Steel & Oak Brewing Co. Reviews

sulawang	3.3 Steel & Oak Zonophone Can from Bottle Jockey bought in February 2023 for $4.50 CAD, cellared for 1 year. - crisp smooth choco malt, soft lvl4-sweetness, bright tangy metallic prickly, dark bittersweet berry fruity roast, astringent sweaty diaper, light cacao nutty, roasted barley raspberry. - mostly smooth other than a bit of "wet diaper" flavour or bandaid in the mids. Cacao, roast and raspberry are all there. Saturday, April 20, 2024
didgerito	3.9 Steel & Oak Royal City Pale Ale Balanced west coast hop forward ale. solid malt backbone, enjoyable and easy drinking. Monday, April 15, 2024
didgerito	3.8 Steel & Oak Red Pilsner Honey and floral on nose. taste: significant honey/sweet flavour with some floral almost hibiscus notes. Somewhat viscous body, sticky. Gentle bitterness. Aftertaste sweetness builds. Monday, April 15, 2024
cmacklin	3.6 Steel & Oak / Superflux Boomerang 4 473ml can. Pours a cloudy gold yellow with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a small, creamy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, orange, peach, pineapple, passionfruit, earthy yeast and herbal hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, grapefruit, apricot, pineapple, oats, earthy yeast and pine needles in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. Juicy and hoppy. Friday, March 29, 2024
fiulijn	3.6 Steel & Oak / Superflux Boomerang 4 Can from Legacy LRS, Vancouver Pale blond colour, cloudy. Nice aroma, tropical fruits, almost delicate. Soft mouthfeel, a bit starchy, little residual sweetness; the hop is more vegetable than fruity, there's light hopburn. Not an elegant, nor a clean Hazy; it's ok. Thursday, March 28, 2024
beerplace	3.6 Steel & Oak / Superflux Boomerang 4 16oz shared with Alex (thx for the beer, man!) @ home. Appearance: hazy blonde with a white head. Aroma: tropical fruits, a bit sweet. Taste: along the same lines, quite bitter in the finish, like a lot of very bitter grapefruit. Not thick enough for DIPA. Overall: just ok, too bitter for me. Saturday, March 23, 2024
fiulijn	3.7 Steel & Oak Zoigl Can from The Gull, North Vancouver Blond, a darker shade, hazy. The aroma is mild, but nice, with bready character. Dry and crisp mouthfeel; nice malt base, fresh breadcrust, biscuits, chewy (7+); the bitterness is decent as well, with grassy and spicy touch. Clean beer, very good. Sunday, March 17, 2024
pictoman	3.7 Steel & Oak / Superflux Boomerang 4 Re-rate: Poured from 473mL can (leftover saved from beerplace/fiulijn tasting). Same rating, but not as bright - still decent, but -0.1 for mouthfeel. Okay. Mar 09, 2024 (7/3/8/4/16=3.8): Poured from the tap @ Superflux (Superflux lists it as 8% ABV on the menu?). Murky yellow with small white head. Lots of tropical hops, some grapefruit, quite nice. Sunday, March 10, 2024
Oakes	3.8 Steel & Oak / Superflux Boomerang 4 Opaque, just a thin head. Bright papaya and apricot hop aroma. Juicy palate, a fair bit of sweetness up front, grapefruit and peach. The bitterness builds on the tongue quickly. A touch of chalk but mostly bright juiciness. I hope Superflux was taking notes because if they learned how to make IPA from S&O the way S&O learned how to make lager from Dageraad, that kind of knowledge transfer would benefit the craft beer scene here a lot. Monday, February 26, 2024
mabel	3.5 Steel & Oak Radiant Things [12697-20220526] Tap. Fruity berry aroma. Clear, red orange body with a long-lasting creamy white head and some thick lacing. Tangy fruit berry flavour. Medium body. Good. (7/4/7/3/14) 3.5 (@ Tap & Barrel Coal Harbour, Vancouver, BC) Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Crit	2.9 Steel & Oak Double Cold IPA Bright gold, white head with good bead. Nose and palate of citrus and pine, lightly scorched Tuesday, February 6, 2024
mcberko	3.7 Steel & Oak Double Cold IPA 473mL can, pours a clear golden with a small white bear. Aroma brings out bright piney hops, biscuity malt, and a touch of grass. Flavour is bright, with lots of grassy and piney hops, biscuity malt, citrus and some spiciness. Spicy, citrusy and piney finish. Very good. Wednesday, January 31, 2024
RennyDoig	3.9 Steel & Oak Anvil Pours black with very small tan head. Aroma quite malty. Flavour toasted malts and some dark fruit. Pleasant carbonation. Sunday, January 28, 2024
Crit	3.2 Steel & Oak Anvil Black, tan head. Nose of dark fruit/light malt. Similar start, medium alcohol heat. Light roast, sweet dark sugar and medium alcoholic bitterness Monday, January 22, 2024
Oakes	3.9 Steel & Oak Double Cold IPA Pale amber and bright. Thin head. Lots of grapefruit, orange rind, hints of piney c hop, a fair bit of pale malt, leaning towards bready. Good, well-balanced, drinks easy. Monday, December 25, 2023
Crit	2.8 Steel & Oak Easy Stout Dark brown, beige head. Dry malt nose. Vague thin palate with big roast bitterness in finish Friday, October 27, 2023
Oakes	3.7 Steel & Oak Easy Stout Medium brown with a frothy head. Toasty, rossty, fairly bitter. Good body, too. Drinks bigger than you’d expect, solid work here. Sunday, October 22, 2023
Oakes	3.4 Steel & Oak Condos & Cranes Hazy amber with a fairly thick head. The bergamot is a pretty nice accent to floral, fruity hops and a lightly caramelly malt base. I’d prefer a pure pale malt base on this, however. Sunday, October 22, 2023
pictoman	3.5 Steel & Oak Arizona Poured from 473mL can (canned 10 Jul 2023). Hazy yellow gold with small white head. Dank citrusy tropical hops with lots of prickly pear, a bit of guava, and some feint passionfruit. Decent. Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Oakes	3.8 Steel & Oak Blackberry Apricot Sour Pinkish and opaque. Nice bright fruit - I'd say the berries are dominant and the apricots lend juicy acidity in the finish. I wonder if these are the train track blackberries from behind the brewery. Anyway, it comes together well. Sunday, August 13, 2023
mcberko	2.3 Steel & Oak Blackberry Apricot Sour On tap at Farmhouse Fest 2023, pours a cloudy bright pinkish amber with a small white head. Aroma brings out pithy stone fruits, blackberry, and a hint of apricot — lots of lacto in back. Flavour is a full on kettle sour, with blackberry pith, lacto, and more lacto. Too much kettle sour nonsense here. Lame. Sunday, August 13, 2023
fiulijn	3.8 Steel & Oak Megalith Bottle from The Gull, North Vancouver Copper colour, clean and bright. Aroma of bread, and caramel. Full bodied; the malt profile is very bready, it doesn't have the depth of a Barley Wine, but it's tasty; strong bitterness, touch of toffee, and some alcohol in the finish. Friday, July 14, 2023
beerplace	3.2 Steel & Oak Megalith 22oz @ Ryan's. Appearance: almost clear pale copper with a white head. Aroma: malty, sweet, perfumy. Taste: along the same lines, boozy, bitter, harsh. Overall: nah. Thursday, July 13, 2023
pictoman	3.5 Steel & Oak Megalith Poured from 650mL bottle. Clear amber orange with small white head. Fruitcake and caramel malt, alcohol hidden for the abv, not ton of other complexity here. Decent, but a bit one note. Thursday, July 13, 2023
pictoman	3.3 Steel & Oak Weekend Plans - Passionfruit Lime Poured from 473mL can. Opaque yellow with small white head. Mild passionfruit and lime, feint lacto and malt. A bit meh, but it's fine. Saturday, July 8, 2023
Oakes	3.4 Steel & Oak Sunglow Opaque, pale, medium head. Aroma has a lot of banana, pushing the limits, wheaty, lends this a fair acidity, med-full body. On the palate, yup lots of banana. A slight wonkiness here, the ferm still needs a little work, but it’s not far off, I think the temp went a touch high. Sunday, July 2, 2023
Oakes	3.6 Steel & Oak Weekend Plans - Passionfruit Lime Opaque, pale, thick head. Passionfruit and lime come in and there’s tartness, pale malt, moderate bitterness. Sunday, July 2, 2023
Oakes	3.2 Steel & Oak Easy Grapefruit Pale and bright with a thick head. Light pamplemousse nose, grainy pale malt, low bitterness, not actually much grapefruit. Would benefit from more fruit if that’s the direction they’re going. Sunday, July 2, 2023
Oakes	3.1 Steel & Oak SO9 V2 Preserved Lemon Pale Ale Hazy pale, touch of tan, thin head. Touch of tartness, the lemon is nice, comes across well. Bready malt body. Medium bitterness but it works much better with lemon of course. Sunday, July 2, 2023
Oakes	3.1 Steel & Oak SO9 V1 Sparkling Raspberry Summer Ale Hazy pale pinkish, thin head. Lots of raspberry, simple malt base is fine but it’s actually a bit bitter. That’s tough to execute with raspberry. Sunday, July 2, 2023
Oakes	3.5 Steel & Oak New West Cold Hazy pale amber, medium head. Lightly grainy with slight esters, low bitterness, bready, biscuity pale malts. Solid for the style Sunday, July 2, 2023
pictoman	3.4 Steel & Oak / Field House Yuzu Guava Pale Poured from the tap. Hazy gold with small white head. Lots of guava and yuzu upfront, could use a touch more follow through, but decent. Saturday, June 3, 2023
beerplace	3.6 Steel & Oak Tamarind Brett Ale 500ml @ Ryan's. Appearance: clear golden with a white head. Aroma: funky, woody, tamarind. Taste: same, lots of tamarind. Overall: nothing special. Monday, May 22, 2023
piscator34	3.4 Steel & Oak Beep Beep - Galaxy, Mosaic, Simcoe Can. Hazy dark gold in colour with medium carbonation. Aromas of orange juice concentrate and flint. Fairly juicy on the palate with some grainy malt, citrus pith, pineapple, and reeds. Light bodied. Solid overall. Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Crit	2.3 Steel & Oak / Dageraad / Small Gods / Whistle Buoy Hype As with many collabs, this failed. Thin and bland with vague uncoordinated bitterness, notes of cocoa Sunday, May 14, 2023
Oakes	4 Steel & Oak Barrel Aged Anvil 2018 vintage. Dark brown, molasses, full body, lots of fruits. Definitely an approach to imperial stout that I enjoy. Saturday, May 6, 2023
Oakes	3.7 Steel & Oak Beep Beep - Galaxy, Mosaic, Simcoe Not bad a typical bright hazy pale with clean pale malts. I'd say this is pretty quaffable. Saturday, May 6, 2023
Oakes	3.3 Steel & Oak Wildwood Pilsner This has a good, rich malt character. The hops are more American, I guess why they call it a West Coast pilsner, but the rich malts don’t quite go with the hop signature here. Saturday, May 6, 2023
Oakes	3.6 Steel & Oak / Field House Yuzu Guava Pale Lots of guava, lots of yuzu, sweetish, a bit more bitterness than expected. Decent straightforward fruit beer. Saturday, May 6, 2023
mcberko	3.6 Steel & Oak Boxcar On tap at The Magnet, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Nose is full of bright piney hops, light citrus, some dankness and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is full of piney hops, some dankness, resins, biscuity malt and crisp, bitter citrusy finish. That hop expression is great: classic west coast. Balanced well, with a good hop content. Good stuff. Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Oakes	3.1 Steel & Oak Megalith Amber and a bit murky. Fairly thick head. Dark fruity, sticky, figs, a bit of fruitcake. Sticky malt, decent bitterness but it kind of clashes with the malt, or at least the heavy alcohol does. Sunday, March 26, 2023
Oakes	3.3 Steel & Oak Rye Lager Bright copper-amber, thick head. Has a somewhat chewy aroma. Medium sweet and light bitterness. Malts area touch gloppy in the finish - chewy but without a ton of richness or depth. So the rye is decent, the lager not their best. Sunday, March 26, 2023
Oakes	3.5 Steel & Oak Boxcar Light body, orange, grapefruit, slight biscuity malt character. Solid but it certainly comes across as light. Sunday, March 26, 2023
gunner72	3.5 Steel & Oak Megalith Friday, March 24, 2023
pictoman	3.4 Steel & Oak / Dageraad / Small Gods / Whistle Buoy Hype Poured from the tap. Dark brown with small beige head. Dry roast malt, cocoa powder. I find the style as a whole a bit meh, but it’s decently done. Thursday, March 23, 2023
Crit	3.3 Steel & Oak Undertow Bright amber, lasting beige head. Big musty somewhat dank hop nose and palate. Big body, good malt in back. Nice lasting hop end. Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Gerbeer	3.5 Steel & Oak Megalith 650 ml bottle. Pours a rich mahogany colour with light head. Aromas of earthy Christmas cake, dark fruit, a little rubber, and bready malts. Flavors of sweet dark fruit, mineral water, doughy malts and a little citrus. Sunday, March 19, 2023
mcberko	3.2 Steel & Oak Arizona 473mL can, pours a hazy bright golden orange with a small white head. Nose brings out a lot of the prickly pear upfront, with a touch of guava, and subdued citrus hopping. Flavour is largely a function of the tropical fruit -- the guava and prickly pear in particular -- followed by a hint of slightly tart passionfruit and subdued citrus hopping. None of the usual chalky nonsense or hopburn, thankfully. This comes across more like a slightly hopped tropical fruit beer than an IPA. Whatever it is, it's fine, but not interesting. Thursday, March 16, 2023
Crit	2.9 Steel & Oak Velveteen Murky brown, small beige head. Light cherry nose. Palate of light malt and light cherry Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Oakes	3.8 Steel & Oak Blancs - Roussanne Dark gold colour, bright, thick head. Sweet pale malt base, clean, and the roussanne over top of that…well integrated. haven’t seen many lager-based piquettes this good. Sunday, March 5, 2023