Cocoa Wonderland
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.19
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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.
Initially brewed in collaboration with the girls at Cocoa, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
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7/10
Tried
on 11 Oct 2017
at 17:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Ce qui est certain c'est que la promesse est tenue! Cette cocoa Wonderland est bien sur le chocolat. Mais j'ai beau apprécier la bière, j'ai beau apprécier le chocolat, cela n'a pas été le cas de ce porter qui devient très rapidement écœurant. En verre nous sommes sur un brun limpide très foncé. La mousse beige claire n'arrive cependant pas à napper entièrement la surface. Le nez est simple mais soyeux et laisse dévoiler des arômes de muffins au chocolat très prégnants avec un complément de café. L'attaque ne présente quant à elle pas une intensité et une densité aromatique importante. la texture est très aqueuse avec des arômes encore léger de chocolat. La deuxième bouche se renforce quelque peu en intensité avec une arrière bouche plus amère sur un chocolat quelque peu épicé. La troisième bouche monte d'intensité sur l'amertume (celle-ci restant modérée) avant le final où les arômes de cacao deviennent très présent, envahissant le palais à en devenir désagréable. A mon sens il y a clairement un déséquilibre aromatique sur cette bière. Cependant en terme de structure, celle-ci est plus que correct, même si l'alcool (6;8 % Abv) aurait mérité d'être un peu poussé. Peut être question de goût, mais je n'ai clairement pas pu terminer cette Cocoa Wonderland.
Tried
on 16 Sep 2017
at 08:46
8/10
Tried
on 26 Aug 2017
at 20:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Beer Dock, Crewe Like drinking liquid chocolate this. Comes through strongly on the nose, along with hints of ginger. Pours almost black with a lively pale cream head that soon dissipates. Mouth feel is chocolate again, plus coffee, molasses and raisins. And the finish - well chocolate yet again ! All in all very nice, but slightly disappointing in that the porterishness doesn�t come though. [ It could be any (darkish) beer with added chocolate ]
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2017
at 16:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Cambridge Wine Merchants, Kings Parade. Dark brown with possibly a hint of purple. Very little obvious carbonation and only a tiny wisp of off-white head. Aroma is dominated by coca bean, with touches of roasted malt, instant coffee and violets. Sweet taste, almost too sweet but saved by a slight earthy bitterness. More balanced in the finish with an aftertaste of lavender and mocha. An enjoyable if simple chocolate beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2017
at 14:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Waitrose, Bracknell. A sooty black pour with a fast fading cream head; fragrant, bitter chocolate aroma; silky smooth with a rich chocoalte taste; and a lasting bitterness. Pleasant, but rather one-dimensional.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2017
at 18:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
F: thin, tanned, quick gone. C: dark, opaque. A: dark malt, cocoa, coffee, chocolate, cacao milk, nutty. T: dark malt, cacao milk, coffee, chocolate, salty caramel, nutty, very nice, medium to full body, medium carbonation, I like it, 33cl bottle from Waitrose supermarket @ Albion Way in Horsham.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2017
at 13:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Haand Festival. A lightly hazy brown beer with a finger-thick tan to beige head. Curtains. The aroma has cocoa, some chocolate and caramel and dried fruits. It’s full-bodied, with a nice carbonation level and some bitterness in the mouth. Cocoa dominated flavor with chocolate and caramel, and hints of dried fruits towards the finish. Lasting cocoa finish. Cocoa is nice, but this one was too one dimensional to be really interesting. 160528
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2017
at 03:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Appearance- very dark, opaque, plenty of bubbles rising, a thick fizzy light-brown head which lasts. Aroma- coffee, milk chocolate, brown bread, blackcurrant, dark malt, toast, trace of caramel and hops. Taste- smooth milk chocolate, toasty malt, sweet malt, toffee, coffee, sweet finish. Mouthfeel is smooth, easy to drink. Nice.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2017
at 01:50
6/10
Lots of choc and roast notes. Sweet finish. Enjoyable. #beerbods
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2017
at 21:38