Daybreak

Name: Daybreak
Brand: Wolf's Ridge Brewing
Rating: 3.84 (493 reviews)

Wolf's Ridge Brewing

Columbus, OH

Tavour Rating

3.84

Style

Cream Ale

ABV

5.0%

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A Note on This Beer

You might think you know what Cream Ales are all about. Maybe you’ve tasted every kind of coffee beer out there. Daybreak is the liquid gold out to prove you wrong.

Wolf Ridge’s renowned Coffee Cream Ale took Gold at this year’s US Open Beer Championships in the highly competitive coffee category!

In fact, it’s medaled in just about every competition it's ever been entered in, including a Gold at last year’s GABF!

To craft it, the Wolf Ridge crew brewed a pre-prohibition style Cream Ale with barley and corn for a smooth, crisp, clean sipper. Then they infused it with local, light roast coffee beans and brightened it with swirls of vanilla.

Creamy cascades of cold brew coat the palate with each sip. Luscious vanilla and caramelly malt carry through, providing a light crème brûlée accent. Velvety, café flavor gives way to bready sweetness before a crisp finish.

Those that have had Daybreak are already lining up for more. Those new to this crowned gem of Cream Ales are about to get a good taste of what they’ve been missing!

The #10 Cream Ale in the World on BeerAdvocate!

Reviews

3.84

493 Ratings

jordan3

3.0

I was hoping there would be more of a heavier coffee flavor

jody3

5.0

Strong contender for the best cream ale I have had. Love the coffee and vanilla flavor. Outstanding.

Iansmendelsohn

4.25

I plain love this. It was tailor made for my tastes! I wish I had bought more

justin3612

4.0

delicious

Grantdula

4.0

Kind of like a light coffee beer, goes down very easy with a respectable coffee flavor

ben160

4.25

Tastes like cold brew coffee poured into a glass that was recently used for a nice cream ale. Not at all in a bad way!

JohikoFox

3.5

Literally coffee :3c

christopher113

5.0

You want a blonde coffee? Here you go. This tastes awesome.

nick89

4.5

Super light easy drinking beer with just the right refreshing notes of a high quality cold brewed coffee. Was surprised how great this was.

Oregongeek

2.0

Light on the coffee flavor, not smooth like I expected from a cream ale

mark74

5.0

Excellent beer. Coffee flavor.

Zstizz27

5.0

Coffee , Vanilla

jax1

5.0

Nice and light and such a great coffee flavor

Mgodissart

5.0

My best Tavour beer

Jonlr27

4.0

A light vanilla flavored coffee ale, very refreshing

Homebrewedbeard

3.0

Meh. This style has been done so much better, so many times before, it's hard to forgive the brewers for not aiming higher.

Hbarss

4.0

Nice, smooth, cream ale. Subtle coffee notes. I like it. Coffee softens the typical sweetness of a cream.

YakubGreenHeart

2.5

Wasn't a big fan. Definitely tasted like coffee and the color was intriguing

Lamontto

4.0

I’m normally not a cream ale person but this was very light but refreshing

jgrnaut

5.0

Light. Great vanilla coffee taste. Amazing coffee smell

TheWildOne90

5.0

Extremely refreshing and I claim this as one of my favorites! Super creamy and you can really taste the coffee and vanilla! The first thing I could smell was the coffee. Well done! I need more!!!

Leffebrown

4.25

Sessionably smooth. Pretty dry,light toasty coffee ground aftertaste

eric6119

3.5

Easy drinking and enjoyable. Nothing over the top

Jgfrie

3.0

Light and nice coffee flavor

mark74

5.0

Excellent cream ale with a hint of coffee

caanan

5.0

Delicious. great all around beer with hints of coffee and vanilla.

scott3034

4.0

Wasn't expecting to like it this much but I can drink a few of these

amber34

2.0

I’ve discovered through Tavour that cream ales aren’t for me. This is just a boring beer IMO. Getting coffee and vanilla notes, however.

shawn_hunter

2.0

Loads of coffee in the smell and flavor. Not much else though. Not very balanced. Harsh around the edges

christopher3453

4.0

Coffee, lactose

daniel4370

4.25

Perfect balanced flavor

Carsonparr12

4.25

Light and nice in the AM

Cannadycannady

4.25

Like iced coffee

Jax4

4.0

Big fan of coffee beer

isaac568

3.75

It's a good one, I've had cream ales that were better and I've had coffee ales that were better. This one is inoffensive and I liked it a lot.

erin1162

4.25

Nicely balanced between the bright coffee notes and the cream ale base. Indeed, it reminds me of an iced coffee with just a tish of cream. Sometimes golden coffee ales can taste a bit acidic (my SO says they taste like the smell of pee), but this one is refreshing!

brian4737

5.0

Thing I enjoyed the most about this light ale was the deep coffee flavor. A great beer for coffee lovers.

ian127

5.0

I gotta stop drinking coffee beers at night! But this one is SO GOOD. This lighter color beer tricks the mind when you think “coffee”, but all the flavors are there.

cjristopher

3.5

The flavor pulls off the ice coffee character. Coffee, cream, vanilla, and light bitterness. Not a novelty at all. I could drink this with my eggs and bacon in the morning. It works!

alexander10

2.0

Not my personal favorite, but I had to try it.

Mikester08

3.0

Didn't really taste like ice coffee to me

BroncoBabe12

3.0

This wasn't my favorite but it is a smooth cream ale.

tom12923

5.0

Outstanding taste. Easily crushable. Would be a great summer session beer.

john8358

4.75

coffee and vanilla in a cream ale needs to be more of a thing.

lauren1330

2.5

Was very excited for this one and in the end I dumped it and am sad that I have another can of it. Like ale, like coffee, but not done well together.

BrewButcher

3.75

Refreshing..light in body and coffee bitterness..rounded with a mid to late creamy vanilla finish..it needs to sit in your mouth a little before chugging down...nice job!!

gerard64

5.0

The coffee flavor really comes through. Great!!

brandon81

0.25

this was nothing like the description and it tasted like a very light Pilsner with flavor added. disappointed

scott4914

3.5

Tastes like a creamy vanilla coffee beer

antags

4.5

Tastes exactly like a morning coffee.