Oxbow Brewing Company Bobasa

Bobasa

 

Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

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Score
6.81
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 33
Barrel-Aged Smoked Bière de Garde

BOBASA is a blend of barrel-aged smoked ales. Young, smoked Bière de Garde is blended with 1- and 2-year-old vintages aged in white wine barrels.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle I never would have ordered for myself. Smoke and sherry, apple cider vinegar. Medium full body. 6 7 7 7 7

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:26


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Black Dog Beer Shop in Vienna, VA Aroma: vinous, smoke, woody, funk Appearance: hazy amber with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, light tartness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, creamy feel, medium body, long finish Not my usual style but I liked it

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2021 at 00:05


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at MBCC Green Session. Pours hazy copper with small white head that lasts. The aroma is floral and acetone. Medium body, grape skin, oak, earth, dry finish, good.

Tried from Draft on 07 May 2021 at 05:48


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ MBCC 2018, Green Session
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, smoke, floral, yeast, tart and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and light sour with a long smoked, floral, dry and yeasty finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 26 Apr 2019 at 21:17


5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Draught @ MBCC'18 [ Green Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2018, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark.[ As Oxbow Bobasa ].Clear medium yellow - amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, wheat, moderate yeasty, yeast, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light acidic with a long duration, tart, smoked, meat, fruity yeast, wheat - grain. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180512] 5-3-5-3-10

Tried on 09 Mar 2019 at 13:17


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours a clear amber gold with a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a light smoke and a bit of flora with an oak backbone. Flavor has light flora, light tart fruits and oak with a bit of sweet smoke in the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2018 at 22:24


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

MBCC. Hazy amber with small white head. Aroma is malt, lemon, smoke, wood and phenols. Flavour is malt, lemon, yeast, smoke, wood, phenols, medium sweet and citric.

Tried on 27 Nov 2018 at 17:18


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

A hazed orange amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice funky mix of sweet caramel malt with light peated notes, light Brett, light lactic notes, very nice. In mouth, a nice tart sweet fruity malt with light acidity, light Brett, light lemon and orange pulp, smooth peated notes, very nice and smooth. On tap at Lupulus.

Tried from Draft on 23 Nov 2018 at 23:15


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

12th May 2018
MBCC 2018. Green. 'Free sauna with your ticket'. Keg. Light haze on this orange beer, small cream colour head. Smooth dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Funky fruits sit uneasily alongside mellow smoke. Dry finish. Awkward.

Tried on 25 Aug 2018 at 14:08


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at MBCC 2018 Green (session IV), 12/05/18. Golden orange with a decent light beige cap. Nose is smoked malts, grass, hay bale, pissy citric notes. Taste comprises hay, tangy fruits, toasted grains, stale bread, mellow campfire. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent for the style.

Tried on 28 Jul 2018 at 09:32