Trafalgar Oak-Aged Rye

Brewed by Trafalgar Brewing
Style: Specialty Grain
Oakville, Canada

Poured an clear orangy brew, almost no cap - great visual impression....... The aroma is sweet, orange?, slight oak, dark doughy bread, touch of caramel and biscuit. More biscuit on the taste, light sourness, bready and a bit thick. Dry bitterness similar to English ales, no doubt about it. I don’t see how oak aging has added much. A bit of rye, watery. Rye finish on the breath and an ok tart finish. Boring ass beer for sure. The best part of this beer is the after taste - not a good sign.

Light bronzy brown with no cap to speak of, very clear and bla bla boring / cheap looking. Rye oaky aroma some hop and chocolate and a mystery chemical smell. Blech not a fan of this soft flat slimy feel this is no good I tell you, NO GOOD!!!!!!! Rye is prominent in the taste with vanilla from the oak aging, there is a surprisingly good hop bite what I was not expecting. More I drink the more bready and boring this becomes. This beer is completely non disgusting but I get no enjoyment from it. Lat sip tasted like sour crap.

another low carbonation bottle from trafalgar. Dark gold-amber with no head. aroma is mainly oakey and woody. Some honey and light vanilla, maybe some green peppercorn and caramel. Quite sweet...and I get very little if anything from the rye. very soft mouthfeel, flavour is again honey and caramel. oakey towards the finish with a touch of rye breadiness.

Bomber. Poured vibrant, fiery orange with only a swirly dusting of whitish head (when swirled). The aroma picked up sweet honey accented by grainy fresh oak and mild peppery spices (must’ve been the rye).. if a beer can smell dry, this one did it. The flavor had honey, pale malt, and buttercream at the core, laced with rye and oak.. sweet-ish finish with more of the same accents. Light-bodied and very dry on the palate.. nothing all that interesting here, but it was drinkable.

Nothing terribly spectacular. But a good taste of cream and rye malts. Nice smooth taste with a full palate. Surprisingly good.

I went to the LCBO looking for other beers that do Oak Aging because the one I love (Innis & Gunn) is so expensive. I came across this local brew that said it was Oak aged. Overall this is one of the worst beers I have ever tasted. The Aroma alone is nauseating. Reminds me of stomach acid. Stay away from this brewer.

650ml bomber from the LCBO spring seasonal release. Very fresh bottle. Pours a deep copper with virtually no head. The aroma is odd, but good. Spicy, very sweet, rye malts, and fruity. The flavour is entirely different. Quite sweet upfront with a surprising amount of fruityness, making way for some mild spice at the back of the mouth. A tad woody and with very tasty rye malts as the backbone. Fruity, and with maybe just a subtle hint of oak, though I seriously doubt they actually ’aged’ this 5% beer in oak. Quite different and not at all what I expected, a pleasant surprise, and really very good by Trafalgar standards. I really feel like they’re on the way to redeeming themselves for the pathetic excuse of a brewery they used to be.

Brown bottle, 650 ml, best before August 2008, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on January 3 2009; eye: brown, no effervescence, hazy, suspended matter, tan head that falls and turns into a tiny ring, good lacing; nose: grain, hops, woody; mouth: grain, hops, slightly sour, wood is quite present, finale in grain with presence of hops, medium body, slick, average carbonation; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, meilleure avant août 2008, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 3 janvier 2009; œil : brune, pas d’effervescence, voilée, matière en suspension, mousse fauve qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : grain, houblon, boisé; bouche : grain, houblon, légèrement sûrie, boisé assez présent, finale en grain avec une présence de houblon, corps moyen, coulante, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : ordinaire