3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle received as extra in trade. Thank you Daknole! Labeled white Chocolate Ale. Pours tiny hazy golden with a small frothy white head that doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is, well, strange with unfermented grains, low quality white chocolate, cereal, lemon zest, soil, hay and milk duds. Taste is tiny sweet, tiny bitter and tiny sour with grains, crackers, cereal, lemon juice, vanilla beans, hay, dry soil and possibly hints of white chocolate if you really try hard to find it. Mouthfeel is crisp, phenolic astringent and light bodied. Finish is bitter and tiny sour with grains, cereal, hay, dry soil and lemon zest. Not my cup of tea at all. Hopefully i’ll get the chance to see what Arizona really has to offer at some point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 09:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Location: Draft at O.H.S.O., 3/8/14, as White Chocolate
Aroma: The nose is sweet and malty, white chocolate is very present here
Appearance: It pours a cloudy golden color with a pretty decent sized white head on it
Flavor: The taste is sweet and chocolaty, without enough balance to it
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has a soft carbonation, and a smooth, creamy finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a nice beer, but it was too sweet for me. Well-made though. No complaints, I'm just not the target market.
Aroma: The nose is sweet and malty, white chocolate is very present here
Appearance: It pours a cloudy golden color with a pretty decent sized white head on it
Flavor: The taste is sweet and chocolaty, without enough balance to it
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has a soft carbonation, and a smooth, creamy finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a nice beer, but it was too sweet for me. Well-made though. No complaints, I'm just not the target market.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Mar 2014
at 15:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Daknole - thanks! Small gusher on opening, and almost impossible to pour effectively. Gigantic bordering on monstrous brown head, puffy but not creamy at all. Dissipates slowly mainly due to sheer size, leaving clumpy lacing blobs on the glass. Pours opaque black. Aroma is roasty, anise, chocolate, perhaps cardboard. Flavor is light sweet, a LOT of anise and burned malt notes, medium bitter. Intensely, distractingly carbonated. Medium body, some acidity presumably from burned malts. Ashy. Well, at least its not infected, which was my first thought, but it doesnt have a whole lot going for it either. ADDENDUM: if you let it sit for 30 minutes or so the carbonation dies down and the beer becomes a lot more appreciatable. Not necessarily good, but decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2014
at 16:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with light vanilla notes, not bad. In mouth, a smooth fruity chocolate malt with light vanilla, oily mouth feel, OK.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2014
at 13:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Many thanks to StefanSD for this great beer!
Rated as "White Chocolate Ale", 22 fl.oz. (651ml), BB 04.09.2014 The beer is orange-golden in the glass, great nose of chocolate and toffee / nougat. The beer starts as the nose promises, but not so sweet. Great aroma of chocolate and nougat together with a smooth, not too sweet and not too bitter wheat beer. The aftertaste is smooth, great combination of nougat and chocolate together with wheat ale hints and a moderate bitterness.
Very great brew! I like this combination. --> 12/12/11/12
Rated as "White Chocolate Ale", 22 fl.oz. (651ml), BB 04.09.2014 The beer is orange-golden in the glass, great nose of chocolate and toffee / nougat. The beer starts as the nose promises, but not so sweet. Great aroma of chocolate and nougat together with a smooth, not too sweet and not too bitter wheat beer. The aftertaste is smooth, great combination of nougat and chocolate together with wheat ale hints and a moderate bitterness.
Very great brew! I like this combination. --> 12/12/11/12
Tried
on 08 Feb 2014
at 14:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle @ home, courtesy of dschiller (I believe). Thanks! Pours a black appearance with a thin brown head. Big anise, burnt malty, kind of pepperminty, light veggie aroma. Twangy, black licorice, dark chocolate, fairly boozy, burnt malty flavor. Not a big fan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2013
at 21:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Backlog, from notes. On tap @ Timberwolf, Tempe, 27 May 2001. Aroma’s: notably caramel and some fruit. Flavor is light sweet, with only a mild bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Nov 2013
at 13:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Slightly hazy, almost filtered orange-tan. Foamy, glass rimming head. Peppery, zesty herbal aroma. Pretty nice, a little less subtle than Belgian examples. Flowery perfume, herbs. Nice pepper tones.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2013
at 11:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
@RBWG-JAX Grand Tasting-bottle-tight white-yellow/gold. A-soft lemon, wheat. T-soft lemon, wheat, some honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 18:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bomber thanks to Daknole. Pours clear orange amber with a large off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves nice lacing. Aroma is citrus, orange peel, funk, pepper, herbs, grain. Flavor is the same, lightly sweet, grassy bitter, herbal and peppery notes. Medium body, interesting beer overall.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2013
at 13:06