Bourbon White Chocolate Decadence
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- From:
- Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 13.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 2.86%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 10, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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White Chocolate Decadence is a luxurious golden ale brewed with lactose and aged to perfection in bourbon barrels. Infused with rich Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Beans, a hint of cinnamon, and delicate toasted coconut this beer offers a silky smooth mouthfeel that is both indulgent and satisfying. With decadent layers of flavor, it's a desert on a glass, super smooth, satisfying, and irresistibly decadent.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
4.08/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Look: It pours golden and clear with a white head. Head retention is low.
Smell: The are bourbon traces up front with chocolate and cinnamon. There are some vanilla notes with other spicy touches.
Taste: It has chocolate and vanilla flavors with touches of cinnamon and bourbon. There is a sugary component to it. Alcohol is noticeable.
Feel: It has smooth alcohol warming with a finish that is slightly sweet and a bit spicy.
Overall, this is a well put together put with plenty of complex elements to it.
Jan 10, 2026Smell: The are bourbon traces up front with chocolate and cinnamon. There are some vanilla notes with other spicy touches.
Taste: It has chocolate and vanilla flavors with touches of cinnamon and bourbon. There is a sugary component to it. Alcohol is noticeable.
Feel: It has smooth alcohol warming with a finish that is slightly sweet and a bit spicy.
Overall, this is a well put together put with plenty of complex elements to it.
Reviewed by HattedClassic from Virginia
4.31/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The beer pours a creamy white head that dissipates very quickly while the beer itself is a clear golden amber color. It looks really nice and strongly resembles a bourbon drink.
The smell is pretty good. It starts off with strong toasted coconut and vanilla notes and a light cinnamon around the edges. The bourbon notes come out in the finish alongside a soft alcohol note.
The taste is fantastic and indulgent. It starts off with the vanilla beans and cinnamon notes before melting to give way to the bourbon notes. The toasted coconut comes out strongly in the finish and the aftertaste.
The feel is good. It has a medium heavy feel with a very smooth texture. It has tingling carbonation. It has a slightly dry finish.
Overall, I really enjoyed this beer. It was sweet but not disgustingly so and really did come off as a delicious dessert beer with all the different notes involved.
Dec 20, 2025The smell is pretty good. It starts off with strong toasted coconut and vanilla notes and a light cinnamon around the edges. The bourbon notes come out in the finish alongside a soft alcohol note.
The taste is fantastic and indulgent. It starts off with the vanilla beans and cinnamon notes before melting to give way to the bourbon notes. The toasted coconut comes out strongly in the finish and the aftertaste.
The feel is good. It has a medium heavy feel with a very smooth texture. It has tingling carbonation. It has a slightly dry finish.
Overall, I really enjoyed this beer. It was sweet but not disgustingly so and really did come off as a delicious dessert beer with all the different notes involved.
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