White Oak - The Bruery

inlimbo77

Delaware

4.43/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

750ml, 2012 (winter/spring)
HF glass

A: Pours a very hazy cloudy yellow orange color. Two fingers fluffy white head. Lots of carbonation bubbles from the bottom of glass. Head sticks around. Tons of sticky lacing.

S: Initial smells of Mischief, that Belgian yeast from the strong white ale. Then you get some vanilla notes and some banana from the yeast again. That coconut is there. That's the barrel sign.

T: Really impressed by the blend. Up front you get light Belgian strong character. That yeast the bubble gum and banana and clove, THEN bang the barrel comes in. It gets softer. You get the vanilla, the coconut, the oak. The barrel is nice! Soft close. Lingering flavors. You do get some booze on the back end, but nothing overpowering. I downed the whole 750ml without problem.

M: Medium leading to full. Big.

Serving type: bottle

10-01-2012 18:33:09 | More by inlimbo77

ZombieJester

California

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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LarryMyers

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

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waddellc2

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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bbadger

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

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Paige

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

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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%

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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%

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AlexChillton

Arizona

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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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%

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beernads

Florida

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -16.9%

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sdpaul

California

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

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HopLuva

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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leftoverburrito

Oregon

2.5/5  rDev -36.1%

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MinorThreat

Colorado

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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

Rempo

Indiana

5/5  rDev +27.9%

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cooler4life

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.3%

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brycevolk

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +8.7%

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whallgren

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +15.1%

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beerhan

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -10.5%

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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