Chaka

Oskar Blues Brewery in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Sun King Brewing Company
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production

Score

6.88

ABV: 8.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 21

We teamed up with our buddies from Indiana-based Sun King Brewery for a CANlaboration project to unite the brewer’s friendship and passion for pushing the boundaries of craft beer in a can. Brewers from Oskar Blues and Sun King made the trek to each others breweries for months, and are excited to bring you CHAKA, a limited-release Belgian-style ale — the first craft beer to be packaged in the Alumi-Tek® re-sealable pint bottle from Ball Corporation. CHAKA will be released May 3rd 2012 at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego in each attendee’s hotel room and at special events throughout the weekend (see below!). The following week the brewers will make limited quantities available at the Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Taproom and in Sun King’s home market.

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WingmanWillis (38005) ticked Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 9 years ago

Tried on 29 Aug 2016 at 12:17

6.3

Travlr (30181) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can in Brevard. Amber color, white head. Aroma of lightly spiced caramel. taste is similar.

Tried from Can on 25 Aug 2014 at 18:18

7.1

allmyvinyl (20966) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at Brewdog Aberdeen. Pours clear amber-brown, thin off-white head. Aromas of toffee, dried fruit and light biscuit. Taste has more toffee sweetness and just a light zing of Belgian yeast. Medium body, sweet finish. Nice.

Tried on 23 Jun 2014 at 04:49

6.6

Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at BD in der Don, 21/06/14. Chestnut brown with a good sized light beige covering that retains well. Nose is dark fruit rind, spice, dates, fruit loaf, stoned fruits. Taste comprises fruit loaf, Belgian yeast esters, spice, herbal pangs, dark berry fruit, earthy rinse. Medium + body ,fine carbonation, light booze in the close but fairly well integrated at 8%. Ok Belgian.

Tried on 22 Jun 2014 at 12:33

6.9

Fergus (31281) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at brewdog Aberdeen. Atoms is candied berries, Belgian yeast and honey malt. Some plasticy phenols. Nice rich red amber coloured pour with halo of off white head. Flavour is sweet caramel honey malts, slightly meaty Belgian yeast and herbal hops. Palate is semi sweet fullish bodied with lowush carbonation. Earthy spicy hop in the finish. Tasty enough but a bit too sweet.

Tried from Can on 21 Jun 2014 at 15:19

Convair880 (6901) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at BrewDog Shepherd’s Bush, London. A dark amber coloured pour with a thin off white head on top. Sweet, fruity, caramel aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, fruity, caramel, yeasty, doughy. Pleasant.

Tried on 20 May 2014 at 12:01

7.4

minutemat (16133) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Brewdog Brum. Pours rusty orange with a smoky frambozen aroma, lovely yeasty juicy fruit taste, if a little tempered and not as vibrant as its Belgian counterparts.. syrupy with slight alcohol whisps. Enjoyable.

Tried on 16 May 2014 at 13:46

6.8

Stuu (34926) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Sugary, sweet, rich caramel, dry, light spices, a bit cold.

Tried on 13 May 2014 at 09:00

6.6

RichTheVillan (12544) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at BrewDog Birmingham; dark burnished amber pour with a creamy magnolia head, yeast aroma, taste has subtle Belgian yeast along with caramel, brown sugar, some TCP but overall it’s ok, not world class but league 1.

Tried on 10 May 2014 at 05:33

6.1

Scopey (25061) reviewed Chaka from Oskar Blues Brewery 11 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at BD Sheps B. It pours dark amber/brown with a medium beige head. The nose is sweet...fruit cake, bruised banana, dried fruits and light spice. The taste is bitter-sweet, candy, caramel, fruit cake, brown sugar, light alcohol, banana bread and spice. Medium body and average carbonation. A fairly standard sweet, Belgian strong affair. Not overly memorable for me...

Tried from Can on 04 May 2014 at 12:58