Thornbridge Cocoa Wonderland

Cocoa Wonderland is a full bodied, robust porter with natural mocha malt flavours from the complex malt grist, complementing the decadent additions of real cocoa beans to the maturation process. A truly wonderful, award winning Chocolate beer.

Initially brewed in collaboration with the girls at Cocoa, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield to celebrate their 10th anniversary.

3.6

461 reviews

Bakewell, England

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3.8 Bottle. Nose is milk chocolate, hint of vanilla, dark chocolate, hint of fruit and orange. Taste is chocolate, leading to vanilla, light latte, touch of black coffee, dry slightly woody finish.

3.6 A nice chocolate porter. The taste is sweet with the cocoa clearly in there. The beer has a long aftertaste. Has the black look it’s supposed to have. There is not that much head though.

3.7 bottle from hopt settles pitch dark, pours dark brown. light brown head. Aroma is dominated by aromatic dark chocolate, 60% or so, then some roasted malts, but not imp. stoutish roasted malts, more like bock roasted malts. the dark chocolate dominates. Aroma reminds me a bit of bruery's chocolate rain, but not as extreme though. flavor is tons of dark chocolate, and a decent base of dry roasted malts. starts and end with a strong cocoa flavor.

4.8 Can you describe perfection. I can't you just have to try it. The best mocha malt flavor full of cocoa beans you can get your hands on. It is out of this world. The best porter ever was and ever will be. Hats down to Thornbridge Brewery!

4.5 Mocha. Cocoa and coffee aroma. Full bodied. Creamy. Some brown sugar sweetness. Well balanced. Tasty stuff. Enjoyable!

3.4 No me he enterado mucho, estaba medio estresado aún por el curro y he perdido la oportunidad. Habrá que repetir. Con todo, me ha parecido rica, umami, oleosa, equilibrada en el cacao aunque pasada de picante de alcohol. Lo dicho, a repetir

3.6 Copenhagen 23/9 2021. 40 cl from tap on Frb. Ølbar. Pours opaque dark brown with a small off-white, yellow-ish head. Settles as thin but consistent layer of foam covering the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing. Aroma is medium intense with a sweet slightly candy-like odor. Chocolate, cocoa, toffee and caramel. Hints of brown sugar. Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, soft, smooth, tingling texture. Flavor is medium intense with a fairly strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet and lingers for a while. Finish is sweet caramel. A fine chocolate bomb. Like visiting the candy store.

4.7 Cocoa Wonderland is a full bodied, robust porter with natural mocha malt flavours from the complex malt grist, complementing the decadent additions of real cocoa beans to the maturation process. A truly wonderful, award winning Chocolate beer. Initially brewed in collaboration with the girls at Cocoa, Ecclesall Road, Sheffield to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Normalt er jeg ikke meget til kakao i diverse alkoholiserede drikkevarer, men denne er rigtig god. Smooth og lækker, med en blød aroma af kakao, der går godt sammen med den mørke malt. EDIT 9/10-22 IAB 4.6 - 4.7

3.7 How: bottle. A bit chilled. BB: 05/01/2022 Head: one finger, off white. Colour: black. Aroma: smooth milk chocolate with light milk coffee notes. Taste: thin to medium body, soft carbonation, milk chocolate, coffee. Smooth. Milk chocolate and coffee in medium long aftertaste.

4.0 Not only does this have a lovely aroma and looks (despite that head) and leaves some glorious lacing the glass, but it has that level of sweetness that I can’t resist supping away at, naggingly.

3.8 Bottle from the brewery. Strong chocolate, sweet, really rich, gluttonous dessert beer.

3.9 From Morrisons Dover

3.3 Brown bottle, 330 ml, drunk at L'autre œil, savoured on August 12, 2020; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: chocolate, cocoa, slight malt; mouth: chocolate, cocoa, slight malt, finale in chocolate with presence of cocoa, medium-light body, lightly below average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, bue à L'autre œil, savourée le 12 août 2020; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : chocolat, cacao, très léger malt; bouche : chocolat, cacao, très léger malt, finale en chocolat avec présence de cacao, corps moyen-léger, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

3.6 Robe très noire avec une mousse très fine peu effervescente Senteurs chocolatées, caramel et sirop d'érable En bouche, c'est doux et fin, d'une texture un peu huileuse, très ronde et agréable et le chocolat, le café amer et le sirop d'érable se font très vite sentir pour une agréable sensation de douceur où le sucre candy et le caramel terminent la fin de bouche L'alcool se fait discret malgré les 6,8° et l'ensemble est plutôt travaillé, si il y avait un reproche à faire à ce breuvage, ça serait de diminuer un tantinet ce côté légèrement sucré qui est toutefois bien contrebalancé par les notes de café noir amer. Une bien belle bière de Thornbridge !

3.6 Old rating from 2016 - 330ml bottle, pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, chocolate, coffee, caramel, vanilla & malt. Medium to full body. Mild bitter finish

3.9 Beautiful nougat-colored and lasting foam. The aroma is amazingly delicious of cocoa and coffee. The taste is full-bodied and good with many good details such as cocoa, dark bitter chocolate, hard-pressed malt, espresso and dark caramel. It is cocoa which is the predominant taste in this porter, but the other flavor nuances are not completely hidden from the road and contribute to good balance in a porter that could otherwise quickly have become too sweet in its entirety. Lovely and very full-bodied.

4.3 0.33l bottle. Dark brown color with browny/beige head. Aroma of chocolate milk, vannila, malt, caramel, nuts, coffee and some dark fruits. Taste is sweet and little bitter. Superb balance of aromas and sweet chocolate aftertaste.

4.2 Thornbridge Cocoa Wonderland 6.8%. Blackish ruby, chocolate malt aroma, full bodied, dark malt, roasted coffee, smooth milk chocolate, vanilla, spices, slightly bitter finish. Gorgeous Chocolate Porter from Bakewell, Derbyshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

4.2 Many thanks to Simontomlinson. Great smooth chocolate beginning. Liquid chocolate, milk chocolate with hints of Espresso. Deep caramelly, fantastic balanced. Great stuff.

3.6 Aroma; cacao, chocolate milk, vanilla, lactic stuff, malts. Look; beige dense stable head, on pit black body. Taste; chocolate milk, sweet mocca, cacao, vanilla, malts, and finishes flourish and pleasantly. Feel; ok floury body and ok co². Overall; nice, easy, women friendly. [bottle , alko fi, T@apartment o' PivotekaH7. Greetings to everybody]

3.8 Appearance: Jet black, long lasting two finger head. Aroma: Milk chocolate, cocoa, black coffee and maybe a little hazelnut Pallet: Creamy with low carbonation Taste: Milk chocolate, black coffee, bitter finish very nice.

3.6 Dark brown with a frothy, tan head. Aroma of milk chocolate and vanilla promises a dessert beer. Taste follows for the most part—sweet up front with a mild, roasted bitterness on the backside. Mild cherry pop at the end. Medium-bodied, smooth. Not a huge amount of depth, but quite pleasant enough even with the lactose and cocoa additives in firm control of things.

3.4 330ml bottle – Pours a dark brown colour with a large mostly lasting foamy beige head. Aroma is chocolatey, roasted malts and cocoa. A moderate to light sweet chocolatey taste, roasted sweet malts and milk chocolate flavours with a bitter chocolate finish.

3.9 Liquide noir avec mousse très courte. Nez chocolat au lait. En bouche, c'est une attaque très douce sur le chocolat au lait avec une pointe de café qui laisse apparaître une douce amertume café. Très beau porter ! (2021) Goûtée de nouveau en 2022 sur une bouteille en cave depuis 2018, résultat encore meilleur et plus crémeuse, note 3,7 devient 3,9 !!

3.7 Backlog January 2019. Clear dark brown, almost black body under a thin beige head. Aroma of dark malt, chocolate and cocoa. Taste is sweet and mostly chocolate and sweet malt with a mild cocoa flavor in the background. Fine body and nice aftertaste. Not bad at all.

0.0 Porter czekoladowy

3.7 Pours quite watery, little head, dark ruby black colors Fruity deep dark aroma, coffee notes. Chocolate and vanilla. Liquoricy taste, quite sweet, very unique although really a subtle beer not a big-tasting blaster. Lightly bitter aftertaste. Low carbonation and very soft, smooth mouth feel. Nice understated easy-drinking Wintermas/Xmas drink.

3.9 Big long lasting head. Boozy, fruity, vanilla, Black Forest gateau aroma. Mild carbonation, nice frothy mouthfeel. Cherries, licorice, caramel, very dark chocolate, vanilla, malty. Wonderful.

3.2 Bière achetée en bouteille chez Saveur Bière. Nez et goût sur le café brulé. Robe noire avec quasiment aucune bulle. À boire en petite quantité pour l'apprécier. Intéressante dans sa catégorie.

3.6 Bière 33 cl obtenue chez saveurs bière. Robe noire opaque, mousse café, faible carbonatation. Nez chocolat pain grillé. Bouche chocolat, café, notes grillées, même brûlées, et bière pas trop sucrée, texture acqueuse. C'est bon, parfumé, à apprécier en petite quantité quand même car doit vite devenir écoeurante. (M)