Black Oak Winter Ale

Formerly brewed at Black Oak Brewing
Style: English Strong Ale
Etobicoke, Canada

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Dark amber colour with a frothy off-white head. Fruity, nutty, and toffee aroma. Toffee and earthy hop initial flavours, fruity in the background throughout, and a slight nuttiness in the bitter finish. Medium to full bodied and slightly warming.

Clear, bright copper colour with a small off-white head. Full, fresh aroma of toasty malt and aromatic hops. Body is light and refreshing, with a strong hop bitterness well balanced by a caramel malt background. Damn good.

Tried this one on tap at the Winking Judge in Hamilton, ON. The kind of beer to sit by a fireplace and sip. Smells fruity, and has nice caramel flavours. Slightly bitter finish.

Bright copper colour. Faintly dirty head. Aroma shows salmonberries, amber malts, slight toast...fresh & fruity...very English in its subtleties. Has, as billed by the brewery, traces of Irish in its blood, with caramel sweetness and earthy overtones. These are augmented by a resiny bitterness and woody notes. Bitterness lingers through the finish. A little strong for a session ale, a little light to be a "strong". Whether this is a problem or a good thing depends on your mood. At any rate, it is well-crafted and has good balance.

From the bright tank! :) Clear dark amber body, big foamy off white-beige head with awesome brewers lace. Healthy amount of Northern Brewer hops in the aroma caught me off guard on the second sniff. Very well balanced, nicely bitter. Complexity becomes more apparent as it warms. Interesting aftertaste that I think is mostly the malt but I am not sure. Good mouthfeel, sort of medium bodied. This one is growing on me.

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.

Malt, hops, and a nuttiness in the aroma, copper, small toffee head, good lace as well. Pronounced hoppy flavour, malt undertones, a nutty, woody quality, hints of caramel. Well balanced, wonderful mouthfeel, fine bitter finish. Fabulous, hats off to Ken Woods!

Deep amber in colour. Aroma was quite hoppy, floral and fresh, slight sweetness. Flavour was very smooth, great balance, woody, lots of hops and caramel sweetness and fruity. Finishes with a wonderful medium bitterness. Very well made.

Clear, bright red-amber. Dense light beige head. Fresh hoppy & fruity aroma. Lovely sticky feel. Excellent balance. Fruity flavour w/ some caramel sweetness giving way to nice resiny bitterness. Warming in the the finish as well.

clear copper, off white head with nice lace. malty, toasty aroma with mixed fruit and citrus. caramel flavour with roasted malt and a bit of coffee. earthy, pithy and sticky hop finish. quite tasty