Alpha-Beta Brewery D - Oak Ale

D - Oak Ale

 

Alpha-Beta Brewery in Whitechapel, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Brown Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.40
ABV: 4.3% IBU: 40 Ticks: 9
A full bodied brown ale with complex layers of oak, bourbon and smoke running through it.aged in tank for a mellowed flavour. Dark and intense. Food matches- Balances: sweet desserts, chocolate and cream. Boosts: seafood, grilled fish and mature cheeses.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - dark brown pour with a beige head. Toasty and sweet malty with some caramel, toffee, light cocoa, nuts, medium body, brown sugar, sweet and toasted malty finish.

Tried on 18 Dec 2018 at 20:53


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF '18, day 2, 08/08/18. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is tangy dark fruits, brown bread, oak, toffee, light charr. Taste comprises dates, fruit loaf, toffee, light smoke, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough for the style.

Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2018 at 08:21


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5


Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Alpha-Beta D - Oak Ale ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear light dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark malt, chocolate malt, nutty, dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, sweet malt, dark malt, chocolate malt, smoke - ash - oak notes. IMO: a bit odd ! Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807]
6-3-6-3-13

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2018 at 13:01


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Tried on 08 Aug 2018 at 18:39


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

7th August 2018
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Almost clear amber - brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, modest fine carbonation. Mildly sweet brown malts, little earthyness. Touch of tangy fruits. Esters. Dry finish brings a suggestion of wood. No oaky goodness here.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2018 at 18:42


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

21/3/2018. Tap at Pitt Cue. Pours clear mid to dark brown with a small off-white to beige head. Aroma of nut, malt, caramel, hint of chocolate, wood and dried fruit. Moderate sweetness, quite light bitterness. Medium to full body, slight oily texture, very soft carbonation. A decent brown ale.

Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2018 at 18:12


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap@brewpub (The Pittcue)
Deep amber-copper color, small off-white head. Caramel, vanilla in the nose. Light-bodied, sweetish front, caramalt, vanilla. Clean, well-brewed.

Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2016 at 12:27


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the rake. A dark reddy copper coloured pour with a fading tan head. Aroma is sweet nutty malts, some dried fruits, vague vanilla, some twiggy bark. Flavour is composed of medium sweet layered malts, nutty toffee with a little woody character. Some dried apple and cake. Palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition. A little cloying. Lingering pinch of roasted bread.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2016 at 14:08


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Rake. It pours dark brown with a tiny white film. The aroma is rich, smoke malts, mellow vanilla, toffee, date, leather and oak. The taste is bitter, rather woody upfront, malt loaf, smoked maltage, leather and chewy aspect with a pretty drying woody finish. Medium body and lowish carbonation. A bit chewy and a touch flat, although I rather like the aroma. Would love to try this on keg with more carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 11 May 2016 at 11:43