The Bruery White Oak
Placentia, California, USA
1pt 9.4oz bottle
$15.99 a bottle
11.5% abv
Oak aged wheat ale
2013 Edition
50% Ale; 50% Aled Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Appearance: golden caramel body with a nice one finger white
head that leaves very little if any lacing behind. Solid two finger heads on
the second glass and third.
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| golden caramel pastry |
Aroma: sea salt caramel; wheat; touch of oak spice; vanilla
honey sweetness; a whiff of coconut comes and goes
Flavors: pretty much follows the nose; just that the order
is different and the degrees; sweet vanilla honey upfront and this swirls to
the cheeks and gums; touch of oak spice on the mid with a firm caramel note
coating the tongue; sweet golden wheat swirls around the palate and brings the
flavors together in a tea bag like style; a hint of coconut – and here is how I
pick up the coconut: I take a sip and I think, “I don’t notice any coconut.”
Then I sniff and maybe coconut; then I sip and I go, “yes, coconut,” and then I
sniff again and I say, “Yep, that is coconut.”
Then, in a few minutes I take another sip – and no coconut. This reminds me of Glenmorangie 18 – I always
get a whiff of coconut with that Single Malt Scotch in the same way; (back to
the ale) the flavors on the back are pretty interesting: a little ‘sweet-tart’
candy like; I think the sweetness comes from the lingering notes upfront; then
there is a dash of white pepper for a little musty feel then there is a light
oak mash tart note
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| Looks like that pastry color |
Mouthfeel: super fine fizzy feel; sweet upfront and the
sweetness lingers; fancy tea bag of flavors on the mid; lightly tart on the
back; little alcohol feel coming across as white pepper; the sweetness
dominates at times – not quit cloying – reminds me of a demi-sec champagne; aroma
and flavors open up as the ale warms up; medium body;
To the Point: I really like this ale; a tad sweet at times
but, a fine cigar helps to battle that; because of the sweetness it is a sipper
for me; flavors and mouthfeel are complex but, easy to overlook if you drink it
too cold and not wanting to pay attention to the details; take it out of the
fridge and let it sit for 20 minutes before drinking; this really reminds me of
a demi sec bubbly but with better flavors
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