White Chocolate - The Bruery

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346 Ratings

rAvg: 4.2
pDev: 10.71%
Reviews: 62
Hads: 284

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The Bruery

California, United States

Style | ABV
Wheatwine | 14.25% ABV

Availability: Limited (brewed once). bottle (60), on-tap (2).

Notes:
The primary component of our "White Oak" ale is a 100% barrel aged wheat wine that we affectionately refer to as "White Oak Sap." Essentially a "summer" barley-wine style ale, but made with a wheat heavy grain base, White Oak Sap is aged in used bourbon barrels for nearly a year and comes out rich in flavors of coconut, honey, caramel and vanilla. To compliment the already rich flavors of the beer, we've added cacao nibs and vanilla beans to give this beer the delicate flavor of white chocolate...hence the name.

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Reviews by MrVonzipper:

MrVonzipper

California

4.75/5 rDev +13.1%

01-30-2013 04:03:21 | More by MrVonzipper

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acurtis

New Jersey

4/5 rDev -4.8%

05-26-2013 05:00:34 | More by acurtis

browniewithnuts

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -4.8%

05-25-2013 19:24:13 | More by browniewithnuts

t_shaw

North Carolina

4.25/5 rDev +1.2%

05-25-2013 17:53:05 | More by t_shaw

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.85/5 rDev +15.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

750mL bottle acquired through the Reserve Society. No bottle date but I believe it has only been bottled once in late 2012. Served in a Terrapin snifter.

Pours a hazy opaque lemon orange hue with about a half finger pale head. The head quickly recedes to a halo that leaves no lace. I don't think I've ever seen such a pale hue with this much opacity. Not cloudy but no transparency. It's a beauty.

Wow! Smells like straight up white chocolate with vanilla, bourbon, wax, a sweet fruit character and a whiff of alcohol.

My nose wasn't lying. A deliciously complex blend of flavors including vanilla, sweet cream, white chocolate, bourbon, honey, caramel, some sort of funky fruity yeast type notes, candy sugar, sweet wax and a sharp swift kick of booze that seems right at home in the mixture. As it gets to room temperature the flavors really open up even more. Amazing!

The feel is slightly effervescent but with a nice syrupy heavyness. Long sweet waxy white chocolate aftertaste.

I'll admit that as a huge fan of both wheatwines and white chocolate that I may be predisposed towards this but The Bruery has done a truly outstanding job here. Every aspect has been nailed. Hands down the best wheatwine I've had and definately in my top 3-5 beers. I'm super excited for the chance to buy more when they release it later this year.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 16:57:49 | More by ThickNStout