The aroma is cinnamon, toasted grain, vanilla. Slick body, grain, cinnamon, light vanilla, dry finish, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2020
at 07:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lys brun klar med hvitt skum. Lukter kanelbolle. Middels fylde. Søt. Kanelbolle også i smak, noe vanilje og laktose. Men passet dårlig med pizza med banan og karrisaus..
Tried
on 20 Jun 2020
at 19:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fairly clear golden coloured body with a nice, rich three centimetre tall off-white head, microfoamed and very long-lasting. Aroma of lactose, cream, pepper, canella, nutmeg and a dash of cacao as well - quite strong in the nose. Medium to Full-bodied; Super rich chocolate and spice flavours dominate with a lot of malt - bunches of alcohol, but more lactose and pure caster sugar than anything else - quite strong throughout. Aftertaste shows the pungent spices like nutmeg and canella, quite strongly with a good balance from some deep malts, pungent lactose and rich caster sugar, all ending with a strong alcohol and yeast presence that seems like it finishes a bit higher in alcohol than it really is. Overall, a rich and deep beer throughout that has a lot of character, bunches of flavour and a pungent finish that hits the right notes and is completely unique, flavourful and pungent. Nice to sample and well-recommended if you like new/different tastes in a beer. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia on 06-September-2019 for US$3,49 sampled just two days later at home in Washington on 08-September-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2020
at 06:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of spices, malt, and oranges. The flavor is sweet with notes of oranges, spices, and malt, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2020
at 13:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Caramel and light spice aroma with light nuttiness. Caramel and spice flavor with lactose and honey. Medium bodied. Honey and cinnamon linger with caramel and lactose.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2020
at 21:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
( tap) clear, bright yellow orange colour with a small white head; aroma of vanilla, cinnamon; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jan 2020
at 02:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Lata 44 CL en Cimmeria 27.. 12..2019. Color amarillento velado con espuma blanca persistente fina. Sabores frescos con toques lactosos que recuerdan horchata acabando con suave amargo final. Cuerpo ligero a medio fácil de beber con algo de gas. Normal se esperaba algo más, Refrescante.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Dec 2019
at 20:39
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 17:03