Black Oak Pale Ale

Brewed by Black Oak Brewing
Style: American Pale Ale
Etobicoke, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: OCT 25, 2003 Nice flaxen, gold colour, with bright white foamy head. Fair amount of carbonation. Floral, citric hop nose. Sweet malt starts it out, then we get a rather sharp piney-citric hop kick that lasts and lasts ... long after all the malt backing has disappeared. A rounded finish, and a hint of smokeyness (?) ... good but really doesn't pair well with food (it tastes sour if you pair it).

Great pale ale. Very well hopped. Nice to find a beer like this on the market, if only more people would try this over a pathetic beer like Keiths.

Pretty good. Drinkable and well balanced. I wish it was hopped a whole lot more but cest la vie. I think that’s french for kinda boring.

On tap at Bow. Very good pale ale. Great mouth feel. Could be a little stronger. Could use more hops and malt. Still a very good session beer.

At home, crisp golden yellow, with a bit of citrus. A nice refreshing easy drinking pale ale.

Nice hop, malt balance. Much dryer finish than other notable Canadian pale ales. A great session ale.

Draft - a good pale ale is a well balanced pale ale and Black Oak has found the balance. Not for west coast hop heads (not that there’s anything wrong with that). I get pine needles in the aftertaste but my friends say I’m wrong.