White Chocolate - The Bruery

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I've been really excited for this one, and finally cracked it after fixing rudzud's car, and shared with him.

Pours a fizzy light small head covering that rises semi quickly with light lacing, nice legs too, starts clear then an accidental dregs pour brings lots of big and dark chunk sediment.

Nose starts great, plenty of bourbon out front, nice sweet smelling aromas, light toffee caramel, buttery oak, vanilla galore, some white chocolate buried which comes out a lot more as it opens, as well as a bit of cocoa reminds me of Easter as a kid. There is a bit of coconut initially that is not great, but that fades to nothing fairly quickly. Great sweet smelling fruits too, white raisin, brown sugar covered dates, and just a bit of clean booze. Very nice.

Taste starts oaky, then quickly into fruits, light coconut again that disappears quickly to the white raisin, candied dates, etc. Then vanilla, which some comes from the oak barrel and some from the vanilla beans but not as big as the nose. Bourbon is much lighter than I expected. Booze starts lighter then turns up a couple notches as it sits on my tongue, warming tingly booze that even burns the throat a bit. Chocolate comes in later more towards the finish but is light and present early, more of a chocolate covered raisins at first, then some white choc after but not a ton. The booze cuts in quite a bit and starts to become unpleasant but after a few sips it mellows and starts to tickle my gums just a bit. Malts are there too, some caramel, toffee, sweet syrupy reddish malts. Finish is long sticky syrupy mouth coating, lingering booze, hot booze, long lingering white choc, dark candied fruits, vanilla galore, etc.

Mouth is quite thick, syrupy, decent carb, lots of hot tingly booze.

Overall mixed, the nose is great, the taste starts great but seems to fade the more it opens and especially as the booze really kicks in. Quite a nice beer if the booze didn't really kick in, and I wish some of the great aromas like bourbon and vanilla were more present on the flavor. Curious how this will age, could be great as the booze mellows and the flavors merge, or could be bad as all the great characteristics fade out.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2013 17:55:20 | More by jlindros

jgluck

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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TheBronze

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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sandiego67

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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dcloeren

Texas

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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Photekut

Azerbaijan

5/5  rDev +19%

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DrewShalvoy

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.7%

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orangesol

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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monitorpop

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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Kentucky

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

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moonknight31

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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Camel242000

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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BAsbill

California

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.8%

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jl28r1

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

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hey5hitgoose

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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bryang002

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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KevinGordon

North Carolina

4.75/5  rDev +13.1%

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OC_Beer_Fan

California

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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Brabander

Netherlands

3.05/5  rDev -27.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I got this beer at the Zeebra Extreme Beerfestival in Holland on may 4th 2013. Zeebra was held for the first time with lots of very very very great beers and i wished i could say 'like this one'. But this was a very disappointing beer.

Poured in a Zeebra glass, a small tasting glass. I expected much more quality when i look at the others in this family.

Almost no head and carbonation. The white chocolate was there but not the same as i got in the Chocolate Rain. Pity cause this beer could have been made much better. Glad to have it though because i love the other Bruery beers (exept the sour ones)...

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 17:39:35 | More by Brabander

hopswap1

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +1.2%

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danwho

California

3.75/5  rDev -10.7%

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mattsander

Alberta (Canada)

4.29/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

A: Decent clarity, apricot in color with a loose head that doesn't last long. Syrupy.

S: Wow, this really does smell like white chocolate. Vanilla beans, sweet oak, mineraly, prefumy, fruity, marzipan, flowers, coconut, honey. As a dessert beer this works very well, a lovely aroma.

T: Big wheaty malt, chantilly cream, white chocolate shavings. Again I am surprised at how much I like this beer.

M: Full bodied and sweet, though surprisingly easy to drink.

My respect to The Bruery for pulling this off. It really does smell like beautiful white chocolate.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 02:23:02 | More by mattsander

plumcrazyfx

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%

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