OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores) Noc

Noc

 

OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores) in Oxford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Rotating
Score
7.44
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 10
Crisp Czech-style dark lager aged in oak, with notes of dark chocolate and a touch of roast.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
I don't see OEC beers often but the ones I have had before have been pretty fair. This time I have Noc to try, a 12 oz can I got from Half Time. I'm using a snifter on this sampling, the tab is lifted and the pour follows. The body is a dark shiny mahogany with amber highlights topped by a thin cover of light tan foam. A sniff and I determine baked bread, malt and a touch of woodiness. The drink follows the formula of the style and that is not a bad thing. Scorched bread, licorice, malt, hops and wood again. Decent but it is hard to stand out in this style.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2024 at 23:19

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pour is a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is bitter bakers chocolate and a slight roast. Flavor is a thick caramel malt with some hop bitterness and I do get some on the oak after the swallow. This is probably how old world beers tasted before being brewed in steel vessels. Pretty good.
Tried on 17 Apr 2024 at 00:06

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Roasted malt, rye bread, caramel, good stuff.
Tried from Can on 29 Nov 2023 at 08:40

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
12 ounce can from Tavour. Barely translucent cola brown color. Large frothy tan head leaves great lacing. Sweet toasted malt aroma has earthy, dark bread notes. Flavor is lightly sweet and malty. Perhaps a hint of cocoa powder and woodiness. Smooth and drinkable. Noble hops in finish lean toward a soft spiciness. Outstanding.
Tried from Can on 14 Jul 2023 at 03:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours very dark brown with a large foamy tan head that laced. Aroma of dark European, even Tmavy, malt. Med body or better. Flavor is the aroma, but in a slightly toffee way. Malty, and not all that dry. Nicely bitter with some wood notes. Perhaps Noble hops for bitter. Very tasty.
Tried from Can on 10 May 2023 at 01:28

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour. It's an opaque cola-brown with thin cap of beige head and light lacing. Aroma is strong initial blast of funky skunk, roasted caramel malt, hint of tart fruit. Taste is strong roasted caramel malt; later, lighter oak. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin, frothy texture, average carbonation, and finish as taste. Overall, initial blast of funk from open fermentation is interesting but glad it doesn't stick around. Oak is a bit subtle but nice touch. Good for style.
Tried from Can on 22 Oct 2022 at 03:36

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can thanks to secret Santa! Pours clear chestnut, huge beige head, slow to dissipate. Aroma is funky, roasted malt, tart cherry, earth. Flavor is light sweet, light plusbitter, deep roast, seems like a touch of funk. Merlin body, high carbonation.
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2021 at 23:29

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can at home eating #6k. Dark chestnut brown. Nos wise roast and oak and caramel. Tastes of rootbeer, char, oaky, herbal, dark chocolate. Dry. Interesting and lovely.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2021 at 04:04

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at As Is. Pours black with a solid tan foam. Biscuit, milk chocolate, roast, liquorice, herbal, clean finish. Medium body. Good.
Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2021 at 04:31

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Can, forgot to write down the canning date (a sticker on the 4-pack holder, and I only bought a single). Drunk 7/22/21.
Large, dark beige head shows strong retention, atop a clear, garnet-tinged-mahogany.
Hazelnut, dark chocolate, cherry, honey, mineral, toast and more break through even the stiff head to prove very aromatic. Clean and with no alcohol noted. Seems incredibly well-balanced; not a roast/melanoidin bomb, nor is it inappropriately hopped for the style. The specialty malt is used lightly enough to provide only light pinches of cocoa, fruit and toast without adding excess acidity and dampening the brightness of the beer.
Wow, this is unbelievable. Tastes like an English dark mild. Just soft, malty, and full of floral and herbal notes with tons and tons of light cocoa, honey and a great attenuation. Fruitiness is a bit surprising, though not unwelcome. Must be from the open fermentation and oak-aging. Lingering light bitterness balances seamlessly and hints of cherry, chocolate, herbal/spicy hops and mineral character all last on the palate very enjoyably. This is incredible stuff!
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2021 at 19:15