White Oak - The Bruery

Bung

North Carolina

3.78/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml. Cloudy gold-orange pour, huge billowing white head. I know this looks nice, but damn is it annoying to drink until it recedes, which this tool a long time to do so.

Aroma, very fruity, apple, strawberry, some yeasty spice, clove. Caramel and vanilla is in there, but you have to look a little. A solid dose of citrus as well.

Taste, Caramel, caramel covered strawberry, apple. Booze is present, but to me it always is with Bruery beers, guessing I just don't care for their yeast strain. Some yeasty spice and estery notes. There is some vanilla and earthy oak, but it is kind of kept down by the heat.

Mid bodied, a fair amount of carbonation, but not quite creamy. Alcohol shows with a heavy warmth, could be much better hidden. Barrel aging is extreamely subtle. Certainly a descent enough beer, but another Bruery beer I wouldn't bother with again, especially at the price point.

Serving type: bottle

09-16-2012 01:07:26 | More by Bung

heavenlyStash

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-19-2013 06:59:52 | More by heavenlyStash

DrinkSlurm

Connecticut

4.16/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Poured from tap into piraat tulip at gnarly barley in Orlando FL. Pours a hazy golden straw color with 3 fingers of head. Nice wheat hefe meets belgian pale aromas...banana and straw subtle peppery hops. Taste is just awesome. Belgian pale hop and german hefe banana bu it finishes with woody vanilla and toffee bourbon notes...wow smooth as hell.
The alcohol is hidden so well its scary.
Such a great brew...deff reccommend this.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2013 23:06:49 | More by DrinkSlurm

CuriousMonk

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-18-2013 22:36:31 | More by CuriousMonk

Stinger80OH

Ohio

4/5  rDev +2%

06-17-2013 01:46:21 | More by Stinger80OH

Gatordaddy

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2%

06-16-2013 02:16:32 | More by Gatordaddy

deadonhisfeet

Kentucky

3.79/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from a bottle into a Bruery tulip. It's a beautiful pour. Perfectly clear and gold in color with just a hint of amber. It has rather high carbonation and produces that nice fluffy head that is typical of bottle conditioning. The nose is not as assertive as I had hoped it would be, but I do get notes of grain, cherries, booze, wood, and sherry.

The beer has a full body and a strong, sharp flavor. After a soft cereal flavor teases the tip of your tongue, your mouth is assailed with bourbon and oaky notes. Booze, cherries, vanilla, dried fruit, and the coconut promised by the label all join in. The finish is winey and warming, though not so winey as to betray the nearly 12% ABV present in this beer.

I've only had a couple of wheatwines so my opinion doesn't count for much here. I enjoyed this beer, but I'm not sure the high carbonation suits it well. It opens the palate and intensifies the flavors, where I found that a bit of degassing tends to smooth the beer and adds to the drinkability. After trying two of these barrel-aged (in this case, partially barrel-aged) wheatwines, I must confess I'm not entirely sold on the concept of a barrel-aged wheatwine. I'm not sure that the grainy, cereal-like qualities of the style are well complemented by the bourbon notes it inherits. I find the transition on the palate from soft wheat to harsh booze to be offputting at first, but who knows. It might be a taste I could acquire.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 01:09:33 | More by deadonhisfeet

DanGeo

Michigan

4/5  rDev +2%

06-15-2013 22:41:50 | More by DanGeo

FlussigkeitMut

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2%

06-15-2013 16:37:23 | More by FlussigkeitMut

George2744

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -29.8%

06-15-2013 12:27:31 | More by George2744

BigOldOaf

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2%

06-14-2013 16:26:56 | More by BigOldOaf

Brew33

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-14-2013 14:08:35 | More by Brew33

Hugonaut13

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-14-2013 12:37:49 | More by Hugonaut13

BKBassist

New York

4/5  rDev +2%

06-13-2013 05:57:56 | More by BKBassist

hoptualBrew

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +8.4%

06-12-2013 23:00:05 | More by hoptualBrew

AndrewScottPentland

Florida

4/5  rDev +2%

06-12-2013 12:54:48 | More by AndrewScottPentland

BeezNeezy22D

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%

06-12-2013 00:00:44 | More by BeezNeezy22D

GraduatedCashew

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-11-2013 17:26:07 | More by GraduatedCashew

dominic4beer

California

4/5  rDev +2%

06-11-2013 06:29:29 | More by dominic4beer

zestar

California

4/5  rDev +2%

06-11-2013 03:19:04 | More by zestar

ajzy

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +2%

06-10-2013 18:36:40 | More by ajzy

TheRuss9585

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-10-2013 17:38:21 | More by TheRuss9585

cvm4

Mississippi

4.09/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A - Pours a cloudy/hazy orange that slants towards amber. An eggshell white head billows to a two finger head and sticks around for the duration of the drink.

S - Tropical fruit & bourbon collide. Mango, wheat, bready malts, caramel and bourbon are noticeable.

T - Same as the smell. Tropical fruits surround the bourbon. Sweet, vanilla, oak, bourbon characteristics and tropical fruits.

M - Very carbonated... Wet, thick body but not cloying at all.

O - Interesting combo that some thought went into.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 22:50:33 | More by cvm4

Jslay013

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -10.7%

06-09-2013 16:13:29 | More by Jslay013

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +14.8%

06-09-2013 02:48:30 | More by RoryOMoore