3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
2011-09-23. Crisp mahogany brown body witha small off-white head. 3+ Flavour is quite grainy, not sure how I like how the two beers have combined here. Nutty brown ale character of the Nut Brown is diminished a bit much. Aroma is lightly nutty, with sort of a chestnut like character. Average plus bodied palate. Okay but not to my taste, I’d rather just have a Nut Brown. On tap at Black Oak Tap Takeover, Volo
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[3981-20110922] Tap. Odd cooked creamed corn aroma. Clear, amber orange body with a quick foamy off-white head. Cardboardy grains flavour continues with some creamed corn notes. Medium body has a little bitterness. Average. (6/3/6/3/12) 3.0
(Black Oak Tap Takeover, TBW 2011 @ Volo, Toronto, ON)
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at C’est What 24 Hours of Beer. Pours a clear orange with decent-sized slightly off-white head. Aroma is fruity and grainy. Flavour has grains, caramel and some fruitiness. Fine carbonation. Not much brown ale character to my mind.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at "Black Oak Tap Takeover" at Volo. Pours a deep orange-amber with a small diminishing white head. Mild and somewhat dull aroma of caramel malt. Flavour’s fruity and grainy along with caramel malt and just a hint of hops. Average bodied. Mediocre, I didn’t much care for it.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at C’est What. Pale amber pour (this is no brown ale). Soft earthy hop nose with a touch of bitterness. A little bit dirty with a touch of estery character. Earthy and slightly toasty. Pale malt is the most obvious note. Meh - nothing to see here
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