3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours brown/copper with good white head. Nice tree nut aromas blended with malt yeast. Taste brings though some hops and chocolate tones. Nice balance overall. I look forward to tracking down other Black Oak products.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Six pack from LCBO, pours amber/brown, tan head. Nice roasted malty aroma. Flavour is nutty with roasted malt and a hit a chocolate although it tasted a little burnt at times but I quite liked it. Overall a good beer.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Dark copper with a thick mocha head with great retention and minimal lacing. Aroma is nuts, with roasted malt and a touch of wood. Flavor is maltyer than the aroma with roasted malt, some hops, woodand a slight touch of nuts. Bitter finish. Medium body with a lightly creamy mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Off the top of my head, I believe this is the best dark beer brewed in Ontario. At least the best I’ve had.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Brown bottle, 341 ml, part of the Discovery Pack, purchased at the LCBO on November 27 2008, savoured on February 21 2009; eye: ruby, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: nuts, roasted malt, lots of malt, light roasting; mouth: water, roasted malt, nuts, good layer of caramel, finale in roasted malt with presence of hops, medium-light body, mildly bitter, slightly grainy texture, average carbonation; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 341 ml, fait partie du Discovery Pack, achetée à la LCBO le 27 novembre 2008, savourée le 21 février 2009; œil : rubis, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : noix, malt rôti, beaucoup de malt, légère torréfaction; bouche : eau, malt rôti, noix, finale en malt rôti avec présence de houblon, corps léger-moyen, moyennement amère, texture légèrement granuleuse, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : correct
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottled. Poures dark clear brown with a good foamy off-white head. Roasty tart aroma. Rather light bodied, smooth and low carbonation. Medium dry bitter finish.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 5, 2009 341 ml bottle from LCBO Discovery Pack #2. Pours a deep, reddish brown, with little head. Spicy malt aroma. Spice and nut accent a largely malty flavour, with a hint of hops that adds some refreshment. Overall a nice example of a brown ale.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
341Ml Bottle from the LCBO as part of the Discovery Pack
The aroma is Malty and caramel
Pours a nice dark reddish brown with a big off white head
The taste is slightly nutty with a touch of malt and dry aftertaste
Goes down very easily
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
341mL bottle from my OCB mixed pack from the LCBO. Pours a very nice copper brown with a large tan head. Aroma is great, nice nutty elements complimenting some caramalt, as well as some roastyness, and a hint of smoke. Flavour reflects the aroma perfectly, with some nice body to it. The nuttyness is very apparent, and adds some great dryness to the finish which balances out what would otherwise by somewhat of a caramalt defined beer. Very solid stuff. This brewery consistently makes great stuff and I look forward to more from them hopefully in the near future. I wish this product got better distribution to my area.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap at the victory Cafe in Toronto.
Attractive dark brown color. Winey, dark fruit, wood and smoke aroma. Relatively simple malt flavor. Slightly nutty and smoky, but way too think in the mouth. Decent, but lacks complexity.
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