John Oliver Bold Ale

Steamworks Brewing in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

Strong Ale Regular

Score

6.66

ABV: 7.9%

IBU: -

Ticks: 3

Steamworks John Oliver Bold is a tribute to the end of Prohibition. This strong ale (7.9%) delivers bold, full-bodied flavour with a balanced malt backbone and subtle hop finish. It's easy-drinking and full of character—a fitting tribute to the man who brought beer back to BC.

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6.1

crit200 (5324) reviewed John Oliver Bold Ale from Steamworks Brewing 8 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Light copper, beige head. Nose of light fruit/corn syrup. Light spicy Belgian yeast fore. Medium alcohol heat mid. Medium bitterness, peppery notes

Tried from Can on 12 Jul 2025 at 22:33

6.8

mcberko (47456) reviewed John Oliver Bold Ale from Steamworks Brewing 11 months ago

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

473mL can, pours a mostly clear bright golden orange with a small white head. Aroma almost has a sort of Belgian estery character, with bready caramel malt and some corn syrup (agreed with Gerbeer). Flavour is much the same, with toasted caramel, corn-like sweetness, and a touch of lychee. Unsure what this is supposed to be, but it’s a decent miscellaneous, malty, lightly sweet strong ale of some sort. Decent.

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2025 at 03:09

Gerbeer (8214) reviewed John Oliver Bold Ale from Steamworks Brewing 1 year ago

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

473 ml can. Pours a copper color with light head. Aromas of corn syrup, nondescript fruit, and toasted malts. Flavors follow same with additional herbal fruit, like lychee. Bitter paper like finish. Definitely bold but also odd…

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2024 at 23:29