3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Rich amber copper colour poured forth. Hops abounded - those fresh floral wafts of glory surprised me somewhat. Refreshing malty mouthfeel followed nicely by a hop kicker. I quite enjoyed this - best I’ve had from Black Oak.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Papery nose, but nice caramelly flavor covers up the fact that this is probably a bit old. Bit of a firey bite at the finish, and, by the time this warmed up, it had a pleasant malty nose.
2.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 8/20
Golden cream with trace white head. Aroma of tobacco, sunflower seeds, and peaches with some oak. Thin mouthfeel watery flavors of raisins, white chocolate with a moderate amount of bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep brown, clear, with a fine white head. Toffee, chocolate, and nuts on the nose. Med body w/lingering finish. Flavors of nut,carmel and some hops on the end. Overall great session brew!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
poured a crystal clear caramel color with a thin to non existent layer of fine bubbles..metallic/canned vegitable aroma with notes of oxidized raisins...mellow raisiny, slightly sweet but kinda bitter flavor..melted toffee...slightly grassy or organic and earthy...with more raisiny flavors...not too shabby really..maybe a bit oxidized.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Raisins, caramel and sugar in a lightly acidic aroma. Clear tan colour with pillowy off-white head that recedes to cover. Some lacing. Flavour is nicely balaanced if simple - caramel malt, touch of roastiness, a bit acetic, flowery hops and good bitterness. A touch of buttery diacetyl works well. Medium-light body with adequate carbonation. Simple, well-made, middle of the road but not very exciting. Bottle (sampled at Mondial RB Gathering 2004 with CapFlu, CaptainCougar, JerCraigs, MartinT, OKBeer, Radek and Rastacouere).
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tried before, but finally getting around to rating based on what I had at St. Lawrence beer show. The beer had thinned out a bit since I last tried it, but it was still assertive in its flavours - lots of caramel and nuttiness mixed with a strong citrus nose profile. The bitterness is still there at the end. This is a fine beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Shining orange with ruby hints and a thin beige head. Caramel biscuits aroma, candi sugar, maybe a bit oxidized as the sweetness overpowers the nose in a watery way. There’s a lot of caramel flavor, but it’s not so malty in mouth. Something vegetabley, cookies, weirdly tart. Bitter finish. I’m not much of a fan of this one I must say. Medium carbonation, thin-medium body.
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