White Russian Wheat Ale

Fairly hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a very thin, almost non-existent pure white head that fades immediately upon pouring. Aroma of wheat, white chocolate (not even really a thing), lactose, light brewed coffee, a dash of black/roasted teas and a touch of wheatie and yeastie funk on the end from the complexity of the yeast strain. Medium-bodied; Strong lactose and very creamy elements dominate up front with a very beefy wheat and yeast flavour with some pungent chocolate and even light coffee notes with a touch of grass and a funky complexity at the end, but there is a lot of sweetness from the lactose and chocolate with a big bite of lightly roasted brewed coffee on the end with the associated bitterness. Aftertaste is rich with lactose, cream, wheat, coriander seed and a lot of funk throughout that shows an interesting beer that sort of blends styles and expectations, but is very deep, wheatie and rich that shows some nice complexities but some funky and odd flavours, especially for a beer. I sampled this 33 cL stubby bottle, purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 19-May-2020 for US$4,99 sampled at my house here in Washington after returning from a very hot West Palm Beach, Florida on 15-February-2021.

$4.49 11.2 oz bottle, TW-SP. Hazy golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is wheat and vanilla, somewhat subdued. Flavor is cloying vanilla, caramel, honey, booze, wheat. Would fit in with the Southern Tier sweet beers. Meh.