White Oak - The Bruery

aasher

Indiana

3.43/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

White Oak pours a lighter bodied, slightly cloudy honey gold with a two finger bright white head. The nose is odd, a lot of slicing and alcohol with slight Belgian yeast and chamomile and other herbal notes. The flavors are odd. It's a weird mix of Belgian yeast, intense slicing, alcohol, and unripe vegetables. It's almost a super spiced wheat with a lot of alcohol and fresh green veggies. I cant get behind it. It's awkward, its boozy, its just not well integrated and is pretty disjointed. This is one of the few beers I can't like from the Bruery.

Serving type: bottle

07-01-2012 20:06:22 | More by aasher

Paige

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

05-22-2013 13:54:57 | More by Paige

Resuin

Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 750 mL bottle into a hollow stemmed Goblet.

Appearance: Pours a hazy blonde and leaves a solid 2 fingers of fluffy white head. Looks nice and light.

Smell: Wheat, apricot, peaches, Belgian yeast, caramel, vanilla. A load of flavors in the aroma - definitely a lot of standard wheat beer smells as well as some completely different smells like caramel and vanilla which changes the overall profile.

Taste: Caramel, cloves, lemon, banana, vanilla, apricot. Matches the smell but packs a kick at the end. This one has an interesting combination of flavors that meld to make a "wheat-wine" type of profile.

Mouth-feel: Highly carbonated with a medium body. Much thicker than other wheat beers I have had, a little bit of syrupy texture as well. Interesting feel to it.

Overall: A very interesting brew. It reminds me of a wheat beer just taken up a few notches: heavier mouth-feel, more flavor, stronger aroma. I don't get the impression that any of this was aged in bourbon barrels, like the label says that it was, which is interesting. Definitely a lot going on in this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:48:16 | More by Resuin

gueuzegossage

California

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-21-2013 04:36:29 | More by gueuzegossage

ek_ek

California

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-21-2013 03:36:28 | More by ek_ek

dcloeren

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-20-2013 02:28:03 | More by dcloeren

AlexChillton

Arizona

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-19-2013 09:01:25 | More by AlexChillton

leodarko

California

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-19-2013 03:20:26 | More by leodarko

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-18-2013 03:12:06 | More by FUwolfpacker

beernads

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-17-2013 08:00:10 | More by beernads

Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

05-17-2013 01:22:01 | More by Beerswag

sdpaul

California

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

05-16-2013 22:26:38 | More by sdpaul

HopLuva

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-16-2013 00:46:39 | More by HopLuva

leftoverburrito

Oregon

2.5/5  rDev -36.1%

05-15-2013 23:40:17 | More by leftoverburrito

MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-14-2013 18:52:57 | More by MinorThreat

Rempo

Indiana

5/5  rDev +27.9%

05-14-2013 18:40:45 | More by Rempo

cooler4life

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.3%

05-14-2013 05:50:43 | More by cooler4life

brycevolk

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

05-13-2013 15:03:05 | More by brycevolk

whallgren

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

05-12-2013 19:18:39 | More by whallgren

beerhan

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-12-2013 19:08:31 | More by beerhan

tut2528

Illinois

4.41/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: pours like a typical murky golden wheat beer with about 1 fingers worth of head formation and moderate lacing and decent carbonation.

S: big sweet mixture of wheat and caramel right up front, with subtle touches of fruits, apricot, lemon zest, and slight barnyard funk as well. i fin d this resembling more of a saison, and i like the nose.

T: similar to the nose, with sweet caramel, wheat, and subtle fruits. there's a nice vanilla cream finish that really helps pull this brew together. the bourbon qualities lie in the background, expanding it's complexity, but I'm not finding the alcohol heat to be as bold as most people mention. nicely balanced.

M: on the lighter side of medium bodied, nice carbonation, and leaves a slight saison-like quality on the palate (tropical fruits, slight funk)

O: i think that this is a solid brew all the way around. it has a nice complexity and is nicely balanced. definitely worthy of a try and it would be great as the weather continues to warm up.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 16:56:41 | More by tut2528

TysonA

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

05-12-2013 15:33:22 | More by TysonA

t420o

California

3.75/5  rDev -4.1%

05-12-2013 06:38:57 | More by t420o

musicman7070

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

05-12-2013 04:54:36 | More by musicman7070

HevvyMetalHippie

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -29.7%

05-12-2013 02:59:16 | More by HevvyMetalHippie