Blacklight
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Black Saison Rotating|
Score
7.06
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Blacklight is a European-hopped dark farmhouse ale brewed with oats and midnight wheat.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger off-white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then left some light lace
Aroma: coffee tones, hay/grassy whiffs, cocoa powder, sweet earthy tones, tart fruity notes, herbal/floral scents and a little bit of wheat
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to earthy and tart quality; finishes dry with some coffee, cocoa powder and earthy sweetness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness, some dryness
Overall: love me a dark saison and this one doesn't disappoint.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger off-white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then left some light lace
Aroma: coffee tones, hay/grassy whiffs, cocoa powder, sweet earthy tones, tart fruity notes, herbal/floral scents and a little bit of wheat
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to earthy and tart quality; finishes dry with some coffee, cocoa powder and earthy sweetness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness, some dryness
Overall: love me a dark saison and this one doesn't disappoint.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 13:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can while watching football and making appetizers. Dark brown pour and finger of beige head that leaves us quickly. Nose is roast coffee and cocoa. Tastes of coffee, cocoa, licorice, hay, leather saddle and touch of floral. Smooth palate.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2022
at 18:51
7.2/10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2022
at 19:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours mahogany-tinged deep brown into a tulip. Mocha head with good retention recedes leaving trailing spiders. Brown bread and cola aromas. Crisp yet thin with licorice and soy upfront turning to prune and toasted raisin brown bread in the sweet lasting finish.
Tried
on 11 May 2022
at 21:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can, courtesy of mansquito. Pours black with a large foamy head that dissipates quickly. Chocolate, toast, light funk, rye bread, pumpernickel bagels, blackcurrant. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2021
at 01:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from MrBarleywine, thanks for the hookup. Dark brown with hints of garnet on the edge and a creamy off white head that persists. Rich toasty bready caramel with earthy spice to counter.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2021
at 20:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can from my father: pours black with nice creamy head. Aroma is toasted malt, little herbs and spice. Taste is lightly sweet, spicy finish followed by a light yeasty notes. Something about dark saisons evokes a very rustic quality, which I find refreshing. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jun 2021
at 22:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Mikkeller Stockholm. Black with a small head. Chocoate, dark malt, some fruit and notes of bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2021
at 18:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Light roast. Some hay, light lime. Black pour with ok head. Light tangy finish with some bitterness. Tap at Delerium.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Dec 2020
at 22:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Lovely stuff. Got that fruity cola Dr Pepper malty thing going on. Good stuff. Slightly floral too.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2020
at 14:34