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Cocoa Wonderland
Thornbridge Brewery
- From:
- Thornbridge Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Porter
Ranked #23 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #13,832 - Avg:
- 3.94 | pDev: 12.18%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 23, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 14, 2015
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 9
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Ratings by KingSlayer:
Rated by KingSlayer from California
2/5 rDev -49.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Jan 30, 2016
2/5 rDev -49.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Jan 30, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.54/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Brownish black body, edges are certainly lighter, khaki head. Cocoa, watery coffee, baker's chocolate and roasted malt nose. Taste is much the same, gets some vanilla wanting to emerge but it never gets to fruition. The body is thin but not watery like the smell and taste, malts lead with mild roast. Just want more umph to this one, even for a style that is lighter
Sep 23, 2022Reviewed by Steve555 from Wales
2.85/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.85/5 rDev -27.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
My first review in ages. Dark brown with small head which shrinks quickly. Smell of chocolate.
Taste overbearing of chocolate and sugar. Not getting much coffee out of it. Mouthfeel is sweet and slighly cloying but not overly so. Not enjoying. Could be that I've had too much sweet foods during the festivities but I find this very sickly at present.
Dec 28, 2021Taste overbearing of chocolate and sugar. Not getting much coffee out of it. Mouthfeel is sweet and slighly cloying but not overly so. Not enjoying. Could be that I've had too much sweet foods during the festivities but I find this very sickly at present.
Reviewed by James94 from England
4.14/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Pitch black, with very slight hints of dark brown, good dark lacing
S: Powdery cocoa, coffee, dark chocolate, milk, dark berries
T: Well done toast, dark chocolate, black coffee, some butteriness
F: Quite well-carbonated, the relatively strong ABV is present, full-bodied
O: 4.25
Aug 04, 2021S: Powdery cocoa, coffee, dark chocolate, milk, dark berries
T: Well done toast, dark chocolate, black coffee, some butteriness
F: Quite well-carbonated, the relatively strong ABV is present, full-bodied
O: 4.25
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet. ABV is 6.8%. Black colour, moderate beige head. Aroma of roast malts, cocoa powder and weak coffee. The flavour has distinct cocoa / chocolate and vanilla, but is not too sweet. Some slight fruity hints, moderate notes of roast malts and coffee. Not bad.
Jun 07, 2021Reviewed by JonnyGoldsbrough from England
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
L4.75 Deepest red black, with golden cream head, the retains perfectly
S4 Rich
T4.25 Velvety smooth, chocolate notes. Would not want any stronger
F4.5 Perfect body, mouthfeel rich, carbondation excellent
O4.25 One of the nicest porters I've had
Apr 11, 2020S4 Rich
T4.25 Velvety smooth, chocolate notes. Would not want any stronger
F4.5 Perfect body, mouthfeel rich, carbondation excellent
O4.25 One of the nicest porters I've had
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.42/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Dark brown color, half finger light brown head, excellent lacing, light carbonation.
S: Chocolate!
T: Chocolate!
F: Medium bodied, fully flavored.
O: A world class porter.
Apr 28, 2019S: Chocolate!
T: Chocolate!
F: Medium bodied, fully flavored.
O: A world class porter.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L- Effectively pitch black, even held up to a light. Pours with pillowy 1Cm tan head. Slowly clearing, but never has time to reduce to lacing before being finished.
S- Prominent cocoa, like opening a can of cocoa powder and sniffing it.
T- Pungent chocolate, ie cocoa, into a long ever deeper pungent finish
F- The 6.8% comes over nicely, against a balancing richness and warmth. This to me is a classic deep-winter warmer. Something to be slowly savoured sitting by a log fire.
O- It's not cheap, but I think this it's good value for money; this is very different (a fan would recognise this in a blind tasting immediately), and very polished. Zero negative points to note; it's just a case of whether you favour a beer that genuinely and seriously tastes primarily of deep/darker chocolate.
£2.29/330ml bottle from Waitrose London. BB: 04/02/20
Mar 26, 2019S- Prominent cocoa, like opening a can of cocoa powder and sniffing it.
T- Pungent chocolate, ie cocoa, into a long ever deeper pungent finish
F- The 6.8% comes over nicely, against a balancing richness and warmth. This to me is a classic deep-winter warmer. Something to be slowly savoured sitting by a log fire.
O- It's not cheap, but I think this it's good value for money; this is very different (a fan would recognise this in a blind tasting immediately), and very polished. Zero negative points to note; it's just a case of whether you favour a beer that genuinely and seriously tastes primarily of deep/darker chocolate.
£2.29/330ml bottle from Waitrose London. BB: 04/02/20
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
De Saveur Biere. Consumo preferente 30 Dec 2017. En vaso de pinta de Ikea. Lo que su nombre promete, una maravilla dulcemente achocolatada con un bien ajustado punto de amargor
Nov 04, 2018Reviewed by OlaB from Norway
4.06/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a very dark,almost black color with a small beige head that dissolves quickly. Aroma is of dark and milk chocolate and cocoa with notes of coffee and roasted malts. The taste starts of sweet with strong notes of dark and bitter chocolate and cocoa. The finish has a good balanced bitterness with roasted malts and chocolate strongly in the background. The aftertaste has a good lenght as well,and the flavours are balanced well. Medium body with a mild carbonation and a smooth and silky mouthfeel.
An enjoyable and good tasting porter,
Aug 17, 2018An enjoyable and good tasting porter,
Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
3.28/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.28/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I've boycotted Thornbridge ever since they went miniature but was in the mood for something chocolatey.
Definitely smells of cocoa. Tastes like whisky more than anything but there is some chocolate in there. Dry in the finish with a bitter, citrussy, whisky like aftertaste. Also some rhubarb crumble.
Not great. The least good stout in Waitrose and not a patch on Thornbridge's delectable St Petersburg.
Nov 08, 2017Definitely smells of cocoa. Tastes like whisky more than anything but there is some chocolate in there. Dry in the finish with a bitter, citrussy, whisky like aftertaste. Also some rhubarb crumble.
Not great. The least good stout in Waitrose and not a patch on Thornbridge's delectable St Petersburg.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.16/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled and with such Thornbridge lacking bottle conditionings
Pours yourself a very rich brown body with good tan head
Cocoa aroma alright
And cocoa flavour too
Oct 31, 2017Pours yourself a very rich brown body with good tan head
Cocoa aroma alright
And cocoa flavour too
Reviewed by saboliver from England
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Deep and dark, practically black. A fairly brief good sized tan head with large bubbles, fading quickly. Sweet, fairly rich nose with chocolate and vine fruits. Excellent first taste. The richness and chocolate of the aroma is confirmed and moreso. It has plenty of sweetness and there is some raisin there too and a sense of coffee in the bitterness, which has a pleasant burnt edge to it. The brewer's description is borne out in the taste. Quite delicious.
Sep 16, 2017
Cocoa Wonderland from Thornbridge Brewery
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
49 ratings
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