Steel & Oak Brewing Blackthorn

Blackthorn

 

Steel & Oak Brewing in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.40
ABV: 7.0% IBU: 35 Ticks: 5
Pouring a deep copper, strong notes blackberry and strawberry jam fill your nose. A malty backbone carries notes of plum, blueberry, apricot, and raspberry on an incredibly smooth ride. The Blackthorn English Strong Ale finishes with a light bitterness to balance the sweet fruit qualities that emanate throughout the beer.
 

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Nice modestly dense foam and a lighter brown body. Good aroma of sweet graham cracker, not too sweet though and a little dry. Flavour is heavy sour molasses with brown sugar hints. Medium finish, kind of wet. Okay strong ale though nothing beyond the usual.
Tried on 16 Sep 2018 at 03:10

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Dark toffee notes. Cloudy copper with a small beige head. Caramel and toffee sweetness with a long slight boozy finish.
Tried from Draft on 27 Apr 2017 at 22:17

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught @ Alibi Room. Hazy and amber, with a bunch of toastiness, and really just a yeasty note, and mostly just a boring ESA..
Tried on 23 Feb 2016 at 15:07

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a hazy dark reddish colour with a small beige head. Aroma brings out English malt and a little caramel. Flavour is fairly sweet, with notes of caramel, English malt and toffee. Medium-bodied, with a nicely sweet finish.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jan 2016 at 02:39

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught at the brewery
Dark red-amber color, the tan head dissipates quickly. Served too cold. As the style commands, the profile is quite simple: caramel, some malt, moderate earthy hops; but the mild residual sweetness is pleasant, as well is the nutty touch, and the alcohol is well hidden. The malt has some depth.
Sensibly brewed.
Tried on 11 Jan 2016 at 20:22