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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4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. A- Mold, pond water, subtle vanilla. A- Golden color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Vanilla, slightly nutty, wheat. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, bland finish. O- I wanted this because I’ve had luck with some really tasty vanilla wheat beers and this being from Alpine I figured it had to be great. I was wrong. This smelled awful. A weird earthy unnatural smell. The taste was okay. Some vanilla but not much flavor going on. This really needs some work.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2016
at 19:16
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
4 oz pour on draft at Spacebar. Mostly clear pale yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, malt, light vanilla. Tastes of vanilla, wheat, light citrus, malt. Light body with a dry finish. Vanilla wheat ale, why?
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2016
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Alpine Beer Co, Alpine, CA
Pours yellowish with a smooth head. Aroma of vanilla, citrus and mild wheaty notes. Taste is heavy with vanilla notes and sweetish notes. Finish is slightly stuffy and wheaty with some vanilla. A vanilla overdose.
Pours yellowish with a smooth head. Aroma of vanilla, citrus and mild wheaty notes. Taste is heavy with vanilla notes and sweetish notes. Finish is slightly stuffy and wheaty with some vanilla. A vanilla overdose.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2015
at 23:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ the brewpub, Alpine. Aroma has vanilla and nothing else. Flavour has sweet vanilla, some hayish malt and mild fruitiness. Finishes milky. A bit watery. Better than basic version but nothing much still.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2015
at 16:19
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample, brown bottle, 22 ounces, from Réjean Doiron (merci!), savoured in October 2014; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of khaki head, no lacing; nose: malt, slight fruity; mouth: malt, slight fruity, slight grain, slight caramel, slightly fruity finale, light body, average carbonation, mildly sweet, silky texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, bouteille brune, 22 onces, 4,9 %, de Réjean Doiron (merci!); œil : dorée, limpide, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse kaki, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, très léger fruité; bouche : malt, très léger fruité, très léger grain, très léger caramel, finale très légèrement fruitée, corps léger, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture soyeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2015
at 14:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Growler thanks to Nathan. Pours a clear gold woth small white head. The aroma is strong diacetyl and vanilla. Thin mouthfeel with vanilla, slight butter, sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Jan 2015
at 15:36
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Alpine, pours clear pale golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of vanilla, and subtler lemony notes. Flavour is similar, with loads of vanilla atop lemony and citrusy notes. Pretty refreshing - the vanilla adds a nice element to the base beer. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Nov 2013
at 10:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample at the brewpub. Cloudy yellow pour with a thin white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Vanilla and malt in the nose. Light body with flavors of sweet vanilla, malt and wheat. The finish is sweet vanilla cream soda aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2013
at 16:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Vanilla and wheat. Pale clear yellow with a thin head. Huge vanilla and a wheat finish. Although they warn you this is soda like, it is hard to believe. Light, refreshing and fun but not beer. I would still drink it anyways. --- Beer merged from original tick of Willy on 06 Aug 2013 at 11:59 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Draft - Wheat, apples and mild yeast. Pale yellow with a thin head. Light lemon, wheat, pear and a medium body. Although this is supposed to be light I find it a tad heavy on flavour and on my palate.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2013
at 12:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a fruity wheat malty vanilla aroma. Slightly sweetish wheat malty vanilla flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty vanilla finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2013
at 08:00