Black Oak Ten Bitter Years

Brewed by Black Oak Brewing
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Etobicoke, Canada

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

RBAG 2012. Colour is akin to the sap in Jurassic Park through which the scientists extract Dino-DNA. Smells very tropical fruit like, mango, pineapple, peach, and noticeable tangerine and grapefruit as well, but the caramelicity is undeniable as well. Some vanilla mixes in and makes for a huge smelling IPA/IIPA. Taste is an amazingly rich double IPA. Grapefruit, mango, peach, but tons of caramel, vanilla. The flavours are intense but in balance with each other. Huge bitterness that helps to counteract the malt too. Substantial mouthfeel, light carbonation. Very enjoyable.

RBAG 2012 Nice orange amber colour with a small compact light tan head and some ropy lacing. Darker caramel aroma with a darker fruit side to it, rrgf, peach, bit ’o pine, good citrus with a light candy side. Pretty good taste and really bitter. Pine, sharp bitter citrus beating, grapefruit of both kinds, peach, caramel. Long bitter finish.. a hard bitter. lingering caramel and notable pine reminders. Tasty and simple.

RBAG. From 341ml brown bottle. Golden, clear pour, thin skiff of white head. Nose is hoppy with orange peels and some grapefruit. Malt background, bitter grapefruit hops. Medium body, smooth, light carbontion. Decent double ipa. Batch 2.

Great bitter hops but not quite as bitter as a regular IPA. Creamier, thicker and a fuller taste behind just the bitter hops. Excellent.

Bottle from Black Oak brewery. One of my favourite beers available. Pours delicious amber with slight white head. Strong hoppy citrus aroma. Sweet beginning and light bitterness to the finish in perfect balance. I wish I could buy this all year long.

On tap at c’est what, Toronto. I was surprised at how clear this beer is, despite having a nice orange look. Big pine cone aroma and fresh floral hops. there is no malts to balance this out. A very hoppy brew, leafy & green bitter notes, no malts, again i feel that the flavour has been striped due to filtration but otherwise a tasty brew.

550ml draught
8.0% ABV <bv> I tried this beer on tap on August 12, 2011 at "C’est What" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent red colour with a thin white head and some effervescence. The aroma is strong citrus and tropical fruit, with some hints of malt. The mouthfeel was medium bodied with medium carbonation. The flavour is grapefruit hoppy with caramel and bread mixed in. A very good beer, although the bitter finish was on the ’dry’ side.

Draught at BarVolo, Toronto, ON.
Clear dark amber colour with small creamy off-white head. Dark bitter grapefruity resiny hoppy aroma. Dark sweet bitter flavour with strong resiny notes. I think it’s too dark hoppy bitter. Slightly over-hopped to be excellent.