Alpine Beer Company Willy Vanilly

Willy Vanilly

 

Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular
Score
6.26
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 69
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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7.4
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, vanilla, orange, taste is sweet, vanilla, dry toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2016 at 13:42


4.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Well skunked nose. Hazy golden, thin head. Grassy hay, Vanilla finish. Medium body, easy carbonation. I like Alpine, but I didn’t expect to like this.

Tried on 23 Oct 2016 at 20:36