Charter Oak Brewing Reviews

17Beer	3.7 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout One pint can. Pours an opaque deep brown with a big brown head. Tons of lacing. Giant toasted malt smells and chalk. Sweet and toasted flavors with a good chalky finish. Sticky mouthfeel and full body. Some alcohol warming. Good job. Wednesday, December 16, 2020
AirForceHops	3.3 Charter Oak 1687 Brown Ale 12 oz. can shared by by tfontana, thanks for the chance Tom. Pours a deeper brown with a medium sized white head. Roast and soft cocoa, touches of toffee. Medium bodied, soft cocoa over roasty malt. Weak nuts. Yes, it is a brown ale. Sunday, August 23, 2020
tfontana	3.5 Charter Oak 1687 Brown Ale Can pour. Appearance is dark brown (like a cola) with light sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width beige head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is light roast and mild nuts. Taste follows aroma with late bitterness. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth texture, average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, competent but not exemplary in any way. Sunday, August 23, 2020
pdog555	2.4 Charter Oak Pale Ale Pours amber with a thin white head. Aroma of hops and crisp citrus. Taste has sweet malt, diverse set of hop oils, lemon. Palate has herbal notes lingering on the tongue. Meh. Wednesday, May 20, 2020
17Beer	3.5 Charter Oak Candles Out NEIPA One pint can. Pours the color of honey opaque with a massive buff head of dense bubbles. Hoppy aroma of dried apricots and pine. Hoppy and juicy with a long bitter finish. Nice example of the style with more hops and less juice than a classic NEIPA. Thursday, April 9, 2020
GregMooreNH	3.4 Charter Oak Brown Ale Pours mahogany with a light tan head. Aroma is toffee and roast. Taste is toffee, moving to roast and almonds. Finish is toffee and roasty. A decent brown ale. Thursday, October 10, 2019
pdog555	3.7 Charter Oak Brown Ale Pours dark brown a thin brown head. Aroma of dark nutty notes. Taste has creamy toasted malt notes. Palate is nutty and roasted. Good beer. Tuesday, July 16, 2019
pdog555	2.5 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Pours dark amber with a huge white head. Aroma of pine resin. Taste has a similar profile of hops. Palate has resin that lingers on the tongue, watery malt elements. Eh. Sunday, July 14, 2019
Mark.315	4.1 Charter Oak ESB Great taste very welcoming !! Sunday, April 28, 2019
jrodooo5	3.1 Charter Oak Courageous Special Ale Pours good, hides the alcohol well, but otherwise is plain & as boring as it gets! Pours copper w/ a retaining tan head & decent lacing. The aroma is mainly malt w/ a hint of being a weak barleywine. The taste is primarily all malt w/ a touch of hip bitterness in the end. It’s fairly thin on the palate & finishes dry. Not my cup of tea! Tuesday, February 5, 2019
jrodooo5	3 Charter Oak Pale Ale Not a particualry bad pale but just not memorable. Pours copper w/ a foamy beige head & messy lacing. The aroma is kind of malty sweet & the flavor surprisingly follows suit. The hops are quite light making this malty brew fairly easy to drink. It's okay. Saturday, July 14, 2018
lohavanijaya	3 Charter Oak Brown Ale Wednesday, October 4, 2017
crossovert	1.6 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Blind tasted with 5 other IPAs. IPAS were: 1. Scuttlebutt Gale Force IPA 2. Brooklyn The Defender 3. Snake River Pako’s IPA 4 Hale’s Supergoose IPA 5. Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion Revolution No. 006 6. Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA. All 3 raters rated the beers 534216. 355ml bottle. HAzed amber pour. Aroma is sweet and acetoney, furity. Flavor is earthy and herbal, rubbery, buttery, poor. Post tasting thoughts: What in the serious fuck? This is terrible. Saturday, July 1, 2017
17Beer	3.3 Charter Oak Brown Ale Aromas of malt, caramel and raisin bread. Pours a clear brown with a fast dissipating off-white head. Light lacing. Tastes of bread and leather balanced by a long sour finish with a lingering bite. Quite carbonated. Not bad. Monday, January 23, 2017
johnnnniee	3.3 Charter Oak Brown Ale Bottle shared by Kelly and Paul, thanks for the opportunity! Slightly hazy deep copper color. Rich bready caramel maltiness with light chocolate and a slightly annoying clove character especially in the finish. Decent beer. Sunday, December 4, 2016
Theydon_Bois	3.6 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle split at Islo tasting, big thanks to LKS, 07/07/16. Rich mahogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is chocolate, spice, toffee, earthy dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises sweet maltings, spice, chocolate biscuit, lightly roasted tones, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough easy drinking impy. Thursday, October 13, 2016
The_Osprey	3.7 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout July 2016 - Bottle share at Craft Beer Co Islington as ’Charter Oak Lights Out Stout’. Many thanks to Leighton for this. Black, opaque, big foamy brown head, thick lacing. Aroma is boozy, molasses, smoke, meaty, nice 50% chocolate. Body is smooth, a touch foamy. Taste is chocolatey, smoke, tangy, earthy, light coffee with a boozy and spicy finish. A touch rough at times, but also pretty tasty and nuanced. Good. (3.7) Monday, August 8, 2016
WingmanWillis	4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Tuesday, August 2, 2016
tfontana	2.6 Charter Oak Courageous Special Ale Taster pour at Craft Beer Race New Haven. Appearance is caramel brown with small head and lacing, cloudy. Floating sediment chunks. Aroma is caramel malt over a bit unfinished like wort. Taste is caramel, also a bit unfinished. Palate is full bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation, more sweet than bitter finish. Overall, more malty than hoppy but a yeasty, unfinished (wort-like) quality dominates. Sunday, July 31, 2016
madmitch76	3.2 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout 7th July 2016 Big Bottle share at Craft Islington. Thanks to Leighton. Opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Palate is airy and fairly dry. Reasonable fine carbonation. Mellow dark chocolate malts, trace of cream. Little bourbon biscuit. An odd floral thing going on. Dry dark chocolate finish. A mixed bag. Saturday, July 16, 2016
Leighton	4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle shared at Craft Beer Co. Islington. Picked up in CT. Pours black-brown with a strong, tan foam head. Good roast in the nose, milk chocolate, dried fruits. Medium sweet flavour with charry roast, ash, dried berries, bittersweet chocolate. Full bodied with lively carbonation and massaging texture. Lightly warming to conclude, with some burnt marshmallow, earthy hops, more chocolate. Good stuff. Nice depth, high drinkability. Solid. Tuesday, July 12, 2016
mR_fr0g	3.7 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle shared at the CBC big bottle share. 7/7/2016. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. A pitch black /dark brown coloured pour with a lasting mid tan head. Aroma is earthy coffee beans, hot alcohol, charred wood. Flavour is composed of tangy berry, milky roast, vanilla, praline, earthy roast, chocy. Palate is medium, slightly tangy, spritzy carbonation. Good stuff. Sunday, July 10, 2016
Scopey	3.6 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle at Craft Islington, thanks to Leighton. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is rich, sweet, chocolate cake, milky coffee, vanilla, doughnuts and toffee. The taste is smooth, rich roasted malts, mild acidity, tangy dark fruits, candy, sweet chocolate, treacle and some alcohol with a cocoa finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Plenty of chocolate going on. Rather nice. Sunday, July 10, 2016
teorn88	3.8 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout 65cl bottle shared at the July London Tasting @CBC Islington. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. It pours a Cleaner dark browm color with a larghe beige head. Aroma is sweet and tangy with light toasted notes, Lemon peel, molasses, milk chocolate and vanilla. Taste is also sweet and rich with notes of chocolate, vanilla, oak, coffee, Demerara sugar. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Overall, very tasty Friday, July 8, 2016
BeerViking	3.3 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout RB bottle share, deep dark brown with a thin ring, tobacco and leather, musty yeast, rich, dry and bitter-sweet with soy sauce and cocoa, and a touch of peppery ash. Thursday, July 7, 2016
TBone	3.4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle at RB London Meet. Opaque black color, good beige head. Nice robust aroma of cocoa and roasted malts. Medium-bodied. Sweetish cocoa, some bitterness but overall quite sweet. Caramalt. Vanilla. Interesting chocolaty, cocoaish stuff. Thursday, July 7, 2016
Thechasm442	4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Bottle poured into a snifter. Jet black with a thin mocha head and average lacing. Aroma is coffee, cocoa, anise, vanilla, and roasted malts. Flavor is cocoa, coffee, licorice, vanilla, oak, and tons of roasted malts. Fairly dry and no alcohol present. Very nice. Friday, April 8, 2016
jrodooo5	3.2 Charter Oak Brown Ale Pretty pour but a bit hoppy for the style! Attractive brown pour w/ a retaining tan head & good lscing. The aroma is subtle & just has some faint malt coming through. The taste is primarily bitter & any chocolate or roasted notes are a minuscule undertone. Kind of different for s brown but not exactly in a good way! Wednesday, November 25, 2015
ElCapitan22	3.5 Charter Oak Pale Ale Pours a pretty clear honey-like color. It has very good head retention and also has nice lacing. Smells piney and slightly malty with a slightly sweet and bitter finish. Surprisingly decent drink. Sunday, November 8, 2015
BeersGoodnStuf	4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Wednesday, November 4, 2015
hfmejias	3.1 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA 12 Fl. Oz. Bottle. Poured amber, clear, lots of off white head and lacing all over the glass. Aroma of citrus fruit and hops. Taste is slightly bitter some hops and some malts. It is an adequate IPA, easy to drink, but that’s pretty much it. Saturday, September 19, 2015
DrSilverworm	3.7 Charter Oak 1687 Brown Ale Bourbon Infused in Madagascar Vanilla Beans Pint on tap from a cask at Pies and Pints in Oxford, CT. Hazy red brown color. Thin off-white bubbly head, with good retention. Leaves good bits of lace. Nutty, chocolate, and that madagascar vanilla. Medium to bigger body. Smooth, kind of full body. Lightly dry finish. Touch of bourbon. Moderate sweet taste, lighter bitterness. Very satisfying cask brown ale. Saturday, May 16, 2015
tfontana	2.9 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Bottle. Aroma is initial burst of pine with more prevalent citrusy, orange-zest type smell afterward and yeasty smell like on old meat. Appearance is massive, foamy off-white head--have to be careful with the pour (had to pour three times to get full contents into a pint glass), a little bit annoying because it is so massive. Good retention and lacing like spray foam. Nice crackly sound. After second pour, color was clear, beautiful dark copper with nice carbonation. After third pour, sediment came out and left it cloudy dark orange--should have left the last 10th in the bottle. Taste is really mild--not a lot here. A little bitter up front but a bit like wort, like it didn’t finish fermenting (or perhaps because I poured the sediment in), with a mild maltiness and fruitiness at the end. Palate is medium bodied, a bit frothy, with lively carbonation especially at the tip of the tongue and lips. Finish is dry and fairly abrupt. I was rooting for this beer but there isn’t a whole lot to recommend it. It’s not a bad beer, but the aroma and appearance are its best qualities while taste and palate are lacking. Sunday, April 12, 2015
cosmicdebris	4 Charter Oak Lights Out Stout Saturday, February 21, 2015
BrewBoxer	3.2 Charter Oak Brown Ale Draft at dinosaur BBQ in Stamford. Dark brown color. Small head. Easy drinking fruity flavor with a flavorful profile Sunday, October 5, 2014
BrewBuster	2 Charter Oak Pale Ale Sunday, July 6, 2014
jtclockwork	3 Charter Oak Pale Ale Bottle. Pours amber gold with off white head. Nose/taste of malt, florals, dried grain and dried citrus peel. Short finish on the palate. Medium body. Tuesday, May 6, 2014
jtclockwork	3.1 Charter Oak Brown Ale Bottle. Pours brown with off white head. Nose/taste of burnt caramel, burnt chocolate, white sugar and roast. Medium body. Friday, May 2, 2014
jtclockwork	2.7 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Bottle. Pours reddish orange with white head. Nose and taste of tree bark, burnt grain, toasted fruit, charred stale bread, old citrus peel and burnt grass. A touch of rotting citrus. Lighter medium bodied. Sunday, March 16, 2014
bellco33	2.4 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Poured from 120z bottle into pint glass: Pours clear copper with a lot of off-white head. Smells sweet, bubblegum with maybe a hint of floral. Taste is not so great. Overly malty and sweet, with little hop flavor, but lots of hop bitter. It’s pretty bad, very harsh. Medium bodied and over-carbonated, can’t recommend this one at all. Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Cletus	3.4 Charter Oak Pale Ale Pours amber with a white head. Smells of sweet malt with some floral notes. Tastes rosey and floral with a grassy finish. Saturday, September 28, 2013
rondphoto	3 Charter Oak Brown Ale Clear very dark ruby amber with a fluffy cloud for a head and streamers of lace. Taste is caramel malt and tart toffee that has a bit of coffee character as it moves through the palate. There isn’t quite enough bittering at the end to balance. Pretty big flavor, but heavy on the sweetness. Reasonable effort Saturday, August 24, 2013
argo0	2.7 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA 12oz bottle. Crystal clear amber body topped by medium beige head. Aroma is medium sweet, pine, some grapefruit, light bread. Taste is medium sweet, pine, light bread. Light-medium body, light resin. Friday, August 2, 2013
CTbeerGuy24	3 Charter Oak Brown Ale This beer is tasteful just like a Brown ale should be. A little bitter but none the less a tasty beer. With 30 IBU and 25 in SRM which brings the color between a ruby brown and deep brown. Tuesday, July 9, 2013
blklab2007	3.1 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Bottle poured an amber in color with a covering of off white head that stuck for a while. Aroma has light hops, mild bitterness, and some malts. Mouth feel is medium light and the carbonation average. Flavor has some biterness, earthy hops, old malt, and a lingering finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
joebudzjoe	3.3 Charter Oak Brown Ale Draft @ the Beer Garden in Stamford, CT. This is a solid brown ale that has a surprisingly high barley flavor. Medium bodied and laces nicely. Not much of a hop flavor, but nothing offensive about this beer, but they need to figure out to eliminate the chalkiness of this. Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Ernesto987	2.7 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA on draft at willibrew, oof this one sucked, a plain thin watery slightly bitter nothing of a beer Tuesday, June 4, 2013
jkwood04	3 Charter Oak Pale Ale 12oz bottle in a shaker. Pours amber with a lacy, off-white head. Aroma of floral hops and pale and light malts. Flavor the same, sort of bland. Average texture. Not bad, but not really good. Monday, May 27, 2013
philipmeese	2.4 Charter Oak Pale Ale Pours amber with a fine head. Aroma oak and quiet caramel, slightly bitter. Flavor bigger with a broad mouthfeel. Aftertaste grows toward more bitterness with a little salt and a strange plastic. Overall a good look coming but the aftertaste of plastic is off-putting. Sunday, April 7, 2013
Cletus	3 Charter Oak Wadsworth IPA Pours copper with and off white head. Smells of resiny hops. Taste is earthy with some resiny undertones and mild bitterness. Wednesday, December 26, 2012