Holy Oak
Gigantic Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.94
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RichTheVillan (12489) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at Chris and Ruth’s pre GBBF shindig; clear amber pour with a beige head, aroma has orange and mellow bourbon, taste is sweet with some light citrus and whisky finish.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Sampled @ ChrisO Pre-GBBF Shindig. Clear orange golden color, average sized white to off-white head. Aroma is very floral, a hint of herbs or spices. Don’t know which though. Taste malts, sweetish, clearly barrel aged but I don’t really like it. A bit weird. Average to medium body and carbonation. Meh.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Chriso pre GBBF Shindig 2016. Clear amber colour lasting white head. Some sweet beer some hop. Some red fruit. Decent sweet beer with a sour finish.
madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
11th July 2016
Level 42 botteshare. Thanks to Matteo. Almost clear amber beer, tidy bubbly pale tan head. Palate is smooth with modest fine carbonation. Soft malts, mildly sweet, a little malt cream. Trace of barrel induced vanilla. Modest bourbon - fruity. A touch of floralness. Light finish. Nice beer, because it’s not that sour!
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12th July 2016: Bomber from Paolo at the monthly Shrewsbury Bottle Share meeting. Poured with a slight haze: terracotta body colour, wispy, weak head on top. I liked the aroma and taste, not as sour as I was anticipating at all, this was a bourbon flavoured, spicy number with the barrel aging completely (almost) masking whatever the original sour beer was on entering the aging process.
Fergus (31329) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle shared at level 42 Canary wharf tasting. 11/07/2016. Many thanks to Matteo for this one. A bright golden amber coloured pour with a small off white head. Aroma is perfume, citrus, woody, sandlewood, rice puddling. Flavour is composed of tangy tangerine orange, oak, vanilla, tangy dried fruits. Nice toffee apple, dried fruits,. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation. Woody finish.
minutemat (16258) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber @ monthly tasting at Chez Sophie, July 16, brought by Paolo. Many thanks! Pours misty amber, big bourbon / cinnamon nose. Taste is light, mildly sour with plenty of sweet bourbon and vanilla. Interesting.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at ushers. Pours hazy orange, nose is caramel, raisins, oak, malty, taste is similar, rich and fruity, bitter orange, chewy toffee.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Holy Oak from Gigantic Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared in London a many thanks to Matteo. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white head. Strong woody nose, orange peel, toasted grains. Light sweet flavour with toasted toffee, bitter and lightly tangy wood, faint earth, more citrus peel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with light tang, more woody tannin, faint toffee, some leathery berries. Interesting stuff.