 pkbites (252), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 13, 2008
Oskar Blues can do no wrong. Like ALL (yes, ALL!) their other offerings this is truly the nectar of the Gods. Pours a beautiful color, nose of chocolate cake batter. What I love about this is it’s not over powering in any of it’s flavor. Smooth, pudding like chocolate taste, but not a hit in the face with a pie. Very light, light, LIGHT smokey flavor. But, once again, only lightly so. The chocolate, smoke, and malt come together in a swirl of delicat delight. Nothing over-powers anything else. A slow sip and push on the tongue is recommended, but you actually could chug this if you wanted to.
This is the first time I’ve come across a craft brew I could say both of those things at once. I have seen the future of brewing excellence, and Oskar Blues is it’s name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VitaminR (259), Colorado, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Molasses, horehound, and chocolate nose, slight nutty burnt toast notes as well. Black/brown color, hint of red, medium head. Huge deep raisiny sweetness, plenty of hops to tame it. Medium carbonation, full body, long smoky chocolate finish. Alcohol burn is mellow given the high alcohol level. Big big flavors with good balance, really solid beer. A versatile beer that seems it would do well with food, without food, and anytime of the year
soyorganic (111), Denver, Colorado, USA
Aug 20, 2008 Can: pours dark brown with tan head that retains. Man this is a good beer. Caramel, coffee aroma with a hint of smoked malt. Taste: I love the sweetness of this and how it is the strongest taste. It consists of a smoked caramel taste with a slight vinous feel. Light carbonation which add or subtract to/from your preferred palate . I think the light carbonation makes this ridiculously drinkable and uh, my head noticed the 8% alcohol.
bbarbot (5), Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
does not count  Aug 18, 2008 Yum, like candy in a can. Malty, peaty, smoky (campfire, not cigar), and sweet, very lightly carbonated (pours almost flat, and not a lot of fizz on the tongue out of the can), and packs a wallop. Tread lightly with this one - you don’t taste the alcohol, but after two or more, you’ll feel it.
DKTN (97), Mc Donald, Tennessee, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Dark brown with a tan head. Dark fruit notes, coffee, roasted malts. Full bodied and creamy on the palate. Excellent.
joebudzjoe (102), Connecticut, USA
Aug 16, 2008 @ Seaside Tavern, Stamford, CT. The way the bartender poured this beer made it look like a rootbeer float. Very nice sweet malty aroma and it had charleston chew undertones.
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