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Trafalgar Oak-Aged Rye

Percentile
32
overall
Brewed by Trafalgar Brewing
Style: Specialty Grain

Oakville, Canada

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
502.86/5.02.85/5.05%24.5Lager glass, Tumbler
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 Vertical Bacon Strips (889), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Oct 25, 2009  
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.


 Cirrhosis (618), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/101/58/20
Oct 6, 2009  
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.


 Trev (863), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/57/103/512/20
Sep 3, 2009  
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.


 Ughsmash (3999), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2009  
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.


 cfrancis (311), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Apr 30, 2009  
Nothing terribly spectacular. But a good taste of cream and rye malts. Nice smooth taste with a full palate. Surprisingly good.


CoMBo (1), Ontario, Canada
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0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Mar 22, 2009  
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.


 JesseM (665), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 2, 2009  
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.


 GRM (1254), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/58/20
Jan 3, 2009  
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



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