Thornbridge Brewery Cocoa Wonderland

Cocoa Wonderland

 

Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular
Score
7.19
ABV: 6.8% IBU: 22 Ticks: 192
Cocoa Wonderland is a full bodied, robust porter with natural mocha malt flavours from the complex malt grist, complementing the decadent additions of real cocoa beans to the maturation process. A truly wonderful, award winning Chocolate beer.

Initially brewed in collaboration with the girls at Cocoa, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
 

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 6.8%. Black colour, moderate beige head. Aroma of roast malts, cocoa powder and weak coffee. The flavour has distinct cocoa / chocolate and vanilla, but is not too sweet. Some slight fruity hints, moderate notes of roast malts and coffee. Not bad.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Feb 2019 at 22:35

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
1/12/2018. Bottle from Waitrose and shared at the 1st Kesgrave 50/50 bottle share. Pours dark brown with a small off-white to beige head. Aroma of bitter dark cocoa and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average carbonation. Watery cocoa finish. Expected better from this.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2018 at 09:57

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
18.04.2015, tap @ UNA:
Nice creamy mediumlasting head. Aroma is sweet, chocolate pudding, dark sugar, caramel, grass, vanilla, dark malts. Taste is slightly dry, hay, chocolate, caramel, grass, grain, cardboard, vanilla. Medium bitterness, slightly dry mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2018 at 08:26

5.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle. Black colour, almost no head. Aroma is lots of cocoa. Light sweetness. Medium carbonation, creamy texture. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2018 at 21:04

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle at the Alexandra, Harrogate. Black brown colour with reddish tinge, biege foam head and chocolate cocoa aroma. Taste is roasty malt, dark fruits, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2018 at 17:39

7/10
From backlog. Taster at Haand Frstival. Almost Black with light brown head. Roasted malts, yeast, Chocolate, cocoa. Sweet.
Tried on 31 Oct 2018 at 21:30

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
From tap. Black color with beige head. Malty aroma, light roasted, cocoa, spicy, cinnamon rolls, coconut(?). Sweet and light bitter taste. Almost medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2018 at 20:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dranken Geers, Oostakker. Pours cloudy black with a dissipating, small, frothy, beige head; little lacing. Aroma of milk chocolate, faint fondant, burnt caramel, macadamia, roasted peanut, vanilla, chocolate cake, hint of raisin. Medium malty sweet onset, quite chocolatey & creamy; light to medium herbal bitter middle with mocha, roasted peanut & fondant, though quite 'powdery' & somewhat artificial. Herbal & bit peppery hoppy finish, toasty, lingering fondant & coffee roast. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Tasty Porter.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Sep 2018 at 13:51

7/10
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Tried on 13 Sep 2018 at 13:48

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Waitrose, Frimley. Dark chocolate and coffee aroma. Dark and glossy cola brown. Bubbly beige head soon fades. Medium bitter before a creamy chocolate wave sweeps in for the finish. Light bodied. Relatively thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Good stuff. Delivers on the cocoa.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2018 at 20:27