White Oak
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.40
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White Oak is an equal blend of two beers. A wheat-wine aged in Bourbon barrels (we call it "White Oak Sap") and our Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale (Mischief) join each other in a delicate dance of flavor and character before we package the final product. White Oak showcases vivid caramel, coconut and vanilla flavors blanketed in a crisp yet robust wheat ale. A true exercise of balance.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Backlog May 2014. Unclear orange body under a big, creamy white head. Mild, delicate, spicy aroma with hint of pale malt, dry fruit and alcohol. Aroma gives a certain sweet sugary impression. Taste is in the same direction, mild, delicate, spicy, sweet with quite much oak and some more alcohol in aftertaste. Nice, but a bit too sweet for my taste.
Tried
on 25 Feb 2026
at 19:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at CBJ - cheers! Pours hazed red-brown with a frothy, off-white head. Medium sweet flavour, some oxidation, citrus peel, pale grains. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, some golden raisins, mild acidity, pale wood, bready malts. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 21:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A hazed brown dishwater coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is semi sweet, oak, white apple, brown sugars, light funk. Palate is woody tannin, white oak, tannin, green wood, brown sugars, little apple turnover, tannin. Moderate carbonation. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:12
7/10
Tried
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:11
7/10
Late checkin. Still boozy and nice but not much less stands out from the blend. Light bourbony belgiany.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2020
at 15:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample @ Voldby Ølfestival 2016. Pours light hazy brown with a small offwhite head. Notes of caramel, vanilla, sweet chocolate, apples, sweet orange, prunes, raisins. Pretty nice.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:54
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, thanks Jon. Aroma is boozy, barley wine sweet maltiness, fruity, rich, coconut, apricot, pineapple. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
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Tried
on 26 Mar 2019
at 19:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2016 version. Slightly hazy amber with a cream head. Looks big and grand. Somewhat boozy aroma of toffee, oak with vanilla, white pepper and quite a lot of coconut. Fullish bodied, but a little lighter than I'd have guessed. Some sharpish boozy notes interrupt a sweet sipper that's quite nicely tamed by firm oak and some lemon at the end. Pretty good.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2019
at 12:36