Willy Vanilly
Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.26
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Since “Willy” is so versatile and can be flavored with fruits and essences, we add a touch of vanilla extract to compliment the sweet nuttiness. Also good mixed with Captain Stout, a blend we call “The Captain and Vanil.”
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6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle purchased at Greg & Jane’s. Cloudy gold with full lasting white head. Nose so sweet vanilla, wheat malt, and mildly bitter citrus peel.
The vanilla flavor comes across pretty strong in the finish. Yeah, it is what you would expect overall. Simple and straightforward, although a tad overly sweet.
The vanilla flavor comes across pretty strong in the finish. Yeah, it is what you would expect overall. Simple and straightforward, although a tad overly sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2017
at 16:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head recedes to hug rim. Vanilla and wheat aromas. Dry with sweet vanilla and sourdough upfront turning to banana before returning to vanilla in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2017
at 21:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle from Beer Gonzo. Pours a misty gold, medium white head. Aroma is light wheat malt and doesn’t throw out much vanilla unfortunately, although it does come out nicely on the palate. Works well with the wheat malt. Reminds me a lot of cream soda.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 13:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Taniguchi. A wheat beer made with vanilla extract. A very lightly cloudy gold with a fruity vanilla wheat aroma. The taste is like a creamy vanilla oatmeal, a bit over the top in terms of vanilla but flavorful and drinkable. Not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2016
at 09:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml bottle from Ales by Mail, shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours pale yellow with a thin white head. Aromas of custard, vanilla and faint lemon. Taste is sweet, more custard, faint lemon. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2016
at 06:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - golden yellow with a thin attractive head. Nose - custard and malt bag. Taste - lemon curd and flowers. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - ok but could be fresher.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2016
at 06:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Vanilla, wheat malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with giant white head. Mildly sweet vanilla, wheat malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Okay body. Okay but vanilla flavor comes across as artificial.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2016
at 20:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle a hazy pale golden. Nice vanilla flavors. Pale light malts. Not much wheat character. Clean lingering vanilla trailer. Interesting experiment not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2016
at 16:06
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run, 6/28/16. Hazy yellow, thin fizzy off-white head that quickly fades. Weak aroma of vanilla and wheat. The taste is strong vanilla, wheat, hints of orange, bubblegum, pineapple. Thin bodied, high carbonation. Close to a solid beer but it needs refinement.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2016
at 01:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Crafty Bottle, Lincoln. (5.5%) Hazy yellow golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma slight yeasty and vanilla The taste has stronger sweet vanilla, maybe a touch over powering. Light body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2016
at 00:00